#Neelira releases in theatres today. An Eelam Tamil story told through mainstream cinema, led by an Eelam Tamil director and cinematographer, with many Eelam Tamils in the cast and crew, myself included.
How I’m feeling about it, a thread 🧵:
Happy that the Sri Lankan government is helping Iranian sailors but let’s not pretend that it isn’t literally the “Israel” of South Asia. Sri Lanka has engaged in some of the most horrific violence I think I’ve genuinely ever come across all in pursuit of settler colonial goals.