Rohan Fernando (also known as Cecil Fernando) is a Canadian visual artist, painter and film maker based in Halifax,

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

. Fernando has directed five films for the

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; ''The Chocolate Farmer'', ''Blood & Water '', ''Becoming Labrador '', ''Trudeau's Other Children'' and ''Cecil's Journey'' about his ambivalence towards his identity and his trip to

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, where Fernando was born. His short film, ''La Cucaracha'', was the winner of the Guilty Pleasures Award from the 1996 Northwest Film & Video Festival. Fernando directed ''Snow'' in 2011, a story that follows the life of a

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survivor played by Kalista Zackhariyas, which opened the ReelWorld Film Festival in Toronto after its world premiere at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose.

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Cecil's Journey Film WebsiteZwicker Gallery Artist Profile
Film directors from Nova Scotia Canadian painters Canadian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent Sri Lankan Tamil artists Sri Lankan Tamil people Living people Artists from Nova Scotia People from Halifax, Nova Scotia Year of birth missing (living people) Asian-Canadian filmmakers {{Canada-artist-stub