About this Event
தாயகம் (thayakam / motherland) follows Edison Marynathan, an environmentalist travelling through the arid, heavily militarised northern coast. It chronicles the everyday struggles of farming and fishing communities facing intense heatwaves, unpredictable rainfall, and failing marine ecosystems. Thayakam explores how the scars of a 26-year independence war intersect directly with an escalating climate crisis. It questions whether a green transition can bring genuine climate justice to a region still locked out of primary policy decisions and suffering from historical, systemic marginalisation.
The screening (76 min, Tamil and English with English subtitles) will be followed by a short break and a discussion between the director அமித்தா அருட்பிரகாசம் (Amita Arudpragasam), the film leads எடிசன் மேரிநாதன் (Edison Marynathan) and கியூன்சன் மேரிநாதன் (Qunson Marynathan), and moderator அம்பிகை அகிலன் (Ambihai Akilan). After the conversation, we will open the space for questions.
Location: King's College London, Room TBC
18:00: doors
18:30: film
20:00 to 21:15: conversation + Q&A
21:30: foyer closes
Organised by: KCL Tamil Society and சுவிந்தியா நரசிங்கமூர்த்தி (Suwi Narasingamoorthy)
Image: ஐசக் நிக்கோ (Isaac Nico)
Entry free, registration required
https://vimeo.com/1158932987?fl=pl&fe=vl
Event venue & nearby stays
King's College London Guy's Campus, Great Maze Pond, London, United Kingdom
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