Ciao – Short Film By Ilham Hossen

What makes this a pretty good watch? It’s one of those thought provoking movies about illegal immigrants and unlike most movies, this one does leave a slight bitter after taste on life and the relevant.,

Winner Best Film Italian Sri Lankan Film Festival 2012

Winner Best Film Derana Lux Film Awards 2012

Screening at 08th Seattle South Asian Film Festival 2013

Starring – Dasun Pathirana & Thumindu Dodanthanna

Written and Directed By Ilham Hossen

DOP – Dimuthu Kalinga Dahanayake

Editor – Ilham Hossen & Dimuthu Kalinga Dahanayake

Art Director – Anusha Gajaweera & Chammika Jayawardena

DI Colorist – Dimuthu Kalinga Dahanayake

Sound Designer –  Devinda Pathiraja

Film synopsis and logline

Synopsis

Bernard (Thumindu Dodanthanna) and Ronnie (Dasun Pathirana) are two young men try to cross the Italian border illegally, with the aid of most common people smuggling method. While they are travelling in an extremely arduous situation in a boat, they gradually reveal their hopes, desires along with their life itself. But when days are passing, the assurance of their life expectation is getting blurred.

CIAO

An illegal journey of  hopes, desires and life.