While You Slept
With the end of the war, there’s been a substantial rise of Chinese investment in Sri Lanka. Hambanthota, in the South of the island, was seen as a strategic centre and witnessed a sudden influx of Chinese male migrant labour.
At a 'massage palour' in Hambantota, a local girl tends to Chinese customers. She makes herself up to look ‘Chinese’ in order to appear more authentic in the eyes of her clients. When, without a warning, the management hires a Chinese woman to live and work there, the local girl fears being made redundant. She’s threatened but at times finds herself fascinated by the new girl, in spite of herself. She grows obsessed with trying to imitate her competition. The metamorphosis has begun. In to what…remains the question.
With the transition of power, ushered in by the presidential election in January 2015, the country's relations with China have entered, a hitherto unfamiliar, transitional phase.
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Nadya PereraDirectorDirector, 4th of February
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Nadya PereraWriter4th of February
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Boopathy Nalin WickramageWriterDekala Purudu Kenek (The Strange Familiar)
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Agenda 14Producer
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Geetha AlahakoonKey Cast
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Cai ya lanKey Cast
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Kanishka FernandoKey Cast
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Project Title (Original Language):Mata Nam Ahuna...
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Project Type:Short
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Runtime:23 minutes 20 seconds
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Completion Date:September 15, 2015
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Country of Origin:Sri Lanka
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Country of Filming:Sri Lanka
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16.9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Official Selection, Jaffna International Cinema Festival, Sri Lanka (2015)Jaffna
September 21, 2015
Sri Lankan Premiere -
Official Selection, International Film Festival of Colombo (IFFCOLOMBO), Sri Lanka (2015)Colombo
November 11, 2015 -
Official Screening, Agenda 14 Short Film Festival 2015Colombo
December 11, 2015