Our Own Ceylon, Essay from natural born foreigners

  • 10 10
  • 2014
  • 14min
Our Own Ceylon, Essay from natural born foreigners
  • Original Title: Nuestro Propio Sri Lanka, Ensayo de Forasteros de Nacimiento

An introspective couple sets out on a journey through Sri Lanka, striving to see beyond cultural difference and into shared human experience.

Our Own Ceylon, Essay from natural born foreigners
Awards

AWARDS: Bronze Award. Spotlight Documentary Awards

OFFICIAL SELECTION: Incineración Festival de Cortometrajes / Shorty Week / International Tourism Film Festival / Aegean Docs Film Festival / Contra el Silencio Todas las Voces / Cinephone Film Festival / Festival de Cine de Trujillo / Intermediaciones Muestra de Video Arte y Experimental / Novella Showcase TV Program / Visionaria International Film Festival / Srem Film Fest / Nairobi Film Festival / SURKO Festival Internacional de Microdocumental y Cortometraje Rural / Grand Off World Independent Short Film Awards / Truedoc Documentary Festival / Zagreb Tour Film Festival / African Smartphone Film Festival / AFC Global Fest / 12 Months Film Festival / Graffi Festival de Culture Visive / Montenegrian Online Smartphone International Film Festival / Ojo Móvil Fest / Cuarentena de Películas Latinas – Arica Nativa / Sahar International Short Film Festival

Our Own Ceylon - Not tourists. Just humans, learning to see

Curiosity becomes empathy in this reflective travel documentary following a couple determined to experience Sri Lanka not as distant observers but as respectful guests.

Immersed in the rhythms of everyday life, they avoid exoticism and instead witness the beauty of coexistence, proximity, and difference. From bustling streets to sacred rituals, every moment builds a bridge between cultures—and challenges the boundaries of what it means to truly understand another way of life.

Production Companies

Quechua Films Perú


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