This is not a Pearl (2024)
Film that explores the aftermath of a devastating environmental catastrophe in Sri Lanka. On May 20, 2021, the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire off the coast of Colombo, carrying 9,700 tons of potentially hazardous chemicals, oil, and epoxy resins. This tragedy also led to the world's largest-ever nurdle spill, with 87 containers releasing approximately 1,680 metric tons of plastic pellets into the ocean. Through contemporary dance and experimental filmmaking, the movie portrays the journey of a pearl oyster as it struggles to safeguard its precious pearl from the impacts of the X-Press Pearl disaster. —Tharindu Ramanayaka
Director: Tharindu Ramanayaka
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Ama Nethmi as Pearl Oyster |
| Directing | Tharindu Ramanayaka | Director |
| Production | Ama Nethmi | Producer |
| Writing | Tharindu Ramanayaka | Writer |
| Crew | Kularuwan Gamage | Cinematography |
| Editing | Dilantha Perera | Editor |
| Sound | Nadika Weligodapola | Music Director |
| Sound | Nadika Weligodapola | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Dinupa Kodagoda | Musician |
