2016 • Movie • Drama • Directed by Lanka Bandaranayake
Tradition
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Synopsis
An old woman decorates a bride with traditional Sri Lankan jewelry. She describes the symbolic meaning of each jewelry piece. Those meanings carry the girl back to her past relationships and their deep scars. The bride's destiny seems illusive.
Based on True Stories, Survival, Women Filmmakers, Nostalgia, 2000s, Human Rights
Ratings
MPAA: PG
Advisory
Nudity
Festivals
71st Locarno Festival 2018, Open Doors Screenings in Switzerland
70th Festival de Cannes 2017, Cannes Corner in France
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21st Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival (Reel Asian) 2017 in Canada
20th Mestre Film Fest 2017 in Italy
17th Imagineindia International Film Festival 2018 in Spain
16th Ivy Film Festival 2017 in the United States
16° International Festival Signes de Nuit 1019 in Portugal
15th jubilee of Filmfest Düsseldorf 2017 in Germany
14th IAWRT Asian Women’s Film Festival 2018 in India
100% Collaboration: IAWRT 2018 in Indonesia
14th VIS Vienna Shorts 2017 in Austria
12th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2017 in Indonesia
11th River Film Festival 2017 in Italy
10th Cinetoro Film Festival 2017 in Colombia
9th SAARC Film Festival, 2019 in Sri Lanka
8th Jagran Film Festival 2017 in India
8th Sound & Image Challenge International Festival 2017 in China
7th Mujeres en Foco 2017 in Argentina
6th Festival of Nations 2018 in Austria
6th Chaktomuk Short Film Festival 2017, Cambodia
6th Pachuca Film Festival 2017 in Mexico
6th ODA Tetova International Film Festival 2017 in Macedonia
6th FakeFleshFilmFest 2017 in Canada
5th GardenCity International Film Festival 2017 in India
4th Film Egypt Festival 2017 in Egypt
3rd Warsaw Ave Film Festival 2017 in the United States
3rd Bajo Nuestra Piel Festival de Cine 2017 in Bolivia
3rd Asia Youth Micro-Film Exhibition in China
3rd Cefalu Film Festival 2018. Palermo in Italy
2nd Francis College Women's Film Festival 2017 in the United States
2nd Fiffen Film Festival 2018 in Norway
1st New York Academy of Film and Music Film Festival 2017 in the United States
1st Cardiff International Film Festival 2017, Cardiff, Wales in the United Kingdom
1st The Film Bunch 2017, England in the United Kingdom
1st GEOFILMFESTIVAL and EXPOCINEMA 2017 in Italy
1st Festival du Court d'Art District 2017 in France
1st Curtas do Acaso Film Festival 2017 in Portugal
1st "Euro Kino" Czech International Independent Film Festival 2017 in Czech Republic
3rd Equality Festival 2016 in Ukraine
5th National Youth Cinematic Harvest 2016 in Sri Lanka
1st Months Film Festival 2017 in Romania
Miami Epic Trailer Festival 2017, Miami Florida
Awards
Jury Special Award at 9th SAARC Film Festival, 2019, Sri Lanka
Best Short film (Film student award) at 12th Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival 2017, Indonesia
Best Cinematography at "Euro Kino" Czech IIFF 2017, Czech Republic
2nd Best Film at National Youth Cinematic Harvest 2016, Sri Lanka
