Writer:…………Asitha Ameresekere

Director:………Asitha Ameresekere (BAFTA-winner 2007, BAFTA-nominee 2009)

Genre:…………Suspense Drama

Storyline:……..In Northern England, a family tries to come to terms with the death of their son in Iraq when a rootless young soldier manoeuvers himself into their lives. Can he bring them together, or will his secret connection to them drive them apart?

Overview:……..The feature film follow-up to Asitha Ameresekere‘s BAFTA-winning short Do Not Erase, KIN is a rich character-led suspense drama that resonates as a political statement on the devastating effects of war and will have wide appeal at prestigious international festivals and in the UK and international marketplace. Asitha’s distinct authorial voice brings to mind the films of Andrea Arnold and Asif Kapadia. The project began life at the Berlinale Talent Lab in 2010 where it won the Highlight Pitch Award. KIN was recently selected for the IFP No Borders Market taking place in NYC during Independent Film Week.

To see a clip from Do Not Erase, click here.

Asitha Ameresekere has been a classicist, teacher, and librarian. A passion for storytelling led him to make short films, music videos and stage plays. After spending his childhood in Sri Lanka, he was educated at Harrow School, read Classics at Bristol University, and received a MFA in Directing for Theatre, Video & Cinema at the California Institute of the Arts.
In 2006 Asitha wrote and directed the short film Do Not Erase, a series of fictional video diaries from a British mother to her son fighting in Iraq. Do Not Erase won the BAFTA for Best Short Film, sold to Canal +, and was selected for Rotterdam and Berlin.
Asitha’s subsequent short – 14 – was BAFTA-nominated in 2009, selected for 16 international film festivals, and sold to ARTE. Asitha was then chosen for the prestigious “Guiding Lights” UKFC-sponsored filmmaker scheme and mentored by Anand Tucker. He recently published Wedding Stories and Other Presents, a collection of short stories, and is currently working on his first novella. KIN will be Asitha’s first feature.