Perianayaki (2022)

For this Sri Lankan immigrant, it’s another day of stacking supermarket shelves – and of cultural misunderstandings.

11 min · New Zealand · Dir. Bala Murali Shingade

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.

Cast

Jeyagowri Sivakumaran

Perianayaki

Aman Bajaj

DJ

Joshua Tan

Wen

Kurt Utai-Laurenson

Harry

Adeline Esther

Gemma

Olivia O'Driscoll

Supermarket Customer

Beth Kayes

Supermarket Worker

Ruby Hansen

Receptionist

Tehuamanuka Luiten-Apirana

Nurse

Celine Dam

Woman on Bus

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