An Imperfection

An Imperfection
official poster
Directed by Rasanga Weerasinghe
Produced by Rasanga Weerasinghe
Rama Jabri
Jon Suk
Eranga Hemajith
Written by Rasanga Weerasinghe
Starring Erin Keller
Jaylee Hamidi
Michael Ian Farrell
Music by Jonathan George
Sean Sansoni
Cinematography Alex Newton
Edited by Amila Akalpa Perera
Rasanga Weerasinghe
Release date
 29 September 2015 (Canada)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country Canada
Language English
Budget CAD3000

An Imperfection is a 2015 Sri Lankan Canadian drama, thriller film directed by Rasanga Weerasinghe and co-produced by Rasanga Weerasinghe, Eranga Hemajith, Rama Jabri, and Jon Suk. It stars Erin Keller, Jaylee Hamidi, Michael Ian Farrell in lead roles. Music co-composed by Jonathan George and Sean Sansoni.[1][2][3]

Plot

A young woman begins dating after a life-changing journey and she instantly connects with a man. Their bliss is cut short when the couple are attacked by a vicious gang, and their imperfections are revealed.

Cast

  • Erin Keller as Kamara
  • Jaylee Hamidi as Becky
  • Michael Ian Farrell as Irish Thug
  • Sean Behnsen as Naughty
  • Christoph Koniczek as Skinner
  • Peter John Berry as Bad
  • Chris Mackie as Irish Thug
  • Nick Thorp as Vincent

Production

The film was produced with a shoe string budget of C$ 3,000 and was shot within six days in Victoria, British Columbia. The filmmakers were inspired by Guerrilla filmmaking approaches taken by filmmakers such as Thomas Vinterberg, Gareth Edwards, Joe Swanberg and John Cassavetes. An Imperfection is a semi improvised film, which was based on a 55 page script.

Accolades and Screenings

An Imperfection was premiered at Goethe-Institut Film Forum (Colombo) in 2015 and the event was moderated by the veteran filmmaker Anomaa Raajakaruna, Boodee Keerthisena and Author Kaushalya Kumarasinghe. Subsequently it was also premiered in Canada at the Victoria Event Centre (British Columbia) in 2015 with a panel discussion with the cast and the director. An Imperfection was nominated for Best debut film at the Jaffna International Film Festival in 2016. It was also nominated for Best Film on Human Rights category at the International Open Film Festival (IOFF) in 2016. It was later screened at the Fandependent Film Festival.

References

  1. ↑ "An Imperfection (2015)". IMDB. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "An Imperfection A Canadian Film Made By Rasanga Weerasinghe". The Sunday Leader. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "An Imperfection – Canadian film directed by Rasanga Weerasinghe". SBS. Retrieved 26 February 2017.


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