Directing
Kavishka Warnakula
Born 2000-07-18 · Negombo, Sri Lanka
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 approaches filmmaking with a collaborative and detail-oriented mindset. His projects often explore human emotion, psychological tension, and visually expressive narratives through both grounded realism and stylised imagery.
Acting credits
NRBig-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
Hooves
2024
NRA 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.
Heard In Silence
2027
NRA 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.
Heard In Silence
2027
Behind the camera
NRA 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.
Heard In Silence
2027
NRA 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.
Heard In Silence
2027
NRA 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.
Heard In Silence
2027