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 Date: 2022-08-06
• Runtime: 0h 11min
• Production Company: New Zealand Film Commission
• Production Country: New Zealand
• Director: Bala Murali Shingade