Perianayaki
Synopsis:
Recent immigrant from Sri Lanka Perianayaki’s day begins as it does every day, at her job stacking shelves at the local supermarket.
Today, on her wedding anniversary, she is forced to reconcile with the bittersweet realities of her life.
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Director
Since graduating from the University of Auckland in 2018 with an MA in Screen Production, Bala Murali Shingade has been working as a writer, director and actor for screen and theatre.
For his MA thesis film, Bala was awarded the Geoff Evans Prize for Screen Excellence and in 2019, he wrote, directed and edited 800 Lunches, a short film commissioned and funded by the Outlook for Someday.
Perianayaki is Bala’s second short film, funded through Script To Screen and NZFC’s competitive Fresh Shorts program.
In 2020, Bala was one of six recipients of the Arts Foundation’s Springboard award, which recognises emerging artists with outstanding potential.