Tamil cinema has a long history, but the specific experience of Sri Lankan Tamils — the war, the displacement, the diaspora, the post-war present — has rarely been told on screen, and almost never with the resources and distribution that would bring it to wide audiences. A new generation of filmmakers is changing this, working with limited budgets but with urgent stories to tell.
Tamil Cinema's New Wave: Telling Stories the State Ignores
A generation of young filmmakers from the north and east are producing work that speaks to lived experiences of war, loss, and survival.
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How Austerity Is Hollowing Out the Tamil North
IMF-driven spending cuts are falling disproportionately on the war-affected north and east, threatening fragile post-conflict recovery.
Breaking Down the Bond Deal: What It Means for Tamils
Sri Lanka's US$12.55 billion debt restructuring has been finalised, but economists warn that austerity measures will hit the north and east hardest.
Returning Home: Tamil Professionals Who Chose Jaffna
A small but growing number of diaspora Tamils are relocating to Jaffna — and finding a city full of opportunity and contradiction.