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Koothu: Theatre and leprosy in Jaffna

How does a taxi driver take the sick to the hospital when there’s no fuel around?

How does a newspaper publish news of bombs and deaths without newsprint?

And how does a community with leprosy survive despair and isolation?

Koothu, kerosene and paper: portraits of resilience, expression and survival about the people of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Watch Koothu in full here.

Shot and cut by Kannan Arunasalam. A trailer for Kannan’s stunning three short films can be seen below.

 

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