Thisen Umagiliya
Directing
Biography
Thisen Umagiliya is a filmmaker from Sri Lanka. He likes to explore unconventional themes & ideas through his work. His debut short film Catharsis won the most promising filmmaker award at the Agenda 14 Short Film Festival, the longest running short film festival in Sri Lanka. He has now completed work on his second short film "Distance" which premiered at the 18th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival.
Known For
A young real estate agent walks into an old bungalow to close the deal of his life.
The Bungalow
In the gentrifying neighborhoods of Colombo, an adolescent girl copes with her insecurities by seeking solace in fantasy.
Distance
Two best friends meet again after some time apart.
Besties
Two men, a police lifeguard and a server, share a forbidden connection in a crisis-ravaged tropical paradise.
Lifebuoy
Catharsis revolves around a teenage boy's attempt to relive his past by writing a story of how he changed over time.
Catharsis
A father has a personal crisis on the eve of his son's birthday.