Main identity for film media/press purposes: NYC filmmaker.
Sujewa Ekanayake is a Brooklyn, NY based indie filmmaker. His current project is The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2021). Ekanayake was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to the US - Maryland/DC area - in his early teens. Ekanayake briefly attended Columbia College Chicago to study film, and started making films in 1992 in the DC area. He moved to NYC in 2009.
He has made the following films, in the following order:
1 - Fresh Coffee (1992)
2 - Wild Diner (1999)
3 - Capital Heartbreak & Sweetness: 17 DC Poets (2001)
4 - Date Number One (2006)
5 - Indie Film Blogger Road Trip (2009)
6 - Brooklyn Fantastic (2009 - not completed yet - a 2021 - 2022 release),
7 - Breakthrough Weekend (2014)
8 - Werewolf Ninja Philosopher (2018)
9 - Agnes the Alien (2018 - not completed yet - a 2021-2022 release)
10 - The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2021)
Ekanayake has screened his films in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Seattle, New York City, Chicago's Facets Cinematheque, and at the Atlanta Film Festival. He has received positive press coverage from Village Voice, Chicago Tribune, and other media outlets.
He has written and published the blog DIY Filmmaker since 2006. DIY Filmmaker blog has been one of the top blogs for filmmaking news and was one of the IndieWIRE blogs at one point. DIY Filmmaker has promoted multi-ethnic filmmaking, new talent, and self-sufficiency as a useful practice for indie filmmakers.
Ekanayake promotes his film work using the label NYC FANTASTIC Sujewa Film Art.
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4.15.21 update
Sujewa Ekanayake is a Brooklyn, NY based indie filmmaker. His current project is The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2021). Ekanayake was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to the US - Maryland/DC area - in his early teens. Ekanayake briefly attended Columbia College Chicago to study film, and started making films in 1992 in the DC area. He moved to NYC in 2009.
He has made the following films, in the following order:
1 - Fresh Coffee (1992)
2 - Wild Diner (1999)
3 - Capital Heartbreak & Sweetness: 17 DC Poets (2001)
4 - Date Number One (2006)
5 - Indie Film Blogger Road Trip (2009)
6 - Brooklyn Fantastic (2009 - not completed yet - a 2021 - 2022 release),
7 - Breakthrough Weekend (2014)
8 - Werewolf Ninja Philosopher (2018)
9 - Agnes the Alien (2018 - not completed yet - a 2021-2022 release)
10 - The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2021)
Ekanayake has screened his films in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Seattle, New York City, Chicago's Facets Cinematheque, and at the Atlanta Film Festival. He has received positive press coverage from Village Voice, Chicago Tribune, and other media outlets.
He has written and published the blog DIY Filmmaker since 2006. DIY Filmmaker blog has been one of the top blogs for filmmaking news and was one of the IndieWIRE blogs at one point. DIY Filmmaker has promoted multi-ethnic filmmaking, new talent, and self-sufficiency as a useful practice for indie filmmakers.
Ekanayake promotes his film work using the label NYC FANTASTIC Sujewa Film Art.
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4.15.21 update
