About the project
Five stars and Three Michelin Keys. Part of the Relais & Châteaux collection and widely regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic luxury hospitality experiences.
Created as part of a larger hospitality production for Resplendent Ceylon, the film translates heritage, atmosphere and the ritual of tea into a modern hospitality film shaped by story, place and intention.
Set in the Bogawantalawa Valley, known as the Golden Valley of Tea, Tea Trails consists of five restored tea planters’ bungalows, the first built in 1888, surrounded by a working tea estate and Castlereagh Lake. Here tea is not a theme but daily life, which is why its ritual became the starting point of the film: the most honest way to show what sets this place apart.
Credits
- Project
- Ceylon Tea Trails
- Year
- 2026
- Client
- Resplendent Ceylon
- Location
- Hatton, Sri Lanka
- Concept
- Ward Jonkman
- Edit
- Ward Jonkman
- Production
- Ward Jonkman
- Color grading
- Ward Jonkman
- Model
- Fiammetta Cardillo
- Deliverables
- Hero film, reels, single shots
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