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An Imperfection
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Wikipedia article
'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.
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.
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