Jayan K. Cherian
| Jayan K. Cherian | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jayan K. Cherian Muvattupuzha, Kerala[1] |
| Ethnicity | Indian/South Asian |
| Occupation | Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Actor |
| Website | |
| http://jayankc.com/ | |
Jayan K. Cherian (Malayalam: ജയന് കെ. ചെറിയാന് ) is an Indian poet filmmaker who lives in New York, US. He used to write in Malayalam (under the name Jayan KC) and English languages. His documentary film Shape of the Shapeless got wide popularity on Many film festivals like International festival circuit, The International Film Festival of South Africa, as well as several festivals in North America. It won the Silver Jury Prize at the San Francisco Short Film Festival 2010, the Eastman Kodak award for Best Cinematography, and City Visions 2010 award for Best Documentary. Graduated with honors from Hunter College, BA in Film and Creative Writing and MFA from The City College of New York in Writing Directing Film, and Cinematography. Pappilio Buddha (2012) is his debut feature film and he made several experimental documentaries and narrative shorts such as: Shape of the Shapeless (2010) Love in the Time of Foreclosure (2009), Hidden Things (2009), Soul of Solomon (2008), Capturing the Signs of God (2008), Holy Mass (2007), Tree of Life (2007), Simulacra the Reality of the Unreal (2007), The Inner Silence of the Tumult (2007), Hid-entity (2007), and Tandava the Dance of Dissolution(2006).
Filmography
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Editor | Cinematographer | Actor | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Under the Sky | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Attacker |
| 2007 | Tree of Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Soul of Solomon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2008 | Inner Silence of the Tumult | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2009 | Kink, Inc. | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Deli Clerk |
| 2010 | Shape of the Shapeless | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| 2013 | Papilio Buddha | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
Poems
Malayalam
- Ayodhanaththinte Achuthantu (Axis of Combat)(1996)
- Ayanam vachana rekhayil(Journey on the line of verse)(1999)
- Polymorphism (2002)
- Pachakku (Like it is ) (2006)
English
- A Guerrilla Love-fight (Flight) Tactic for Cyber Coolies
- A Sonnet and Some Hanging Loose Scribbles Towards the Hub
- AXIS OF COMBAT
- Dying Declaration
- Battle
- The Broken Buddha
- When the New World Order Blooms
- *The Canonized*
- THE ALBUM OF THE NUPTIAL ROOM
- Motion on Word’s Orbit
Awards
For Film[2]
- City Visions, Best Documentary, 2010 Shape of the Shapeless
- City Visions, Best Cinematography
- Eastman Kodak Award for Best Cinematography
- SF SHORTS: The San Francisco International Festival of Short Films, Silver Jury Prize, 2010
For Literature[3]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for Ayodhanathinte Achuthandu (Axis of Combat) (1996)[1]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Kanakasri Endowment Award for “Ayanam Vachana rekhayil” (2002)
- Mathan Tharakan Award for “Ayodhanathinte Achuthantu”(axis of Combat) (1996)
- Malayalam Pathram Award
- FOKANA award for the poem 'Bhoomiyute Hrudayam'(The heart of Earth) in (1994)