RAY OF HOPE
CANADA/2024
DOCUMENTARY
90 MINUTES
LOS ANGELES PREMIERE
SCREENS AUGUST 3 @ 5:30PM
SYNOPSIS:
The 26-year armed conflict in Sri Lanka compelled numerous Eelam Tamils to seek refuge in foreign nations, notably in Canada. Among them is Rathika Sitsabaiesan, a former Canadian Member of Parliament, who fled the armed conflict in Sri Lanka with her Tamil family as a five-year-old child. The anguish and tales of the conflict drove Rathika's advocacy. In 2013, her visit to Sri Lanka rekindled her own traumatic memories, as she was surveilled by the very government accountable for widespread suffering.
CAST & CREW:
Director(s): Ryan Singh, Nikila Cole
Producer(s): Ryan Singh, Patricia Scarlett, Nikila Cole
Writer(s): Ryan Singh, Nikila Cole
Key Cast: Rathika Sitsabaiesan,Maya D'Elia, Sutha Shanmugarajah, Collins Perinpanayagam, Arthi Sathian, Aranan Sathian