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3:00 PM-4:30 PM

Sultana’s Dream

Film Screening|Sister Library

  • Alliance Française de Colombo

Join us for a screening of Sultana’s Dream, an animated film directed by Isabel Herguera and inspired by the visionary 1905 story by Bengali author Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain story (Spain/Germany 2023, 86 minutes). The film follows artist Inés, who lives between Spain and India. In Ahmedabad, she stumbles upon Sultana’s Dream, a book that profoundly moves her. Its story imagines Ladyland, a feminist utopia where women live freely, lead with wisdom, creativity and compassion, and men retreat into domestic life.

Drawn by this powerful vision, Inés embarks a journey across India and Bangladesh to learn more about the writer and to search for a world, where women can live in safety and dream without fear. Along the way, her perspective on her own life and the men in it begins to shift, leading her towards a deeper sense of freedom and self-discovery.

Sultana's Dream


 

Agenda

  • A special reading performance by Clutch Plays.

    Reading | Join us

    • Colombo Public Library

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  • Sultana’s Dream

    Film Screening | Sister Library

    • Goethe Hall, Colombo 7

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  • Sultana’s Dream

    Film Screening | Sister Library

    • Alliance Française de Colombo

  • “Her Smile Lingers”

    Reading Group | Dr. Chulani Kodikara leads on Dr. Malathi de Alwis' writings

    • Colombo Public Library

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  • Books We Carry I — Stories That Shaped Our Feminist Journeys

    Talk | Sister Library Closing Event

    • Colombo Public Library

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  • The Children of the Little Olive Park!

    Reading Performance | Sister Library Closing Event

    • Colombo Public Library

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  • Books We Carry II — Stories That Shaped Our Feminist Journeys

    Talk | Sister Library Closing Event

    • Colombo Public Library

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  • Saying Hello!

    Book Reading for Children | Closing Event Sister Library

    • Colombo Public Library

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