Sri Landaise
Adopted at the age of three weeks, the director found her biological family in Sri Lanka at the age of 24 and realized that she had missed them. Today, she chooses to invent her identity between two lineages, two cultures
Adopted at the age of three weeks, the director found her biological family in Sri Lanka at the age of 24 and realized that she had missed them. Today, she chooses to invent her identity between two lineages, two cultures
Adopted at the age of three weeks, the director found her biological family in Sri Lanka at the age of 24 and realized that she had missed them. Today, she chooses to invent her identity between two lineages, two cultures
A non-narrated documentary following the lovesome lives of four infants from birth to their first birthday. The babies featured are two from rural areas: Ponijao from Opuwo, Namibia, and Bayar from Bayanchandmani, Mongolia, as well as two from urban areas: Mari from Tokyo, Japan, and Hattie from San Francisco, USA.
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