Funny Boy - World Premiere!

This screening took place on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 5:30 pmYukon Arts Centre

Special event world premiere screening! Four communities in NWT and YT will share the world premiere of Funny Boy. Presenter include: Yellowknife International Film festival, Hay River Film Society, Klondike Institue of Art and Culture and Yukon Film Society.

Iconic transnational filmmaker Deepa Mehta returns with a provocative, vibrant and gripping adaptation of Shyam Selvadurai’s Giller short-listed novel. Shot on location and set in Sri Lanka in the 1970s and 80s, this drama explores the queer awakening of a Tamil boy named Arjie. As political tensions escalate to a boiling point between the minority Tamils and the majority Sinhalese, the boy comes of age in a society and family where being gay is taboo.

This event will feature a live post-screening Q&A over zoom with the filmmakers Deepa Mehta and David Hamilton.

In Tamil, Sinhalese and English with English subtitles.

"The Must-See Film Of The Year: How South Asian Movie ‘Funny Boy’ Breaks New Ground For Diverse Voices" - Afdhel Aziz, Forbes

Recommended for ages 13+. Some mature subject matter and violent scenes.