Documentary Film Festival 2022

Fourteen documentary films produced by the Media Studies students on different themes were screened on the 22nd of November 2022 at the Kailasapathy Auditorium, University of Jaffna.

The documentary films were produced in a systematic way as an outcome of the course unit ‘Film and Television Production Technologies’ at the third year of studies.

‘கடல்விளை அமுதம்’ : The present condition of Elephant Pass saltern , ‘மைதானம்’ : Need of the playground in a village in upcountry, ‘வாழைக்குலைச் சங்கம்’: Activities of the association of plantain cultivators in Jaffna, ‘மிதியுந்து’: The increasing usage of cycles during the fuel shortage, ‘உளி தொடாக்கலை’: The evaporation of traditional sculpture making, ‘அழிவடைந்து போன பழமை’: The search for the traditional water-pumping system in Northern Peninsula, ‘செம்மலையின் கண்ணீர்’: The danger of deep sea swimming and the pathetic story of the three brothers who lost their lives at the Sea in Semmalai, ‘வன்னியின் ஆவுடையூர்’: The traditional homeland of livestock in Vanni , ‘வானவில்’: Batik industry in Jaffna , ‘நந்திக்கடல் மீன்பிடி’: Fishing at the Mullaithivu Coast – Nanthikadal, ‘அம்மா’:The one-day life journey of the women from the upcountry, ‘மறைந்திருக்கும் தொன்மம்’: The myth of the cave at Keerimalai, ‘இருளொளி’: The laudable efforts of the visually challenged musician, ‘தூய மரச்செக்கு எண்ணெய்’: The traditional way of oil production were screened.