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Perianayaki (2022)

For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.

Fifty-six-year-old Perianayaki contends with the difficulties of fitting into her new home, especially at the local supermarket where she works. Eye-opening and brimming with compassion, the latest film from director Bala Murali Shingade is a slice-of-life character study that provokes questions about multiculturalism and our assumptions about the people we encounter in daily life.

Release: 2022-08-06
Runtime: 11 min
Cast
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Jeyagowri Sivakumaran
Perianayaki
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Aman Bajaj
DJ
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Joshua Tan
Wen
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Kurt Utai-Laurenson
Harry
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Adeline Esther
Gemma
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Olivia O'Driscoll
Supermarket Customer
Beth Kayes
Beth Kayes
Supermarket Worker
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Ruby Hansen
Receptionist
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Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana
Nurse
Celine Dam
Celine Dam
Woman on Bus
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Joshua Cooper
Man on Bus
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Suren Surendran
K. Santhanam