Private Project

Round Trip

In his despair, a middle-aged immigrant is torn between two places he calls home. A familiar taste draws him on a journey back to his motherland.

  • Ladsumeeharan Arulselvam
    Director
  • Kajni Anandanadesan
    Director
  • Ladsumeeharan Arulselvam
    Writer
  • Kajni Anandanadesan
    Writer
  • Ram Kumar
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Short
  • Genres:
    Magical Realism, Animation
  • Runtime:
    2 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 10, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    Tamil
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Ladsumeeharan Arulselvam, Kajni Anandanadesan

Ladsumeeharan Arulselvam is a British-Tamil Animator & Filmmaker. Graduated in BA Animation at the University of Westminster.

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Director Statement

This short is an adaptation of the poem 'Forever Homesick' by -S. 'It's hard to be at home in two different places at once'.

The experience of feeling at home in two different countries is difficult to articulate. Many people share this sentiment but struggle to express it. It's not about preferring one place over the other; it's about the complex sense of belonging to both yet fully to neither. This film seeks to capture this nuanced experience by adapting a poem and presenting it through the eyes of a Sri Lankan Tamil who came to the UK as a refugee.