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One of the things that is abundantly clear in "Funny Boy" is that identity is complicated. In this gay coming-of-age story set during the lead-up to the civil war in Sri Lanka, director Deepa Mehta ambitiously juxtaposes a teenage love story with rising political tensions and ethnic violence in a film that is ultimately about thriving and sometimes just surviving as someone deemed "different." Based on the Lambda Award-winning 1994 novel by Sri Lankan Canadian author Shyam Selvadurai, who also co-wrote the adaptation with Mehta, "Funny Boy" is Canada's official selection to compete in the int...

Enter email address You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. The Sundance Film Festival announced its 2021 program this week, a slimmed-down lineup of 72 feature films to be unveiled during an ambitious hybrid event that will be mostly online. Festival director Tabitha Jackson acknowledged how things may still change between now and the beginning of the festival, and how hard it is to predict their impact on the event. “I think that one of the amazing things about film is that the audience makes the meaning to a large extent. And so even from a mo...

Oscars disqualify Funny Boy from International Feature race Oscars disqualify Funny Boy from International Feature race Deepa Mehta's controversial film will no longer represent Canada in the International Feature category because it has too much English dialogue By Radheyan Simonpillai Deepa Mehta's adaptation of the novel Funny Boy hits CBC Gem on December 4. Deepa Mehta’s Funny Boy is no longer eligible for Oscar consideration in the International Feature Film category. According to a statement from Telefilm Canada, the film did not feature enough Tamil and Sinhala to meet the A...

Celebrate Love, Humanity and Hope at the Ongoing I-View World Film Festival The International Human Rights Film Festival is happening in Delhi right now, find out the films to look out for and how you can watch them virtually.  17 December 2020 In the midst of the ongoing global pandemic, the I-View World Film Festival conveys a message of hope by bringing together films that spark conversations around identity, marginalities and freedom. Organised and hosted by Engendered (an arts and human rights organisation), this 10-day film festival launched on the occasion of International Human ...

Funny Boy is now streaming on Netflix. The film is the latest from Indo-Canadian director Deepa Mehta, known for her acclaimed queer Elements Trilogy: Fire (1996), Water (2005). Funny Boy, Canada's Oscar submission for Best International Feature Film, centers on a boy named Arjie (Arush Nand and Brandon Ingram), who is coming of age and questioning his sexuality in 1970s and '80s Sri Lanka. Based on the best-selling Canadian novel by Shyam Selvadurai, the film follows Arjie's journey toward self-acceptance in a society that is not accepting, as the nation also wrestles with political strife...