Flying with One Wing Directed by Asoka Handagama. (81 mins)
Voted the Best Asian Film - Tokyo International Film Festival 2002, Best Film – Gay and Lesbian Film Festival – 2002 Vienna, Audience Award for Best Feature - Torino International Film Festival 2002- Italy, Best Film, Best Director, Best Script – Presidential Awards – 2003 Sri Lanka.

A married man works as a mechanic in a small Sri Lankan town. His secret, known to none but his wife, is that he is actually a woman. One day an accident causes his real gender to be discovered, setting off a chain of events which will change his life forever.

Asoka Handagama is one of the most gifted filmmakers working in Sri Lanka’s emerging film industry. Originally banned in Sri Lanka this groundbreaking film highlights gender, identity, love, and courage in a climate of acute homophobia and sexual harassment.

Location: Dicks Bar, 18 Upper Dickson Road, Galle

A Class Act - Music & Reading with Ashok Ferrey
Join Ashok Ferrey, author of best selling Colpetty People, as he presents hilarious excerpts from his latest release, The Good Little Ceylonese Girl. Performing with Ashok will be poet Vivimarie VanderPoorten and Rohan Ponniah.

Location: Dicks Bar, 18 Upper Dickson Road, Galle

Poets Unplugged & Jazz evening
A lively and entertaining evening of live jazz. Published & unpublished poets, young & old, amateur & professional, good & bad go head to head at the open mic. Guaranteed great fun. Featuring Afdhel Aziz, Nury Vittachi, Nuzhat Abbas, Vivimarie VanderPoorten, Sandra Fernando  and Krisantha Sri Bhaggiyadatta

Location: Dicks Bar, 18 Upper Dickson Road, Galle

Live Debate:  Men are better writers than women!
This promises to be one of the festival highlights.
Come and participate in this lively debate as members of the audience take sides and battle out this somewhat controversial topic.
Chairperson: Nury Vittachi

Location: (to be confirmed)

Live Show & Entertainment
Location: The Light House, Galle