Tigress
Synopsis:
Trina, a stubborn and rebellious 20-something, has gone to the motherland as an aid-worker during the war.
Once there, she finds herself overwhelmed by the traumas she witnesses and turns to partying hard with her fellow volunteers as a way to cope.
One night during a drunken foray, she encounters another version of herself as a paramilitary fighter for the notorious Tamil Tigers — and her sense of western privilege collides with the reality of her ancestors.
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Director
Maya Bastian is an award winning filmmaker and writer with roots in conflict journalism.
Her work has been shown in Los Angeles, New York, Berlin, UK, France, Asia and across Canada.
Her short drama Air Show received national press and is currently airing on CBC.
Her most recent film TIGRESS was produced by Blackout Media and India’s Jar Pictures and was nominated for a CEC Award.
TIGRESS was supported by CBC, Netflix and the Canadian Film Center and participated in Cannes Court Metrage 2021.
She is in development on multiple features with Blackout Media and Suitable Pictures and is show running a 1/2 hour comedy series on race & representation ‘How To Be Brown’ with CineFAM as well as co-writing and directing a paranormal mystery series set in 1970’s Southeast Asia with Reflector Entertainment. Her work frequently explores the trauma related to displacement and migration.