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Funny that way Set against Sri Lanka’s 26-year civil war, ‘ Funny Boy’ holds messages for today Gregg Shapiro | Screen Savor Based on the acclaimed 1994 novel of the same name by gay writer Shyam Selvadurai (who co-wrote the screenplay), Funny Boy (Array) is directed by Deepa Mehta (who co-wrote the screenplay with Selvadurai). Mehta, who is straight, is no stranger to queer material, having written and directed the award-winning 1996 lesbian feature Fire. Set in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the mid-1970s and early 1980s, especially turbulent years leading up to the beginning of the civil war between the Tamils and the Sinhalese that lasted for 26 years, Funny Boy is timely for a variety of reasons. At a time when tensions are particularly high here in the U.S., with our own civil war seemingly looming daily, Funny Boy serves as a kind of warning. Equally important is the central theme of sexuality and acceptance that propels the story. ....
Here is another film success story and this time it is more relevant to us Sri Lankans, so celebration is called for; any optimistic silver lining being welcome in these dark days of fear of infection. I speak of the release, attracting the world’s art and film attention, of Shyam Selvadorai’s early, acclaimed 1994 autobiographical novel ‘Funny Boy’ which won the Books in Canada First Novel Award. Direction is by famed, many awards winning Indian Canadian Deepa Mehta who is familiar with Sri Lanka having filmed the second of her elements trilogy ‘Water’ with a few Sri Lankan actors and discovering a fine child to play the pivotal role of the very young widow in the story. She had to shift to our country due to protests in India and even the burning of the sets that had been erected for filming. Producers are her husband, David Hamilton and Howard Shore. Filming was on location in Sri Lanka in 2020, completed around October. Shyam wrote the film script and many of the a ....
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Deepa Mehta s Funny Boy rejected as Canada’s official entry to the Oscars Deepa Mehta s Funny Boy rejected as Canada’s official entry to the Oscars Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy, which was Canada’s submission to Oscars in the International Film category has been rejected by the Academy. The reason is that it contains too much English dialogue. advertisement Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy was Canada’s Oscar entry in International Feature Film category. Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy was Canada’s official entry for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. Featuring Brandon Ingram, Nimmi Harasgama, Ali Kazmi, Agam Darshi and Arush Nand, the film is based on Shyam Selvadurai’s best-selling novel of the same name. However, it has been rejected by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS). ....