The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) and the Department of English invite you to an evening with Writer-in-Residence Shyam Selvadurai and internationally revered filmmaker Deepa Mehta.
On December 7, Selvadurai will host Mehta for a screening and discussion of her latest collaboration, the documentary film I Am Sirat. The film follows Sirat Taneja, a transwoman in India, as she navigates living a dual life.
In 2020, Mehta collaborated with Selvadurai, adapting his best-selling book Funny Boy into a feature film. The two won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Mehta holds an honorary degree from 91亚色 and is widely recognized for her daring films that push industry and cultural boundaries. She has been at the forefront of numerous television series and directed and produced many critically acclaimed documentaries and feature films like her celebrated Elements Trilogy: Fire (1996), Earth (1998), and Water (2005).
She has received both a Genie Award and an Oscar nomination. In 2012, she received Canada鈥檚 highest honour in the performing arts, the Governor General鈥檚 Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.
Selvadurai is the author of , , and . His work has won the WH Smith/Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Lambda Literary Award and the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award, and has been shortlisted for the the Governor General鈥檚 Literary Award. He is also the editor of Story-Wallah: A Celebration of South Asian Fiction and a comprehensive anthology of Sri Lankan literature called Many Roads Through Paradise.
The Writer-in-Residence Program connects faculty, staff and students with a professional writer for feedback, critiques and support. Four meetings per week are available by appointment through .
The event occurs at the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at 7:00 p.m. on December 7.
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