White Van Stories is a documentary by Indian filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for Channel 4 on the long history of enforced disappearances in Sri Lanka.
It interviews people who have lost their families, how they cope with the trauma and tragedy, and how they all move along with their lives.
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Leena filmed the historical protests of the families of the disappeared in Jaffna and Colombo who were asking for justice, truth, and reparation, declaring "No Peace" until their loved ones return.
The North of Sri Lanka was heavily militarized and this is a story that had been largely impenetrable to the media as enforced disappearances also included journalists who were considered even slightly critical of the state and its policies.
On one occasion, Leena was asked to leave the country and on another, detained for hours of questioning at a check post where they confiscated her tapes and denied her permission to film.