Centre for South Asian Studies

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BEING HERE: Stories of Home, a film by Sharni Jayawardena

BEING HERE follows the lives of four working-class women and the place they call home- Colombo. The documentary explores the realities of living in a city aspiring for 'world-class' status. 

Jonathan Spencer (UoE) will introduce the film 

Q&A with Asha Abeyasekera one of the researchers whose work is used in the film