The interview was initially conducted on September 2017
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara is a prominent Sri Lankan film director, who directed much acclaimed and awarded movies like “Flying Fish” and “Burning Birds”. After completing a Masters Degree in mass communications, he studied filmmaking in Chuang – Ang University in South Korea. Sanjeewa Pushpakumara made three short films before directing two full length features.
We speak with him about Sri Lankan and world cinema, his influences, career, awards and his future endeavors.
From a Masters Degree in Mass Communications to filmmaking, can you elaborate on this journey?
During my school days, I always dreamt of being a TV presenter. That is the only reason why I came to Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka from my home town. After arrived in Colombo, I began to work as a TV presenter. Later on, I became script writer and TV producer as well. However, I wasn...
Sanjeewa Pushpakumara is a prominent Sri Lankan film director, who directed much acclaimed and awarded movies like “Flying Fish” and “Burning Birds”. After completing a Masters Degree in mass communications, he studied filmmaking in Chuang – Ang University in South Korea. Sanjeewa Pushpakumara made three short films before directing two full length features.
We speak with him about Sri Lankan and world cinema, his influences, career, awards and his future endeavors.
From a Masters Degree in Mass Communications to filmmaking, can you elaborate on this journey?
During my school days, I always dreamt of being a TV presenter. That is the only reason why I came to Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka from my home town. After arrived in Colombo, I began to work as a TV presenter. Later on, I became script writer and TV producer as well. However, I wasn...
- 8/2/2020
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
Some movies depict reality. But the approach of presentation varies from film to film. Director Sanjeewa Pushpakumara portrays reality in its crudest form in “Burning Birds” and questions the position of women in Sri Lankan society in the time of prolonged civil war.
The movie is set in a rural area of 90’s Sri Lanka tormented by civil war. Kusum’s (Anoma Janadari) husband, a fish-seller is tortured and killed by the local militia, as he was suspected of being involved in terrorism. The struggle for survival begins for Kusum and her eight children in a difficult situation. She starts working in a quarry but loses the job after few days due to a sudden shutdown, after an accident. In her fight for existence, she joins a male dominated abattoir, but starts facing sexual assaults from the male workers and gets gang-raped by the owner and his mates. To earn livelihood for her family,...
The movie is set in a rural area of 90’s Sri Lanka tormented by civil war. Kusum’s (Anoma Janadari) husband, a fish-seller is tortured and killed by the local militia, as he was suspected of being involved in terrorism. The struggle for survival begins for Kusum and her eight children in a difficult situation. She starts working in a quarry but loses the job after few days due to a sudden shutdown, after an accident. In her fight for existence, she joins a male dominated abattoir, but starts facing sexual assaults from the male workers and gets gang-raped by the owner and his mates. To earn livelihood for her family,...
- 5/21/2020
- by Sankha Ray
- AsianMoviePulse
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