Mourning from a Distance: A Review of Pradeepan Raveendran’s ‘Soundless Dance’ - Sinthujan Varatharajah

சிந்துஜன் வரதராஜா (Sinthujan Varatharajah) is an independent researcher and essayist based in Berlin. The focus of their work is statelessness, mobility and geographies of power with a special focus on infrastructure, logistics and architecture. Their first book “an alle orte, die hinter uns liegen” (“to all the places we have left behind”) was published in September 2022 in Germany by Hanser Verlag.

"Though ‘Soundless Dance’ is now six years old, it is a film many Eelam Tamil viewers and others remain to date unfortunately unaware of. By inviting us to observe a genocide from outside its centre of violence, the director of the film artfully manages to show viewers the actual reach of weapons and the costs of state crimes to concerned and displaced people."

"Considering that most genocides often do not achieve the goal of completely wiping out a population, the realpolitikal intention of many is to destroy as many as possible while deterring the remaining from staying. Additionally, genocidaires often ensure that the surviving population becomes unable to continue life as it was before."

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https://no-niin.com/issue-29/mourning-from-a-distance-a-review-of-pradeepan-raveendrans-soundless-dance/