{"id":1427,"date":"2024-02-28T17:04:57","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newschoolmediastudies.org\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2024-02-28T17:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:04:57","slug":"shaun-seneviratnes-feature-film-will-screen-at-south-by-southwest-film-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/mediastudies\/2024\/02\/28\/shaun-seneviratnes-feature-film-will-screen-at-south-by-southwest-film-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaun Seneviratne\u2019s Feature Film will Screen at South by Southwest Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alum\u00a0<strong>Shaun Seneviratne\u2019s<\/strong>\u00a0feature film \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shaunseneviratne.com\/\">Ben and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts<\/a><\/strong>\u201d has been accepted to\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/schedule.sxsw.com\/2024\/films\/2196610\">South by Southwest<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0film festival in March 2024. He shot the film on location in Sri Lanka.nn<strong>More about the film:<\/strong>\u00a0Ben Santhanaraj journeys to Sri Lanka to rekindle his relationship with Suzanne Hopper, an American NGO worker, after a long separation. But when Suzanne\u2019s boss demands she work during their vacation, their love is tested by a dilemma: desire versus duty. As Suzanne struggles with the responsibilities of her job, Ben tries everything to revive their intimacy, leading to candid conversations and chaotic twists as New Year\u2019s Eve \u2013 and Ben\u2019s departure \u2013 looms.nnBefore creating \u201cBen and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts\u201d, Seneviratne\u2019s shorts were screened at Nantucket, Montclair, CAAMFest, San Diego Asian, and Bushwick. He teaches in Brooklyn, NYC, co-hosts Rohmercast, and runs Redacted Screenings. The SMS department is delighted to invite Seneviratne to join the team on\u00a0<strong>Friday, March 29, 2024, at RUFF CUTS<\/strong>\u00a0as a spotlight guest, where he will discuss his film work in more detail.nn<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1274 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/newschoolmediastudies.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/First-link-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parsons.edu\/mediastudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/02\/First-link-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/parsons.edu\/mediastudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2024\/02\/First-link.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alum\u00a0Shaun Seneviratne\u2019s\u00a0feature film \u201cBen and Suzanne, A Reunion in 4 Parts\u201d has been accepted to\u00a0South by Southwest\u00a0film festival in March 2024. 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