Sumathy’s ‘Sons and Father’, Dulanka’s ‘Children of White’ in Competition
Renowned writer, poet and filmmaker Sumathy Sivamohan’s debut feature ‘Sons and Father’ will compete at the 2nd Singapore South Asian International Film Festival 2018 (SGSAIFF) to be held from October 5 to 14. Young Sri Lankan filmmaker Dulanka Devendra’s short film ‘Children of White’ will compete in the short film category.
Udaya Dharmawardena
Sumathy Sivamohan
The SGSAIFF 2018 lineup represents a diverse mix of feature films, short films and documentaries, which include films from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan.
Other features in competitions are Prasad Namjoshi’s ‘Video Parlour’, Rakesh Rawat’s ‘Midnight Delhi’, Miransha Naik’s ‘Juze’, Indrashish Acharya’s ‘Pupa’, Naresh Kumar KC’s ‘Dying Candle’, Ektara Collective’s ‘Turup’ and Prashanth Vijay’s ‘Summer of Miracles’ (Athisayangalude Venal).
The SGSAIFF 2018 will be hosting the World Premieres of Prasad Namjoshi’s Video Parlour, Murari M Rakshit’s Reunion, Pravin Tarde’s Mulshi Pattern, Rakesh Rawat’s Midnight Delhi and Zaigham Imam’s Nakkash which was launched at Cannes 2018.
Niroshan Welagedara
Dulanka Devendra
Meanwhile young Sri Lankan filmmaker Dulanka Devendra’s ‘Children of White’ will compete in the short film competition.
Other short film in competition are Mallika Subramanian’s Binodini, Muhammad Belal Imran’s Just A Cup Of Tea, Harish Mohan’s Kalki, Umang Vyas’ Majaal Hai¸ Akash Mihani’s Mum, Athithya Kanagarajan’s Dreams, Vikrant Dhote’s Ajay and Syahrul Musa’s Glimpse.
The Special Screenings section includes two films – Siddiq Barak’s Osama and O P Srivastava’s Life In Metaphors.