The Singing Pond (2015)
2h
Running Time
December 11, 2015Release Date
Plot.
A new teacher, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), arrives at a school with her first appointment in a remote village near Dambulla in Sri Lanka. The school has few students, with only the principal (Lucian Bulathsinghala) and Uma as the teacher. With the help of Uma the pupils gradually start to dream of bigger things than they ever imagined. One day Upuli, a blind girl, shares her unseen dream with school friends Sukiri and Ukkun. It gradually becomes the dream throughout the village. The children and Uma encounter perils in their venture to realise this dream. The children of the school start to focus on something they have never seen before. This target gives rise to a small revolution.
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Cast & Crew.
Anasuya Subasinghe
Uma the School Teacher
Lucien Bulathsinhala
School Principal
Hyacinth Wijeratne
School Principal's Wife
Jayani Senanayake
Ukku's Mother
Jayalath Manoratne
Justin the Bus Driver
Dayadewa Edirisinghe
Gramasevaka
Indika Ferdinando
Director
Indika Ferdinando
Director
Bimal Fernando
Producer
Senat Dikkumbura
Mudalali (Shop Owner)
Nirosha Fernando
Producer
Geetha Kanthi Jayakody
Justin's Wife
Ama Wijesekera
Tailor Woman
Jagath Chamila
Madhuwantha (Uma's Boyfriend)
D.B. Gangodathenna
Kiri Aththa
Anjali Methsara
Blind Girl
Sathsara Jayasuriya
Gramasewaka's Son
Thishakya Kumaratunga
Ukkuwa
Sunil T. Fernando
Co-Producer
Dinesh Subasinghe
Music
Channa Deshapriya
Cinematography
Tissa Surendra
Editor
Palitha Thennakoon
Production Manager
Daminda D. Madawala
Assistant Director
Sasika Ruwan Marasinghe
Sound Mixer
Vaibhav Vaidya
Visual Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 11, 2015
Original NameHo Gaana Pokuna
StatusReleased
Running Time2h
Genres
Wiki.
Ho Gana Pokuna (The Singing Pond) (Sinhala: හෝ ගානා පොකුණ) is a 2015 Sri Lankan children's musical drama film written and directed by Indika Ferdinando. It depicts a teacher in a remote village, Uma (Anasuya Subasinghe), teaching her students to focus on something they have never seen before.The film was awarded the Teacher's Choice Prize at the 31st Chicago International Children's Film Festival, Best Feature Film at the 38th Lucas International Children's Festival, and the City of Zlin Award at the 55th Zlín Film Festival. It had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival and was designated as the official selection at the Hanoi International Film Festival.