Episodes

  • The Martenstyn Encounter #0006 - Nish Niruthan

    The Martenstyn Encounter #0006 - Nish Niruthan
    Jan 20 2021

    Nish Niruthan is an Indian-born Sri Lankan film executive.  Nish has been working in the Indian and Sri Lankan entertainment industry for over a decade producing multiple projects including radio, television,  video games, events abroad, big-budget Kollywood/Bollywood movies. 
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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • The Martenstyn Encounter #0005 - Shaizia Jifri

    The Martenstyn Encounter #0005 - Shaizia Jifri
    Dec 17 2020
    In episode 05, I will be talking to my good friend Shaizia Jifri. She is Theatre Professionals’ senior-most trainer and has been key in designing, implementing, and master-training much of the content for Theatre Professionals Education’s Using Drama for Learning Programme and the Creative Play in the Pre Primary.   Shaizia has taught Drama for over a decade, acquiring hands-on experience as a Drama Trainer and Therapist at several IB and IGCSE International Schools as well as low-income schools. She has worked across learner age groups, and socio-economic backgrounds, teaching to a multitude of different outcomes, and through training and mentoring drama instructors and school teachers, developed a deep articulation of her practise.   Her training is diverse and extensive, with practical training from many experts in the field. Shaizia’s training includes; German Methods of Theatre Pedagogy (Edda Holl and Sophia Steph), Theatre of the Oppressed (Marc Weinblat, Mandala Centre for Change) Teacher in Role and Process Drama methods (Maya Rao, TiE Expert, Author of NCERT Drama Curriculum, Course Leader, Theatre for Education and Social Transformation, Shiv Nadar University), Puppet Making and Manipulation (Anurupa Roy, Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust), Acting, Improvisation and Shakespeare, and Theatre for Children (Roo Jhala, Oxford School of Drama), and a number of workshops under theatre masters from across India.   Shaizia works as a puppeteer and runs workshops outside of school and uses this practice as a tool for education. Shaizia is also a visual artist and marries her experience of illustration and design thinking with her drama based work in the education space.   Shaizia has a BA(Hons) from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK.
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • The Martenstyn Encounter #0004 - Chinthika Brandstetter

    The Martenstyn Encounter #0004 - Chinthika Brandstetter
    Dec 4 2020

    In this episode, I will be talking to my good friend Chinthika Brandstetter. A Sri Lankan American Painter, Singer and, songwriter.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Martenstyn Encounter #0003 - Amit Tripuraneni

    The Martenstyn Encounter #0003 - Amit Tripuraneni
    Nov 26 2020

    Amit Tripuraneni is an award-winning independent filmmaker, globe trotter and, CrossFit coach. His second international documentary film "Spice and Silk" is expected to release in 2021.
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • The Martenstyn Encounter #0002 - Bona Palma

    The Martenstyn Encounter #0002 - Bona Palma
    Nov 19 2020

    Bona Palma is an Internationally renowned award-winning Commercial Director, filmmaker, musician and, underwater diver, and my brother from another mother. He directs high-end commercials for some of the biggest brands in the world. He is working on his first International action film starring Iko Uwais and Joe Taslim from The Raid Film Series.
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    2 hrs and 31 mins
  • The Martenstyn Encounter #0001 - Rasanga Weerasinghe

    The Martenstyn Encounter #0001 - Rasanga Weerasinghe
    Aug 21 2020

    Rasanga Weerasinghe is a Sri Lankan Canadian Filmmaker and Sketch artist. His latest film "Dishti: The Eyes Of Evil" is expected to release in 2021.
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    2 hrs and 35 mins