This film documents the electoral struggle of Aynoon Beebi, a 39 year old Muslim woman from Kinniya, in Trincomalee, at the 2011 local government elections. While celebrating Aynoon’s political ambitions, the film explores the ways in which she challenges mechanisms of power and dominance that are naturalized within her community and political party structures. Women account for a mere 2 percent of over 4,400 elected local government representatives in Sri Lanka today, and only 3 of them are Muslims.

The screening will be followed by a discussion.