Hiran Balasuriya

Written By Mike Ambs

Hiran Balasuriya is a Sri Lankan filmmaker based in New York who has worked for several production companies of note, including Kontent Films and Remedy Editorial in San Francisco, as well as BBC Films and Ponda Films in London.

As an Editor, he has worked on a number of award-winning short films, including Somebody Nobody’s JUS SOLI and The Milo Wladek Co. and SweetDoh!'s Contractor 014352. Currently, while working as an Editor for ABKCO Films, he's developing and editing an independent feature documentary film, and is also writing his first narrative feature. The Joyous Farmer is his directorial debut.

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The Joyous Farmer
The Joyous Farmer

Ratnapala is an impoverished and alcoholic farmer living in Sri Lanka's dry zone. Having sold all his possessions to drown his sorrows, he lacks industry and motivation. After an encounter with a government official, he is prescribed an experimental drug to enhance his work ethic. A film by Hiran Balasuriya.

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Mike Ambs

I love to film things, tell stories, and read on the subway. I'm pretty sure blue whales are my power animal. 

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