Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Minarets

Directed by Nadya Bhimani Perera
Duration 88’ | Sinhala, Tamil, English with English subtitles

Officially selected for #WOMEX23 Film Programme:
Thursday – Saturday, 11:00 – 17:00
Film Library (Palexco)

Production Country, Year: Sri Lanka, 2023 | Produced by International Centre for Ethnic Studies | Producers International Centre for Ethnic Studies | Director of Photography Mahinda Abeysinghe | Sound Sasika Marasinghe | Editor Saman Alvitigala

“Minarets” is a conversation on sonic landscapes and forms of listening and performing; The universality of music and how it's perceived within different factions of a community, Ideas and beliefs on what is sanctioned sound-art as well as inherent cultural politics within the local music scene.

Born in 1981, Nadya Perera is an independent researcher and film maker from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her fiction and documentary works have been showcased at local and international film festivals.

More info about the WOMEX 23 Film Programme here: womex.com

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