Fall 2023 Documentary Showcase Samarakoon
Athula Samarakoon
Loving Bill
This short biographical documentary reveals the sublte relationship between William Faulkner and Meta Carpenter from her perspective.
Athula is a film Sri Lankan filmmaker whose main focus is on Documentary films. He completed his graduate studies at the University of Pune. His graduate film on Indian Ragamala Paintings was highly admired. Most recently, he has been engaged in a Documentary film projects on Marginalized communities in Sri Lanka. Athula has written articles on Sri Lankan Cinema, Lankan TV, Documentary, trends in World cinema that have appeared in Cinema Journal and publications.