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The filmmaker: Dr Lester James Peries on his mentor Lionel Wendt| 7mins
Director: Kannan Arunasalam | Producer: Kannan Arunasalam
Focus Years: 2012 | Country: Sri Lanka
Subject Tags: asia, belief, culture, psychology, relationships, sri lanka
Quality Tags: Optimistic, Slow, Activating, Harmonizing
Synopsis:
Sri Lankan filmmaker, Dr Lester James Peries, talks about his mentor, Lionel Wendt, a photographer and the founder of the 43' Group, a fellowship for distinguished Sri Lankan artists. He talks over footage from 'The Song of Ceylon' (1943) which, according to Lester James, is the "greatest documentary made in Sri Lanka about Sri Lanka". This portrait is part of the 'I Am' series, a multimedia project looking at identity through the lives of Sri Lankan elders. The project is trying to engage people with oral history and, through the wisdom of these wonderful elders, to challenge perceptions of identity and explore how this could help bring communities together. You can learn more about the 'I Am' project on the project website http://iam.lk and its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/iamprojectsrilanka

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