Deepa Mehta’s film « Funny Boy » is produced by Ava DuVernay’s Array and debuts on Netflix December 10
In the first trailer for “Funny Boy,” which is directed by Deepa Mehta and is released by Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY, we explore the sexual awakening of a young boy in 1970s and ’80s Sri Lanka just as political tensions will bring the country to a boiling point. “Funny Boy” is based on the Canadian novel by Shyam Selvadurai and spans across a decade as it follows Arjie (played by both Arush Nand and Brandon Ingram at different ages) as he comes of age in a society and family that don’t embrace differences outside of societal norms.
