Based on the novel by Shyam Selvadurai and set in Sri Lanka in the 1970s and 80s, Deepa Mehta's FUNNY BOY explores the sexual awakening of a boy named Arjie set against the backdrop of the civil war.

She explores his career and life beyond puppeteering in “Funny Boy: The Richard Hunt Biography,” published earlier this year. On Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Karen B. Johnson Library in downtown ...