Biju Viswanath’s Irish Film based on Poems

For all of us, who remember and loved the closing film of NJISACF 2007, Mahotsav (Grand Festival) by Biju Viswanath, here is a bit of good news! The cinematographer-cum-director from Thiruvananthapuram is back with two new films – Sojourn, an Irish Indian co-production based on the literary works of Irish poet Celia de Friene, (check out some clips from the film on Biju’s webpage, http://www.bijuviswanath.com/showreel/) and Parwaaz, a short film based on an Urdu poem by poet Abha Iyengar ( you can watch the clip on the poet’s website at http://www.abhaiyengar.com/video.htm).

Based on six poems by Celia de Friene, Sojourn is shot exclusively in Ireland with an all-Irish crew, and scripted by the poet herself along with Biju Viswanath. Produced under the banner of Indibhid, the film has been shot in Dublin, Connemara and Galway and has in the cast Irish actors Mary Murphy, Katherine Graham and Laura Mac Carthy.

Here is a feel of Biju’s poetry on screen: