NYC indie Filmmaker Sujewa Ekanayake

In a Year of Six Kostrovs - Cinema Scope In a Year of Six Kostrovs - Features Cinema Scope - Cinema Scope

"After joining Narodnaya, Kostrov took up a camera and began recording its work. What emerged, in the simply titled Narodnaya (2019), was an epic documentation of a small-scale utopian project..." - cinema-scope.com/features/in-...

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First time I watched Jarmusch's Mystery Train I immediately re-watched it like 2-3 times (on VHS back then, in Chicago). Really the 1st Slow Cinema type movie that I got into. I was like - "game over, this is the way to make movies." :)

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3 interesting indie filmmakers to check out - Hong Sang-soo (By the Stream), Blake Calhoun (Casey Makes A Mixtape), Lav Diaz (Magellan) - trailers, links Info on NYC, LA, Chicago, and Atlanta, Georgia movies, shopping, real estate - including Paul Lange Rotunda Georgia real estate links.

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Kent Jones' #LateFame is a lively chronicle of different generations clashing and mixing, featuring a towering performance from Willem Dafoe.

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Looking for a fall read? We recommend new books on Clint Eastwood, Abel Ferrara, Jonathan Demme, Ed Wood, and much more.

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Restorations of Olivier Assayas’ Paris Awakens and A New Life Making North American Debut at BAM on November 4 Restorations and retrospectives are plentiful enough that it's hard to believe Oliver Assayas' early career bears no imprint on American film culture. While certain pre-Cold Water titles could be obta...

Restorations of Olivier Assayas' rarest films are coming to NYC this November.

Mistress Dispeller Review: Subdued Doc Explores Saving Marriages in China For as long as there have been relationships, there have also been affairs. It is perhaps one of the most durable narrative devices, so universal that just about anyone can find a perspective into suc...

Elizabeth Lo’s new documentary Mistress Dispeller explores a Chinese service that women can hire to get their husbands to break up with their mistresses, thus preserving their marriage.

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Aftersun Director Charlotte Wells to Helm Debbie Harry Biopic After directing not only the best debut of 2022, but the best film of that year, with the emotionally piercing, structurally captivating Aftersun, we've long awaited word on what the next feature from...

#Aftersun director Charlotte Wells is attached to helm a Debbie Harry biopic, with Florence Pugh sought to lead.

Cristian Mungiu on Fjörd, Family, Sebastian Stan, and the State of the World For all the glories that Romanian cinema has enjoyed in the last quarter-century, 2026 has the potential to outshine them all. If one man will be responsible for this, it is probably Sebastian Stan, a...

"We got along quite well and I’m happy that I started with Sebastian [Stan], because he speaks some Romanian and he wished to speak Romanian in the film."

Cristian Mungiu talks with @roryseanoc.bsky.social about his upcoming feature #Fjörd and the state of the world:

Review - doing difficult things well - making a period movie about the early 1980s with teenagers - Blake Calhoun's CASEY MAKES A MIXTAPE Info on NYC, LA, Chicago, and Atlanta, Georgia movies, shopping, real estate - including Paul Lange Rotunda Georgia real estate links.

From Oct 10 (wow, time goes by fast, it's already Oct 21 :)) - my review of Casey Makes A Mixtape movie - diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

Review: "Cosmic Disco Detective Rene and the Mystery of Immortal Time Travelers" One of the things I have learned covering independent films is that you do not need a big budget to make something entertaining. Passion, creativity and a group of talented individuals is sometimes...

"This is a delightfully fun and well written indie comedy that was as unpredictable as the first film. It is minimalistic filmmaking at its finest." - www.specialmarkproductions.com/reviews/revi...

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YouTube video by Inside the Arthouse How Do You Feel Authentically Free As a Filmmaker?

An intimate conversation from Köln ’75, Ido Fluk explores the emotional & creative journey toward artistic freedom. How do filmmakers navigate expectations, financial pressures &industry noise, while staying true to their vision? #zeitgeistFilms #KOLN75

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In memory of François Truffaut, who died forty-one years ago (I remember; it was a shock); I think that his work is still largely misunderstood because some of his best films, foremost A Gorgeous Girl Like Me and Fahrenheit 451, are both uncharacteristic and hardly available.

Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind: “Question Why You Want the Things You Want” The characters in Kelly Reichardt’s films drift and wander. Her leads often work their way through the worlds, struggling against bad impulses and worse decisions, attempting to find community, solace...

"I don’t see young people getting angry over franchise films. It’s someone selling you something in a two-hour format that’s really about selling you something else and pretending."

Kelly Reichardt on The Mastermind and not caring about audience expectations:

Review: "Cosmic Disco Detective Rene and the Mystery of Immortal Time Travelers" One of the things I have learned covering independent films is that you do not need a big budget to make something entertaining. Passion, creativity and a group of talented individuals is sometimes...

"This is a delightfully fun and well written indie comedy that was as unpredictable as the first film. It is minimalistic filmmaking at its finest." - www.specialmarkproductions.com/reviews/revi...

Review - doing difficult things well - making a period movie about the early 1980s with teenagers - Blake Calhoun's CASEY MAKES A MIXTAPE Info on NYC, LA, Chicago, and Atlanta, Georgia movies, shopping, real estate - including Paul Lange Rotunda Georgia real estate links.

From Oct 10 (wow, time goes by fast, it's already Oct 21 :)) - my review of Casey Makes A Mixtape movie - diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2025/10/revi...

YouTube video by Inside the Arthouse Inside the New York Film Festival 2025 | Dennis Lim on NYFF, Film at Lincoln Center & Oscars

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Movie Review: 'Cosmic Disco Detective Rene' Indie filmmaking at its finest, this followup to 'The Secret Society for Slow Romance' is one charming comedy.

"There’s a clarity to its vision that grounds one comfortably, no matter the oddities that occur. Cosmic Disco Detective Rene, in this way for sure, is head and shoulders above..." - www.moviegoing.rocks/cosmicdisco/

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letterboxing no longer needed for home video or web video - most screens are 16:9 now, and the regular YouTube screen is 16:9. so shoot 16:9 and release for those outlets. for theaters do a 1:85 crop file.

things space aliens on other planets do not like:
- dealing with bills
- dealing with annoying neighbors
- dealing with gigantic terror monsters from other planets
- dealing with having to keep the office organized

YouTube video by NYC Filmmaker Sujewa, 53 Spaceships Film Series On making an indie period movie - CASEY MAKES A MIXTAPE - releasing on Apple TV, getting reviews

On making an indie period movie - CASEY MAKES A MIXTAPE - releasing on Apple TV, getting reviews - interview w/ director Blake Calhoun - youtu.be/lNbILp4I7VY?...

53 SPACESHIPS — Film Noir Cinema US. 2025 Director: Sujewa Ekanayake From the writer/director of Werewolf Ninja Philosopher and Cosmic Disco Detective Rene. NYC private detectives Rene (Sujewa Ekanayake) and Allyson (Alia Lorae) se...

wrapping up work on 53 Spaceships movie soon. by early Dec we'll have a finished movie. sneak preview screening on 12/12 - more info soon! - www.filmnoircinema.com/program/2025...

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Never the Same River Twice Water colors: the Argentine filmmaker pens and paints a tribute to Hong Sangsoo’s latest “river film," By the Stream

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A massive crowd of #NoKings protesters has gathered in Times Square in New York

New to Streaming: Mr. Scorsese, The Perfect Neighbor, and My Big Bold Beautiful Journey Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. My Big Bold Beautiful Jour...

Rebecca Miller's five-hour documentary on Martin Scorsese, featuring interviews with the legendary director himself, alongside Daniel Day-Lewis, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Thelma Schoonmaker, Steven Spielberg & more, leads our streaming picks of the week.

Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. on the Creative Freedom of Short Films, Unproduced Scripts, and Staying Challenged From just his scripts alone, Charlie Kaufman is certainly one of the most distinctive voices in American cinema, be it Being John Malkovich or Adaptation. Ever since 2008’s Synecoche, New York, he’s t...

"I’d be happy if someone wants to publish Frank or Francis."

Charlie Kaufman and Eva H.D. talk with Ethan Vestby as their short film How to Shoot a Ghost makes its U.S. premiere at Woodstock Film Festival today: