Film and architecture are interwoven art forms, united by their shared articulation of lived space and temporality. The Geoffrey Bawa Trust’s new curated film series, “Sculpted Time: An Architecture-Focused Film Series” emphasizes architecture and built environments as dimensional characters in their own right rather than mere onscreen backdrops. Selected films will span countries and genres, using narrative and montage to unveil multiple layers of meaning inherent in spatial structure.

Join us for the third installment of this series, a screening of Being Here: Stories of Home by writer, editor, and filmmaker Sharni Jayawardena. Jayawardena's documentary tracks four working-class women in Colombo, Sri Lanka whose daily lives are marked by adversity and compounded by the city’s push for “world-class” designation. The ethnographic film explores topics including socioeconomic status, gender, and ethnicity against a backdrop of violence, hierarchy, and oppression.

Following the screening, light refreshments will be served along with time to mingle and discuss your thoughts on the film!

Free admission and free seating.