My Mother's Village Part of the Series: My Mother's Village and the Sri Lanka Series
In this journey back to the sites of his parents' work, Aaron Burton meets people who appeared in the original films and discusses with them their perspective on the films and their lives since that time. It is also at another level a poignant reflection by the filmmaker on his mother's research and his father's art as photographer.
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95 mins
Year
2014
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1402283
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Beautifully captured the real life's of the people and their honesty, worm harts. genuineness and happiness.