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Kavishka Warnakula

Born July 18, 2000 · Negombo, Sri Lanka (age 26)

Kavishka Warnakula is a Sri Lankan filmmaker, sound recordist, and visual storyteller based in the United Kingdom. His work spans short films, documentaries, and music videos, with a strong focus on cinematic atmosphere, immersive sound, and emotionally driven storytelling. Working across multiple disciplines including directing, cinematography, production sound, and assistant directing, he approa…

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Teddy

MovieDramaThriller

Vihara, a Sri Lankan woman in her thirties sits in therapy and peels back the layers of her marriage, revealing the traumatic events that have had a far deeper impact on her reality than she realizes.

Hooves

MovieHorrorThriller

Big-city boy Pathum enjoys heading out to his family’s ancestral village in the Sri Lankan countryside for his annual hunting trip. He’s a bit callous about the unwritten rules of the hunt, though, and outright dismissive of the rumours about Kura Raaksha, the hoofed demon who enforces those rules. Let the hunt begin. – Rupert Bottenberg

Heard In Silence

Heard In Silence · 2027

Heard In Silence

MovieDramaThriller

A young Sri Lankan student struggles to survive in the UK until a priest offers him support and stability. But when trust turns into betrayal, a traumatic event shatters his life. As he walks along a canal, he shares his story with a mysterious figure—only to reveal that the listener is an illusion shaped by his psychological trauma.

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Teddy

MovieDramaThriller

Vihara, a Sri Lankan woman in her thirties sits in therapy and peels back the layers of her marriage, revealing the traumatic events that have had a far deeper impact on her reality than she realizes.

ADR & Dubbing

Hooves

MovieHorrorThriller

Big-city boy Pathum enjoys heading out to his family’s ancestral village in the Sri Lankan countryside for his annual hunting trip. He’s a bit callous about the unwritten rules of the hunt, though, and outright dismissive of the rumours about Kura Raaksha, the hoofed demon who enforces those rules. Let the hunt begin. – Rupert Bottenberg

Ravindu

Heard In Silence

Heard In Silence · 2027

Heard In Silence

MovieDramaThriller

A young Sri Lankan student struggles to survive in the UK until a priest offers him support and stability. But when trust turns into betrayal, a traumatic event shatters his life. As he walks along a canal, he shares his story with a mysterious figure—only to reveal that the listener is an illusion shaped by his psychological trauma.

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