Kit Mead, our recent artist in residence at Sura Medura, will be showing his film “The Other Kwai” at this year’s Merchant City Festival in Glasgow on the 26th July. It will be shown in South Block in the Merchant City in association with Glasgow Film Theatre and their Pop Up events programmers. More information about event can be found here.
You can also follow Kit’s progress in Sri Lanka making his film by reading his blog posts in the News section of the Sura Medura website.
I’m into my final week of my residency here at the Sura Medura and wow has it gone by fast! These past few weeks particularly have been spent combing through all the footage I have recorded to produce a narrative that takes in the echo’s of the original Bridge on the River Kwai film which still resonate around Kitulagla and the whole of Sri Lanka 60 years after the film crew left.
This Saturday the 23rd of February I will be presenting my film ‘The Other Kwai’, 2013, in a purpose built outdoor cinema space at the Sunbeach Hotel in Hikkaduwa. ‘The Other Kwai’ will be presented at 9pm followed by a short Q&A discussion.
If you happen to be in Hikkaduwa come on over!
Kit
