Sulochana Peiris

Sulochana Peiris is a film maker and journalist from Sri Lanka. Her career began as a reporter for the Sunday Leader. She subsequently moved into documentary film-making, including the film #GoHomeGota which documented the 2022 Sri Lankan protests. Since release the film as only been screened once in Sri Lanka, due to its political sensitivity. The film has been screened outside the country in Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Career Peiris has an MA in Conflict and Peace Studies awarded by the University of Colombo. Her journalistic career began as a reporter for the Sunday Leader. A significant work is the film #GoHomeGota which follows the 2022 Sri Lankan protests. Peiris has commented on how the Sri Lankan constitution has a framework to avoid religious violence, but this framework is not applied. Other work includes a short film on Shreen Saroor, who was awarded the inaugural N-Peace Award. GoHomeGota Entitled #GoHomeGota after the social media hashtag used by protestors who urged the incumbent president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to leave office, her 2023 documentary follows the 2022 Sri Lankan protests and includes footage taken in the months preceding the 9 July revolution. The film interviewed a range of activists, including Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri, Ambika Satkunanathan and Sanjana Hattotuwa.