Show:
- All
- Jaffna
- Galle
- Kandy
Sort by:
- Character
- Most viewed
Home

i am is a narratives project exploring Sri Lanka's regional identity in sound and image

Dr Lester James Peries

The filmmaker talks about his love for cinema and his groundbreaking early films.

11,132 views

2
Sister Irene Bartelöt

The Franciscan sister from Batticaloa is the picture of diversity. She talks about the time when people didn't ask what ethnicity or nationality you were.

5,489 views

2
Annaviyar Arasaratnam

The koothu master talks about his connection to this ancient art form and his struggle to keep this traditional Tamil theatre alive today.

5,651 views

3
Inayet Akbarally

The trader tells the story of his great grandfather and how he became the first member of the Dawoodi Bohra community to set foot in Ceylon.

5,426 views

2
Jayaseelan

The bathhouse owner talks about the changes in his life, to the baths that he inherited, as well as to Kochikade.

3,037 views

0
Jean Arasanayagam

The writer reflects on her Burger identity and her marriage to an atypical Jaffna man.

28,567 views

15
Christy Mihindukulasooriya

The first man to play the role of Jesus Christ in the Duwa Passion Plays shares his anecdotes of playing Jesus for forty years.

3,708 views

1
S. Thoradeniya

The retired principal talks about meeting his lifetime goal of translating his favorite book.

19,161 views

11
C.K. Sankarakumaran

The guarantee shroff reflects on his connections to his two homes of Kandy and Jaffna.

11,937 views

7
Mustaffa Mohamed Atham Bawa

The shopkeeper reflects on the terrible incidents of violence he has witnessed in Batticaloa and how communities have tried to move on together.

10,724 views

4
Byron Unmani

An elder in the Veddah community of Vaharai, talks about loss of their language and adapting to their new environment as fishermen.

4,015 views

1
Mrs Sui-King Chang

Mrs Sui-King Chang left Hong Kong in the 1950s and today is one of the last surviving first generation Chinese migrants.

8,469 views

0
Judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry

The senior-most retired judge in Sri Lanka talks about his campaign against nuclear weapons.

8,895 views

6
Venerable Walatara Nayaka Thero

The chief monk shows off his collection of vintage vinyl records and explains why appreciating music and being a monk are not mutually exclusive.

11,060 views

4
Margaret Outschoorn

The Portuguese Burgher matriarch from Batticaloa talks about displacement and loss, and how she still misses her old life in the Dutch Bar.

19,678 views

16
Parakrama Dahanayake

The nephew of former Prime Minister Wijeyananda Dahanayake remembers his late uncle.

32,448 views

4
B. Reuben

The teacher talks about his passion for the lending library that he hopes to restart one day.

9,700 views

5
Mervyn Fernando

Mervyn's goal was always to learn another language despite leaving school prematurely. He shares his joy of knowing two languages.

2,708 views

1
Selvam Croos Moraes

A Bharatha man reminisces on his discovery of a photograph of the Donoughmore Commission, in which his father was a staff member.

5,723 views

1
Lawrence Saravanamuttu

Lawrence Saravanamuttu's shop is over 150 years old and famous for selling cigars. He talks about the Jaffna cigar popular among Negombo fishermen.

5,927 views

1
Prince Casinader

The correspondent talks about his cherished singing fish, the cultural symbol of Batticaloa.

14,955 views

5
Dr. Sivarajah

The community doctor reflects on his years of living in Jaffna and how these challenges keep him on the peninsula.

10,317 views

4
D. S. Amarasekara

The retired teacher from Baddegama talks about the historical roots of his village.

8,890 views

3
Haniah Sultanbawa

The history teacher talks about the challenges she faced in becoming the first Muslim woman from Galle to graduate from university.

20,716 views

12
Somasundramoillai Pathmanathan

The poet and teacher reflects on the changes faced by the people of Jaffna over decades of war.

20,280 views

11
Joseph Chooge

The prayer leader recalls his days of singing hymns in Latin and how the lives of people going to church in Negombo were affected by language changes.

2,025 views

0

Portraits of Sri Lanka's elders in sound and image

Interact

About

i am is a narratives project exploring Sri Lanka's regional identity in sound and image

Dr Lester James Peries

Sister Irene Bartelöt

Annaviyar Arasaratnam

Inayet Akbarally

Jayaseelan

Jean Arasanayagam

Christy Mihindukulasooriya

S. Thoradeniya

C.K. Sankarakumaran

Mustaffa Mohamed Atham Bawa

Byron Unmani

Mrs Sui-King Chang

Judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry

Venerable Walatara Nayaka Thero

Margaret Outschoorn

Parakrama Dahanayake

B. Reuben

Mervyn Fernando

Selvam Croos Moraes

Lawrence Saravanamuttu

Prince Casinader

Dr. Sivarajah

D. S. Amarasekara

Haniah Sultanbawa

Somasundramoillai Pathmanathan

Joseph Chooge