tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-252099292024-03-19T07:25:08.603-04:00ARTHOUSE FILM NEWS - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene at Facets, Chicago 11/29/23Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3911125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-46401501993984835512024-03-02T21:10:00.001-05:002024-03-02T21:10:19.408-05:00Full Movie - SNEAK PREVIEW - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/W8oY9-ROuoM?si=P8D9bGpHp9KQxxpP" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-47648559674967939202024-02-26T01:57:00.003-05:002024-02-26T01:57:48.047-05:00Director Hong Sang-soo wins Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at Berlinale<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/osFh6VMjQ4A?si=R0HSzY-rb-OZDX4w" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-25435136517977644102024-02-25T06:08:00.001-05:002024-02-25T06:08:06.640-05:00Trip to Greenpoint, Brooklyn CINEMATIC look test, 4K, Canon XA50<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bDCi6Ywjzzc?si=j7a2fBxgJWMLNpiH" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-13901380099776279602024-02-25T06:05:00.004-05:002024-02-25T06:05:59.308-05:00Filmmaker Tips - Living in a major city, making indie movies (from a YouTube Live video test)<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jjWGbjOZeKQ?si=SONvDX5VJDbzemjM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-46261203055475184782024-02-25T06:03:00.001-05:002024-02-25T06:03:11.247-05:00Sony X70 (HD) Vs. Canon G70 (4K) Vs. Canon XA50 (4K) - for fiction feature filmmaking<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXqx_7cBnXQ?si=s7ByixyIsor99gP4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-86313888021801046462024-02-13T00:22:00.000-05:002024-02-13T00:22:05.367-05:00New (2024) trailer COSMIC DISCO DETECTIVE RENE: THE MYSTERY OF IMMORTAL TIME TRAVELERS sci-fi comedy<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/d3tJD10cmrc?si=SuUbwNGkTXXSWp-t" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-58670546779047635432024-02-09T05:00:00.000-05:002024-02-09T05:00:05.717-05:00Amazing Canon XA50 (similar to XA70) 4K CINEMATIC look - Brooklyn, final NEW look for a fiction film<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HGm1-cOrvhg?si=5nQqWDwIP4peHcnS" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-35348518632426495772024-01-28T07:30:00.003-05:002024-01-28T07:30:54.320-05:00New classification for cameras - Video 16 MM - Canon XA50, XA70, Sony NX80, Z90<p><span style="font-size: large;">To create a video 16 MM look the following cameras with a 15.9 MM diagonal sensor (or 1" sensor) can be used:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Canon XA50</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Canon XA70</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sony NX80</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sony Z90</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">If the video was shot and released at 4K, using one of those 4 cameras, with a color grade that's well done and resembles or exceeds the visual qualities of 16 MM film, with the video output done at highest possible tech levels - then the video can be classified as being video 16 MM or the video equivalent of something filmed on 16 MM film.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Further, to be considered video 16 MM the cameras need to have fixed lenses, XLR handles, and need to cost less than $3000 new in 2024 money (or similar in later years). The goal is to create an accessible and high quality format that can be used for indie fiction features. A format through an easy-to-use camera that can capture great visuals and audio. This format and classification of cameras are to be promoted as a new global standard for indie fiction filmmaking.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Sample test video:</span></p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LJL6vZIoNfU?si=w9i4Po_uPlW7PPVq" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-43840813112750522782024-01-28T07:12:00.001-05:002024-01-28T07:12:28.585-05:00IndieGoGo for Rick Schmidt's new film BREAD MACHINE launched<p> Get all the info on the project, perks here - <a href="https://igg.me/at/ricksbreadmovie/x#/">https://igg.me/at/ricksbreadmovie/x#/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://igg.me/at/ricksbreadmovie/x#/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="2093" data-original-width="2117" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSqhZaAPZAy6wvhOKBel-6p0on5uUgLOZJEcqyyxhqJS3LzmseEqJlW3bquyW6EK0BYbxeiaJT3mRsW8NWXbPFXT9NCDDPWUqJ0U3TPU53Z5veuA8RosYExhld_BYfSWjy2yuUABd45ub06fCfmXvpxC5I7TG85pSqT2K9oQhxXjIxMomfnHdd/w640-h632/bread%20machine%20poster.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-42879807591680672512024-01-23T19:42:00.007-05:002024-01-23T19:42:53.505-05:004 test videos Canon Vixia HF G70 - possible new camcorder for indie fiction feature filmmakers<p> </p>
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<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SHvV09E--44?si=TvKmiG70LEVVbiA9" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-11720882161361007352024-01-04T01:34:00.008-05:002024-01-04T11:20:37.773-05:00The New Indie Film Canon - 50 Films By 10 Filmmakers<p><span style="font-size: large;">By Sujewa Ekanayake</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was having an argument with the guy behind the counter at one of my local delis about wether it was possible and or useful to create a new indie film canon. Creating a list of films that are good examples of the unique art form that indie/non-Hollywood film has become over the past 30 (Dogme 95 starting around 1995) to 70 (Breathless screening at Cannes in 1960) or so years. The guy behind the counter at the deli did not think it was a good idea, but he did offer me free coffee in exchange for placing some of his favorite sci-fi horror movies on the list - if I made the list. Many of those movies involve zombie cheerleaders from outer space. I decided to pay for the coffee.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The films on this list are real indie/independent, largely non-Hollywood films. Made and often distributed without the financial backing or creative control of established, large, mainstream film studios or production companies and or distribution companies in the United States. The titles here are some of the best examples of indie films (more on that below). Watch these 50 films, get to know these filmmakers, and you will have a great understanding of modern independent/non-Hollywood film as an art form. Most of these films are arthouse dramas and or comedies. There is a lot of activity these days with other types of indie films also - such as horror films. Writers/bloggers who know about those films should make lists like this one so that more people can discover those movies. Also writers/film fans from under-represented communities and from various countries worldwide should create lists of their highly recommended movies - that will open new worlds to audiences.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">A lot of the films selected for this list were made on digital video. I feel that digital video is the best production medium for independent films, as the lower cost of using digital video makes that medium more accessible to filmmakers. I also prefer the look of digital video projects </span><span style="font-size: large;">- with some artificial film grain added when appropriate - over works made using old timey motion picture film.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Most filmmakers selected for this list have made 20 or more indie/non-Hollywood fiction features. Most - except 2 - are fiction feature filmmakers (Mekas and Everson are not). Varda has made both fiction and documentary films. The films and filmmakers were selected because I like the specific films listed and or the filmmakers/their other works, and the films and filmmakers are generally well regarded by critics, audiences, and film institutions such as arthouse theaters and film festivals.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The filmmakers were also selected for being prolific and skilled artists whose work new audiences may want to explore. The films are creative, rewarding, and entertaining (for the most part - not sure about </span><span style="font-size: large;">Jeanne Dielman</span><span style="font-size: large;">)</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">. </span><span style="font-size: large;">And these filmmakers are potential sources of inspiration for future indie filmmakers. The innovative indie filmmaking work of Mekas and Everson - even though their works are mostly documentaries - can serve as powerful starting points for new indie fiction filmmakers.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Most, if not all, films on this list can be found on VOD - through Amazon Prime, Criterion Channel, Mubi, Vimeo VOD, other outlets, and through indie distributors such as Cinema Guild and Kino Lorber. Many of these films also screen at arthouse theaters from time to time. Watch them at theaters whenever possible - for the full, cinematic, immersive experience with larger than life images and sounds. I tried to include 1 VOD link for each film - there may be many other viewing options available on the internet, do a search. Titles are linked to Letterboxd pages for each film, with a brief description or a part of the description from Letterboxd. Follow the links, explore the movies!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">For each filmmaker there is a link to: a Letterboxd page for the filmmaker (when available), a Wikipedia page, and or other pages that have general information. For some filmmakers and films additional links - to interviews, articles - have been added so that readers will have a number of items available to learn about the films. Take a look - be amazed and inspired! Indie film is both the past and the future of high quality filmed art/entertainment.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links are current and active as of January 4, 2024. That may not be the case in the future because we are looking at the indie film world - where great art is often hidden.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The List:</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">1 - </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/hong-sang-soo/" target="_blank">Hong Sang-soo</a> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"An acclaimed and prolific filmmaker, Hong is known for his <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_cinema">slow</a>-paced films about love affairs and everyday dilemmas in contemporary <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea">South Korea</a>." - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Sang-soo">Wikipedia</a></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">I once got into an illuminating discussion about Hong Sang-soo films with a woman who was dressed up as an ostrich - on the subway.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/walk-up/" target="_blank">Walk Up</a> -</span> "<span style="font-size: large;">A middle-aged film director and the daughter he hasn’t seen in years visit a building owned by an interior designer." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Walk_Up?gl=US&hl=en&id=ZDSr6dLuDdQ.P&pli=1" target="_blank">Google Play</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/in-another-country/" target="_blank">In Another Country</a> - "There are three women named Anne, and each woman consecutively visits the seaside town of Mohang." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://kinonow.com/film/in-another-country/5d56cb5087988b4153de0b99" target="_blank">Kino Now</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-day-he-arrives/" target="_blank">The Day He Arrives</a> - "A film director who no longer makes films, Seongjun arrives in Seoul to meet a close friend." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Day_He_Arrives?gl=US&hl=en&id=98eTS2iBlh4.P" target="_blank">Google Play</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/tale-of-cinema/" target="_blank">Tale of Cinema</a> - "In Seoul, a suicidal student meets a young woman who decides to join him in his fatal gesture." - Letterboxd </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0I9Y1OB8J1JBSWO6M3CJ9DGQVR/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=justusqxg9-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-day-after-2017/" target="_blank">The Day After</a> - "On her first day at work, Areum replaces a woman who broke up with the boss." - Letterboxd </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Day_After?gl=US&hl=en&id=4_Zq-jGx1I0.P" target="_blank">Google Play</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">2 - </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/jean-luc-godard-1/" target="_blank">Jean-Luc Godard</a> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"He was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-war_era">post-war era</a>. According to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllMovie">AllMovie</a>, his work "revolutionized the motion picture form" through its experimentation with narrative, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuity_editing">continuity</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_sound">sound</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinematography">camerawork</a>." - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Luc_Godard">Wikipedia</a></span><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/goodbye-to-language/" target="_blank">Goodbye to Language</a> - "A second film begins. The same as the first. And yet, not. From the human species, we move on to metaphor." - Letterboxd</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Goodbye_To_Language?gl=US&hl=en&id=Rtn8RreQ06o&pli=1" target="_blank">Google Play</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/alphaville/" target="_blank">Alphaville</a> - "An American private-eye, arrives in Alphaville, a futuristic city on another planet which is ruled by an evil scientist named Von Braun,..." - Letterboxd</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://kinonow.com/film/alphaville-special-edition-aka-alphaville-une-etrange-aventure-de-lemmy-caution/5cf925f6620dd2208bb04d81" target="_blank">Kino Now</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">One Halloween weekend in Maryland several of us kids in the neighborhood dressed up as Lemmy Caution from Godard's Alphaville. We walked somewhat slanted down the street, at an angle - an idea taken from the movie. An old lady called the police - she thought we were some kind of a nutty religious cult.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/breathless/" target="_blank">Breathless</a> - "A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- Letterboxd</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/directed-by-jean-luc-godard/season:1/videos/breathless" target="_blank">Criterion Channel</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/weekend-1967/" target="_blank">Weekend</a> - "A supposedly idyllic weekend trip to the countryside turns into a never-ending nightmare of traffic jams, revolution, cannibalism and murder..." - Letterboxd</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/weekend/videos/weekend" target="_blank">Criterion Channel</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/detective/" target="_blank">Detective</a> - "...Inspector Neveu looks into a murder that took place years before..." - Letterboxd</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0QDTSDUQ46OWCAWFGIB3CUPZGI/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=justusqxg9-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">3 -</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span> </span><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/agnes-varda/" target="_blank">Agnès Varda</a></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"Director <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Scorsese">Martin Scorsese</a> described Varda as "one of the Gods of Cinema". Among several other accolades, Varda received an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palme_d%27Or#Honorary_Palme_d" or="">Honorary Palme d'Or</a> at the 2015 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a>, becoming the first woman to win the award, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Lion">Golden Lion</a> for Vagabond at the 1985 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Film_Festival">Venice Film Festival</a>, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Honorary_Award">Academy Honorary Award</a>, and a nomination for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Documentary_Feature">Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature</a> for Faces Places, becoming the oldest person to be nominated for a competitive Oscar. In 2017, she became the first female director to win an honorary Oscar. - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnès_Varda">Wikipedia</a>"<br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/cleo-from-5-to-7/" target="_blank">Cléo from 5 to 7</a> - "Agnès Varda eloquently captures Paris in the sixties with this real-time portrait of a singer set adrift in the city as she awaits test results of a biopsy." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/cleo-from-5-to-7-1/videos/cleo-from-5-to-7">Criterion Channel</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-gleaners-and-i/" target="_blank">The Gleaners and I</a> - "Varda focuses her eye on gleaners: those who scour already-reaped fields for the odd potato or turnip." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-gleaners-and-i/videos/the-gleaners-and-i" target="_blank">Criterion Channel </a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/vagabond/" target="_blank">Vagabond</a> - "Mona is fiercely independent, craving freedom over comfort,..." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/vagabond/videos/vagabond" target="_blank">Criterion Channel</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/le-bonheur/" target="_blank">Le Bonheur</a> - "Though married to the good-natured, beautiful Thérèse, young husband and father François finds himself falling unquestioningly into an affair with an attractive postal worker." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/le-bonheur/videos/le-bonheur-trailer" target="_blank">Criterion Channel</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-beaches-of-agnes/" target="_blank">The Beaches of Agnès</a> - "Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/the-beaches-of-agnes/videos/the-beaches-of-agnes" target="_blank">Criterion Channel </a><br /></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">4 - </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/chantal-akerman/" target="_blank">Chantal Akerman</a></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"According to multiple critics and film scholars, Akerman's influence on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_cinema">feminist</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avant-garde">avant-garde</a> cinema is substantial, with at least one scholar calling her "one of the most significant directors of our times." - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_Akerman">Wikipedia </a></span><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Film 1 -</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/je-tu-il-elle/" target="_blank">Je, Tu, Il, Elle</a> - "A woman suffers a subdued psychological breakdown in the wake of a devastating breakup." - Letterboxd</span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/je-tu-il-elle/videos/je-tu-il-elle" target="_blank">Criterion Channel</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/news-from-home/" target="_blank">News From Home</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">Filmed images of the City are accompanied by the texts of Chantal Akerman’s loving mother back home in Brussels." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/news-from-home/videos/news-from-home" target="_blank">Criterion Channel </a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">I had a history teacher who was very proud of accidentally being in Akerman's movie News From Home (he was in a crowd shot, in a shot of a street, did not know he was being filmed, and the filmmakers did not know him). He was, at the time, in the 1970's, on the run from the law for carrying out an elaborate and disturbing UFO prank, and was hiding out in Manhattan. The police saw him in Akerman's movie and caught up with him. While in jail he got his master's degree on the history of Portugal and decided to teach, become an honest member of society. He said Akerman's movie - in many ways - saved his life.</span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-meetings-of-anna/" target="_blank">The Meetings of Anna</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">On a trip across Western Europe to promote her newest release, filmmaker Anna encounters several individuals—familiar and otherwise—and attends to their discontents." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/les-rendez-vous-d-anna/videos/les-rendez-vous-d-anna" target="_blank">Criterion Channel </a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/almayers-folly/" target="_blank">Almayer’s Folly</a> - "A tale of an occidental merchant, Kaspar Almayer, whose dreams of riches for his beloved daughter, Nina, collapse under the weight of his own greed and prejudice." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0FJTXIL7H8UM7VHWWKQDFJY1K9/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=justusqxg9-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/jeanne-dielman-23-quai-du-commerce-1080-bruxelles/" target="_blank">Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles</a> - "A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0ST94H4E2OGWE45D7DM6X34WCB/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=justusqxg9-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">This movie is not like any of the other movies on this list. It is the slowest of slow cinema, and is not filmed entertainment as most people know it. However, many critics champion it and they found it to be the one of the most important films of all times - the "greatest film of all time" in their opinion - at <a href="https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time" target="_blank">this BFI list</a>. So, perhaps a film that should be studied by future indie filmmakers. Perhaps the form of the film can be used as a source of inspiration for other types of stories/content.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">5 - </span><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/lav-diaz/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lav Diaz</span></a></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"He is frequently known as one of the key members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_cinema">slow cinema</a> movement, and has made several of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_films">longest narrative films</a> on record. Diaz is one of the most critically acclaimed contemporary Filipino filmmakers." - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lav_Diaz">Wikipedia</a></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">In Sri Lanka I once saw a large, old tree with thousands of bats - the flying animal. Science has so far been unable to figure out if bats are birds or some other kind of animal. I wonder if they have giant bats in the Philippines. We may never know, as information like that is often hidden by governments. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/norte-the-end-of-history/" target="_blank">Norte, The End of History</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">A man is wrongly jailed for murder while the real killer roams free." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;">- </span><span style="font-size: large;">at</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Norte_The_End_of_History?id=KdnnF4xWMOg&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank">Google Play</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/from-what-is-before/" target="_blank">From What Is Before</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">The Philippines, 1972. Mysterious things are happening in a remote barrio. Wails are heard from the forest,..." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- </span><span style="font-size: large;">at <a href="https://mubi.com/en/us/films/from-what-is-before" target="_blank">Mubi</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-woman-who-left/" target="_blank">The Woman Who Left</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">For Horacia Somorostro, living has become a veritable reclusion perpetua, an imprisonment." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0G9FTA0I8FLSLUK54L3I3WUOCQ/ref=atv_dl_rdr?tag=justusqxg9-20" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/evolution-of-a-filipino-family/" target="_blank">Evolution of a Filipino Family</a> - "An intimate epic made with uncompromising and austere seriousness that patiently and methodically observes the collapse and hopeful revival of a poor farming clan, meant to symbolize a nation’s history spanning 1971 to 1987." - Letterboxd<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">- at <a href="https://mubi.com/en/us/films/evolution-of-a-filipino-family" target="_blank">Mubi</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/west-side-avenue/" target="_blank">West Side Avenue </a>/Batang West Side- "A Filipino teenager is shot to death on the sidewalk of New Jersey, USA. An investigation starts into his death. His family members and friends are interviewed." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://shop.trigon-film.org/en/DVD_Edition_Filmmuseum/Batang_West_Side" target="_blank">Trigon-Film, the DVD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">6 -</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/rick-schmidt/" target="_blank">Rick Schmidt</a></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"Rick Schmidt has been creating films since the seventies and "Sticky Wicket" is his 26th feature. His films have been screened in film festivals around the world, including Sundance's Dramatic Competition (Grand Jury Prize nomination), Slamdance, Rotterdam, Berlin International, New Directors/New Films, the Museum of Modern Art (NY), and has received critical praise from top film critics." - Letterboxd</span><p><span style="font-size: large;">- <a href="https://mubi.com/en/cast/rick-schmidt" target="_blank">Mubi</a> (did not see a Wikipedia page for this filmmaker)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Many of Schmidt's films are produced and co-directed by him and several other filmmakers, using a filmmaking workshop format/method of organizing and creating the projects. But because all or most of the films are similar in form, Schmidt has a strong creative voice in the movies and can be considered the primary author of the works.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/chetzemokas-curse/" target="_blank">Chetzemoka's Curse</a></span><span style="font-size: large;"> - Dogme #10 - "ONLY THE SECOND AMERICAN DOGME 95 MOVIE - Chetzemoka’s Curse is about a young, twenty-something woman, Maya (Maya Berthoud), who is haunted by the memory of her first love and her subsequent betrayal."</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/dogme10" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://vimeo.com/167341679" target="_blank">American Orpheus</a> - </span><span style="font-size: large;">""The inconceivable seems possible." – ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL - "Intended as a tribute to Jean Cocteau's classic ORPHÉE, Rick Schmidt gives the Orpheus legend a very contemporary twist." - <a href="https://vimeo.com/167341679" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://vimeo.com/167341679" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/prospects/" target="_blank">Prospects</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">The old west is certainly dead, but Colorado pack burro racers don’t know it yet. Everett Winfield - played by five-time world champion burro racer Curtis Imrie - runs and breeds his own stock. But all is not well at the ranch." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/prospects" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/morgans-cake/" target="_blank">Morgan's Cake </a> - </span><span style="font-size: large;">“MORGAN’S CAKE is the story of a young man (Morgan Schmidt-Feng) about to turn 18, and all the problems that are set to befall him. His girlfriend is pregnant, he’s just lost his job, his mother is deserting him for a career move to New York City, and his divorced dad (Willie Boy Walker) can barely afford the small office space in which they live. Morgan’s most pressing problem is whether or not to register for the draft..." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/morganscake" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - </span><a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/beardance" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Bear Dance</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">BEAR DANCE, shot in Portugal during the 2002 Figueira da Foz International Film Festival, discusses the sanity and insanity of daily life, cultures colliding, young and old meshing in a common stew of modern humanity in new-millennium turmoil." - Vimeo VOD</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/beardance" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">7 - </span><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/joe-swanberg/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Joe Swanberg</span></a></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"His films often focus on relationships, sex, technology, and the filmmaking process, and include V/H/S (2012), Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007), Win It All (2017), Digging For Fire (2015), and Nights and Weekends (2008)" - Letterboxd</span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Swanberg" target="_blank">- Wikipedia</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I saw one of Swanberg's earliest films - did not connect with it. Then later on I did connect with films such as All the Light in the Sky, Silver Bullets. Swanberg once boxed a film critic.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/all-the-light-in-the-sky/" target="_blank">All the Light in the Sky</a> - "An insomniac actress is facing the waning days of her career, when her niece pays a visit to her Malibu house." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/All-Light-Sky-Jane-Adams/dp/B00HI366EG">Amazon/Fandor</a> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(not certain that the film is still available there)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/silver-bullets/" target="_blank">Silver Bullets</a> - "An actress and her filmmaker boyfriend experience turbulence in their relationship when she accepts a role in a werewolf film." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Bullets-Kate-Lyn-Sheil/dp/B00BP4VX2E">Amazon/Fandor</a> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">(not certain that the film is still available there)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/digging-for-fire/" target="_blank">Digging for Fire</a> - "Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim’s discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard." - Letterboxd<br /></span><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Digging_for_Fire?gl=US&hl=en&id=NnzuJA2YTJI&pli=1" target="_blank">Google Play</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/uncle-kent/" target="_blank">Uncle Kent</a> - "A pothead kid’s show cartoonist in Los Angeles spends a weekend trying to sleep with his visiting house guest - a woman from New York who he met on Chatroulette." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Uncle_Kent?gl=US&hl=en&id=dhvmWr93Aao" target="_blank">Google Play</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/win-it-all/" target="_blank">Win It All</a> - "A gambling addict faces a conflict when entrusted with keeping a bunch of money that isn’t his." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80134527" target="_blank">Netflix</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">8 - </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/haile-gerima-2/" target="_blank">Haile Gerima</a> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"Haile Gerima (born March 4, 1946) is an Ethiopian filmmaker who lives and works in the United States. He is a leading member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Rebellion">L.A. Rebellion</a> film movement, also known as the Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers. Since 1975, Haile has been a film professor at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_University">Howard University</a> in Washington, D.C. He is best known for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sankofa_(1993_film)">Sankofa</a> (1993), which won two awards." </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">- </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haile_Gerima" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Wikipedia</span></a></div><div><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata" style="-webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; border: 0px; caret-color: rgb(15, 15, 15); color: #0f0f0f; display: -webkit-box; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 2.8rem; margin: 0px; max-height: 5.6rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-overflow: ellipsis; word-break: break-word;"><br /></h1><span style="font-size: large;">Video - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uFaCo4NUtg" target="_blank">Sankofa (1993) Haile Gerima and His Comrades | Academy Museum </a></span><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/sankofa/" target="_blank">Sankofa</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/81495287" target="_blank">Netflix</a> </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/adwa/" target="_blank">Adwa</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">In 1896, Ethiopia, an African nation, largely armed with spears and knives, defeats a well-equipped and organized Italian military bent on colonization." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- on DVD through <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Adwa-Haile-Gerima/dp/B0015H4IMS" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/harvest-3000-years/" target="_blank">Harvest: 3000 Years</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">In this meditative film the everyday lives of poor Ethiopian peasants are shown using documentary as well as storytelling techniques, with its drama arising out of the timeless yet persistent issues of their lives." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- possibly soon on DVD from <a href="https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/rentals/harvest-3-000-years-166444.html" target="_blank">Cinema Paradiso</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- clips, perhaps the entire movie may be available at various free sites, for academic/research purposes - look around</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/ashes-and-embers/" target="_blank">Ashes and Embers</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">Ashes and Embers is an original screenplay by Haile Gerima, about a Vietnam veteran, who, several years after the war, is struggling to come to terms with his role in the war, and his role as a Black person in America." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- may eventually become available on DVD from <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001U9SCQY?tag=letterboxd-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US" target="_blank">Amazon</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 -<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/teza/" target="_blank"> Teza</a> - "</span><span style="font-size: large;">The Ethiopian intellectual Anberber returns to his native country during the repressive totalitarian regime of Haile Mariam Mengistu and the recognition of his own displacement and powerlessness at the dissolution of his people’s humanity and social values." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- on DVD at <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087SFGBHZ?tag=letterboxd-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1&language=en_US" target="_blank">Amazon</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span><span style="font-size: large;">9 - </span><a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/jonas-mekas/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jonas Mekas</span></a></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"Mekas' film The Brig was awarded the Grand Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1963. Other films include Walden (1969), Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (1972), Lost Lost Lost (1975), Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol (1990), Scenes from the Life of George Maciunas (1992), As I was Moving Ahead I saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty (2000), Letter from Greenpoint (2005), Sleepless Nights Stories (2011) and Out-takes from the Life of a Happy Man. In 2007, he completed a series of 365 short films released on the internet -- one film every day..." - Letterboxd</span><p><span style="font-size: large;">- <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Mekas" target="_blank">Wikipedia </a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/out-takes-from-the-life-of-a-happy-man/" target="_blank">Out-Takes from the Life of a Happy Man</a> - "A motion picture composed of brief diaristic scenes not used in completed films from the years 1960-2000; and self-referential video footage taped during the editing. Brief glimpses of family, friends, girl-friends, the City, seasons of the year, travels." - Letterboxd<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">- </span><span style="font-size: medium;">at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/mekasouttakes" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/reminiscences-of-a-journey-to-lithuania/" target="_blank">Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania</a> - "A 1971–72 documentary film by Jonas Mekas. It revolves around Mekas’ trip back to Semeniškiai, the village of his birth." - Letterboxd<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">- </span><span style="font-size: medium;">at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/reminiscences" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 -</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/diaries-notes-and-sketches/" target="_blank">Diaries, Notes, and Sketches/Walden</a> - "An epic portrait of the New York avant-garde art scene of the 60s."<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">- </span><span style="font-size: medium;">at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/walden/" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a> for some regions</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/sleepless-nights-stories/" target="_blank">Sleepless Nights Stories</a> - "Director Jonas Mekas travels through New York nights, through apartments, studios, backstage rooms, galleries, bars, and clubs. Encountering old acquaintances like Ken and Flo Jacobs, Yoko Ono, friends, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sleepless" target="_blank">Vimeo VOD</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/a-letter-from-greenpoint/" target="_blank">A Letter from Greenpoint</a> - "In February 2004, after 30 years of my life in SoHo, I made a decision to leave SoHo and move to Greenpoint, Brooklyn. This video is about what it feels like to leave a place in which one has spent more time than any other place, and which was also the place of my family life." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- info on the movie at <a href="https://mubi.com/en/us/films/a-letter-from-greenpoint#" target="_blank">Mubi</a>, may become available to view there in the future</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">10 -</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://letterboxd.com/director/kevin-jerome-everson/" target="_blank">Kevin Jerome Everson</a></span></p><span style="font-size: large;">"Kevin Jerome Everson is an artist and maker of numerous short films and features about the lives and myths of the working-class black Americans. In 2006, Everson was voted one of the 25 most important new faces in independent cinema by Filmmaker Magazine." - Letterboxd <br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Jerome_Everson">- Wikipedia </a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Video - <a href="https://youtu.be/88w_i8eRgvM?si=q8G-tf0DUKW3iBap" target="_blank">Claire Denis, Joachim Trier, and Kevin Jerome Everson | Film Comment Live: Filmmakers Chat | NYFF55</a></span></p><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 1 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/bzv/" target="_blank">BZV</a> - "A film about the result of labor. A couple uses their hard earned wages in search of furniture, citizens’ leisurely water skiing and fishing. BZV was shot in and around Brazzaville, The Republic of Congo." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.vdb.org/titles/bzv" target="_blank">Video Data Bank </a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 2 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/ears-nose-and-throat/" target="_blank">Ears, Nose, and Throat</a> - "In Kevin Jerome Everson’s deeply affecting Ears, Nose and Throat, a woman’s testimonial faculties are confirmed through medical examinations before she recites a tragic story, whose horrors we don’t see, hear, or smell, but can imagine far too easily." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/ears-nose-and-throat/videos/ears-nose-and-throat" target="_blank">Criterion Channel</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 3 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/tonsler-park/" target="_blank">Tonsler Park</a> - "Tonsler Park observes, in black and white 16mm, the democratic process in action, at Charlottesville, Virginia voting precincts, over the course of Election Day, November 8, 2016." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- may become available to watch from <a href="https://mubi.com/en/us/films/tonsler-park" target="_blank">Mubi</a> in the future, site has trailer</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 4 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/erie/" target="_blank">Erie</a> - "Erie consists of a series of single take vignettes in and around communities near Lake Erie that relate to Black migration in the USA, contemporary conditions, folks concentrating on the task at hand, theater and famous art objects." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/erie/videos/erie" target="_blank">Criterion Channel</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Film 5 - <a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/black-bus-stop/" target="_blank">Black Bus Stop</a> - "Students reclaim a popular gathering spot on the campus of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville." - Letterboxd</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">- at <a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/videos/black-bus-stop">Criterion Channel </a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Related Special Mentions/List 2: There are 1000s of other indie-related filmmakers who make excellent work that should be explored. Many have not yet made 10-20 indie fiction features. Some have made 1 or more indie fiction features and moved on to working with large budgets and well known Hollywood actors. Some are unique film world institutions - working in-between the indie world and the Hollywood level mainstream film world - directors such as Jarmusch or Lynch. Several directors to explore (not in any order): Jim Jarmusch, Ang Lee, Wong Kar-wai, John Cassavetes, David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Satyajit Ray, Whit Stillman, Bela Tarr, Kelly Reichardt, Hal Hartley, Wayne Wang, Ingrid Veninger, Carlos Reygadas, Mira Nair, Nadav Lapid, Dan Mirvish, Miranda July, Jon Moritsugu, Spike Lee, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders, Duplass brothers, Aaron Katz and other Mumblecore filmmakers, Dogme 95 filmmakers, InDigEnt filmmakers, French New Wave filmmakers and filmmakers from around the world who were inspired by the New Wave. And there are many more that are not mentioned here - but you can start with the filmmaker names and film titles on this list and read, watch, dive into the indie related film world. Established critics such as <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/richard-brody" target="_blank">Richard Brody</a>, <a href="https://www.rogerebert.com/contributors/matt-zoller-seitz" target="_blank">Matt Zoller Seitz</a>, <a href="https://time.com/author/stephanie-zacharek/" target="_blank">Stephanie Zacharek</a>, and newcomers such as <a href="https://www.moviegoing.rocks" target="_blank">Bill Arceneaux</a>, <a href="https://somewhatcyclops.com" target="_blank">Jamie Toth</a>, and the long running publication <a href="https://filmthreat.com" target="_blank">Film Threat</a> often write about interesting indie and or arthouse filmmakers. Arthouse theaters such as <a href="https://filmforum.org" target="_blank">Film Forum in NYC</a>, <a href="https://facets.org" target="_blank">Facets in Chicago</a>, and <a href="https://www.laemmle.com/theater/glendale" target="_blank">Laemmle Glendale in LA</a> often show new and established indie/arthouse filmmakers - take a look at their offerings. Also look at news articles and posts about film festivals and DIY screenings (<a href="https://www.cinefile.info" target="_blank">Cine-file in Chicago</a> and other similar sites have info) to see which new indie filmmakers are releasing work.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The End</span></p><span style="font-size: large;">Death - the end title of all end titles - comes for most of us eventually, so I hear. Until then we have films. And some of those films should be amazing real indie/non-Hollywood films. Our ancient ancestors hunting giant bison, fighting off saber tooth tigers, and creating shadow plays of their great exploits on cave walls probably would have wanted it that way. Stories from this infinite and eternal universe look great on digital video, when told by non-Hollywood filmmakers. Hollywood films are limited - by budgets, by box office demands, by famous, attractive young actors, and by traditions as to what kind of stories they can tell and how they can tell those stories. Indie films have a lot more freedom. They are a gateway to more interesting worlds. They often have more jazz, more disco, more poetry, and are sometimes like the man who practiced that one kick 10,000 times in that one Bruce Lee quote.</span><p><span style="font-size: large;">*</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Copyright 2024 Sujewa Ekanayake</span></p></div></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-11714219385130116292023-12-04T16:34:00.000-05:002023-12-04T16:34:07.416-05:00Live interview with Sujewa Ekanayake, director of Cosmic Disco Detective Rene, at 7 PM CST/8 PM EST on Mon 12/4<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dw1YAbaJ9lI?si=Y785J9RjdRtpqcpe" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-24693428867662287032023-11-22T03:33:00.004-05:002023-11-25T04:23:35.690-05:00Main blog for 11/29/23 Facets, Chicago film event Indie Discovery LA In Chicago at https://idlachicago.blogspot.com<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Main blog for 11/29/23 Facets, Chicago film event Indie Discovery LA In Chicago at <a href="https://idlachicago.blogspot.com">https://idlachicago.blogspot.com</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-22092115015955095552023-11-21T00:13:00.005-05:002023-11-25T04:23:59.720-05:00Amazing arthouse film event - discussion on 11/29 Indie Discovery LA In Chicago at Facets, Chicago!<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0dAJ4WTD9wI?si=Bu9T63s9JBI-FkY3" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">All info on the 11/29 event, tix, trailers here - <a href="https://www.indiediscoveryla.com/">https://www.indiediscoveryla.com/</a></span></div><div><br /></div><div><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-81991257829452242752023-11-13T03:08:00.001-05:002023-11-25T04:24:14.301-05:00Bristol Fashion, Only In Theaters, Cosmic Disco Detective Rene to screen at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago event Facets, Chicago on Nov 29<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.indiediscoveryla.com" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1963" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhyphenhyphennjD_WemWjMf2unYoOkvdV5jYf-PHk4WyWi2tQz8GOkkDi7EwHFEDNkooV7Pu0mu3v2YVt1mxfQt67u0x_kF-F0YHMr8Duk9U6TroR-Uws07FY12uB_m8ycsvBpSsWD89FoH2kQRtyJFHChpDddTcB-vnmfhEY7GudtsCCjz1YYD7HEtXVu/w640-h384/facets%20image%20IDLA%20Chicago.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">All info and tix links here - <a href="https://www.indiediscoveryla.com/">https://www.indiediscoveryla.com/</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-68961389930494584032023-11-13T03:03:00.003-05:002023-11-25T04:24:38.890-05:00Bristol Fashion screening 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Get info and tix here - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="829" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zZmzy8n80eXfPuxKpJ3R9xf0Irh01jtLXK67_dCPSOkZqoC-bbsLUoKqbfo7WXsp7WB7NdcfKCJRD0gBNG3fHOSFDzbRABPciHT-10pZ-yrVzRDB8-pInYgCHp-HyEZMPjqGB0WkpGj-jKiwqibDhazqMX0Pwu8xobzQL37uXd3sPKsmYAGa/w422-h640/BF%20poster.png" width="422" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.indiediscoveryla.com" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1963" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhyphenhyphennjD_WemWjMf2unYoOkvdV5jYf-PHk4WyWi2tQz8GOkkDi7EwHFEDNkooV7Pu0mu3v2YVt1mxfQt67u0x_kF-F0YHMr8Duk9U6TroR-Uws07FY12uB_m8ycsvBpSsWD89FoH2kQRtyJFHChpDddTcB-vnmfhEY7GudtsCCjz1YYD7HEtXVu/w640-h384/facets%20image%20IDLA%20Chicago.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p></div><br /><p><br /></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-37716671276782175042023-09-16T01:50:00.001-04:002023-09-16T01:50:52.198-04:00Why make completely indie films every day?<p>Completely indie films are films that the filmmaker/director/auteur can launch, complete, and distribute on their own. Outside of Hollywood or streamers.</p><p>The reasons to make these movies:</p><p>1 - Hollywood movies and shows, also streamers' movies and shows, are not very good. It's watered down formulaic content. Real indie arthouse movies can be much better.</p><p>2 - It's art making. A way to live. A way to connect with the world.</p><p>3 - The full story of the world can be told. Diverse movies. Post-colonial and anti-colonial movies. Healthy movies - not insane ultra-capitalist maximalist nightmare movies :). Movies where positive aspects of life can be celebrated, enjoyed.</p><p><br /></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-21425000526063827162023-09-16T01:45:00.001-04:002023-11-25T04:25:52.063-05:00Sujewa Ekanayake Interview - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene<p> </p>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YGT7MivRS5A?si=L4WpwWRZfBylou-V" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe><div><br /></div><div><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-90404178063039109712023-09-15T05:05:00.007-04:002023-11-25T04:25:35.094-05:00‘Godard par Godard’ (2023) doc review link<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrovYoRSuf0mGVqzM9ZhgGDpnZ3VnU1PEX5gxsQMVcPPfemBYGzXpDdKu0nKiipDKAVqayT2m03pXuAIKwZoNwCYKfR9zSm7XZ5KdhSm1rWE6pakPW4TUdqYHgfGc_y2Ckqxciv4O47TY_uRffrwP8l52wJF_GEJ_aHK5Zo2IyMZO1YQ0q6hAp/s1466/godard%20par%20godard%20poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1466" data-original-width="1029" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrovYoRSuf0mGVqzM9ZhgGDpnZ3VnU1PEX5gxsQMVcPPfemBYGzXpDdKu0nKiipDKAVqayT2m03pXuAIKwZoNwCYKfR9zSm7XZ5KdhSm1rWE6pakPW4TUdqYHgfGc_y2Ckqxciv4O47TY_uRffrwP8l52wJF_GEJ_aHK5Zo2IyMZO1YQ0q6hAp/w450-h640/godard%20par%20godard%20poster.png" width="450" /></a></div><br /><p></p>From the review - "One of the grand paradoxes of <a href="https://variety.com/t/jean-luc-godard/">Jean-Luc Godard</a> is that he was a radical, an outlier, a filmmaker who guarded his purity and always looked askance at “the system,” yet because the nature of filmmaking is that it requires a lot of money, and is connected to fame, and produces images that can spread with iconic power, Godard was an outsider who was also an insider; a poet of cinema who made himself a celebrity; an artist who bridged the larger-than-life, old-school ethos of movies with the forbidding imperatives of the avant-garde."<br /><p>Read the review here - <a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/godard-par-godard-review-1235620696/">https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/godard-par-godard-review-1235620696/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-37061978612087129942023-09-15T04:46:00.004-04:002023-11-25T04:25:17.847-05:00arthouse film news: new Godard movie trailer, Cosmic Disco Detective Rene trailer, VOD link<p> </p>
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<iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/847962416?h=527898cb7e" width="640"></iframe><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/847962416">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene (2023) from Indie Discovery LA Film Series 2023 - limited VOD (8/20 - 10/1/23)</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/sujewa">Sujewa Ekanayake</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p></div></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-75385791906500573892023-08-05T20:52:00.001-04:002023-11-25T04:26:21.688-05:00THREE WORLDS by Amir Motlagh screening at Indie Discovery LA Film Series 2023 at Laemmle Glendale 8/4 - 10<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic;">Three Worlds</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> is a psychological, genre-bending, experimental drama that explores the three lives, or 'worlds,' of a man who undergoes an experiment that triggers haunting memories and alternate life memories.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />“It’s rare to mix rawness with beauty.” — Pinnland Empire</span></span></p><p>*</p><p>Get all info on screenings here - <a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/three-worlds-0">https://www.laemmle.com/film/three-worlds-0</a></p><p>Breaking News: </p>ACTRESS KEATON SHYLER, EDITOR BRYAN TUCK FROM THREE WORLDS AT LAEMMLE GLENDALE FOR SUN 8/6, 1:30 PM SCREENING - <a href="https://www.indiediscoveryla.com/blog/actress-keaton-shyler-editor-bryan-tuck-from-three-worlds-at-laemmle-glendale-for-sun-86-130-pm-screening">https://www.indiediscoveryla.com/blog/actress-keaton-shyler-editor-bryan-tuck-from-three-worlds-at-laemmle-glendale-for-sun-86-130-pm-screening</a><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/three-worlds-0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1177" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz_m-ULG7JjuWVjEQeT-iWQaQG-rXTCq-u-tDPcYIsZ-2wbPqovUNNl-j5474KNSUFy_9hNpjZYuQquM-rzRDYFVlj0VVgFQEWgkG5EEXD6Qq2UdmXeeHJ7Q-s5A5FLZJ3FmqVtYhEc2czoksZd4bIrX4y9o3wFyHv_KVyNCQFIv4CxGUFr8d/w640-h434/LG%203W%20other%20movies.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/three-worlds-0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1833" data-original-width="2377" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8bJXWQYisKq25Utqf_K1afXBRg6fQymC_ETyLk5wlyjZ_ewGrgtCih9fOB7vQMI5u_GhiqkKTTkrDkbxcfK1CCi8THBhJJu79vSFp30W6QCWDpWmGLOHmFBcZRCMYOt7JJhAvCxWwxSr24ALaF4wxE1KRzWVBJQglpRv1Ej0R1E5LGL4SmCY/w640-h494/three%20worlds%20promo.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/three-worlds-0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1027" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6johDle8eyBEzYogv-E7dpukgXL_0zsgK9CkZ07198m4WbYlm542Y8Hxa-Qw0qDquEe5Vi5CuE0y2l05J4BxxzMPpSVHNI2mvMCVTXdEN-AvDotAGPNTtPLq2spu4OTBJJVDofmeeR9HK5NATvILn1wM8zOgorVTLey5fYKg1Uwo-ph6xvyuG/w486-h640/three%20worlds%20poster%20for%20theater.png" width="486" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-45591212199789698092023-07-20T09:32:00.000-04:002023-07-20T09:32:19.384-04:00Trailers - 2 summer movies about nuclear weapons: the comedy COSMIC DISCO DETECTIVE RENE from Indie Discovery LA Film Series, and OPPENHEIMER<p> </p>
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<p><a href="https://vimeo.com/846494370">COSMIC DISCO DETECTIVE RENE (2023) NYC indie sci-fi comedy main trailer 7.19.23</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/sujewa">Sujewa Ekanayake</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p>More on Rene screenings here - <a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-secret-society-slow-romance-2">https://www.laemmle.com/film/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-secret-society-slow-romance-2</a></p><p>*</p><p><a href="https://www.laemmle.com/film/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-secret-society-slow-romance-2"><br /></a>
<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uYPbbksJxIg" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-21390942815299979162023-05-24T00:27:00.001-04:002023-11-25T04:26:49.392-05:00ONLY IN THEATERS doc interview with director Raphael Sbarge, film reviewer Jamie Toth, filmmaker Sujewa Ekanayake, VOD links, other links<iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xXEuNkFEo1k" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe>
<p> </p><p>*</p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Links</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Bristol Fashion at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 5 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bristol-fashion-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643169087?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Only In Theaters at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 7 PM, with director for Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/only-in-theaters-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756643329567?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Cosmic Disco Detective Rene And The Mystery Of Immortal Time Travelers at Indie Discovery LA In Chicago film event on 11/29/23 at Facets, Chicago - 9 PM, with director at Q&A - <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-screening-idla-in-chicago-event-at-facets-tickets-756647010577?aff=erelpanelorg</a></span></p><p>*</p><p>VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html</a><br /><br />More VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html</a></p><p>*</p><p>*</p><p>11 links for Only In Theaters doc - LA arthouse theaters history</p><p> </p><p>Only in Theaters Review – The Daily Free Press, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-review-daily-free.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-review-daily-free.html</a></div><div><br /></div><p>VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html</a><br /><br />More VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html</a></p><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Only in Theaters upcoming screenings schedule, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-upcoming-screenings.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-upcoming-screenings.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - LA Daily News article on Only In Theaters, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-la-daily-news-article-on-only-in.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-la-daily-news-article-on-only-in.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Santa Monica Daily Press on Only In Theaters, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/santa-monica-daily-press-on-only-in.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/santa-monica-daily-press-on-only-in.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - PJFM In Conversation | ONLY IN THEATERS, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-pjfm-in-conversation-only-in.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-pjfm-in-conversation-only-in.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - Raphael Sbarge Discusses His Latest Project "Only In Theatres" and Iconic Acting Career and More, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-raphael-sbarge-discusses-his.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-raphael-sbarge-discusses-his.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - IndieSeen: ONLY IN THEATERS w/ Raphael Sbarge and Greg and Tish Laemmle, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-indieseen-only-in-theaters-w.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-indieseen-only-in-theaters-w.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - Only In Theaters page on Letterboxd (w/ links to VOD, reviews), other articles and VOD links pages</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-only-in-theaters-page-on.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-only-in-theaters-page-on.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><div>Only In Theaters doc, LA indie film history, LA arthouse theaters history official website - <a href="https://onlyintheaters.com/">https://onlyintheaters.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25209929.post-47336014507802535662023-05-23T01:51:00.003-04:002023-05-23T01:51:44.196-04:00Press page for Only in Theaters doc, VOD links, other links<p>Check out the Press page for Only in Theaters doc here - <a href="https://onlyintheaters.com/press/">https://onlyintheaters.com/press/</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>*</p><p><br /></p><p>VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html</a><br /><br />More VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>*</p><p>*</p><p>11 links for Only In Theaters doc - LA arthouse theaters history</p><p> </p><p>Only in Theaters Review – The Daily Free Press, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-review-daily-free.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-review-daily-free.html</a></div><div><br /></div><p>VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-doc-trailer-more-vod.html</a><br /><br />More VOD links - <a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/variety-article-on-only-in-theaters.html</a></p><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Only in Theaters upcoming screenings schedule, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-upcoming-screenings.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/only-in-theaters-upcoming-screenings.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - LA Daily News article on Only In Theaters, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-la-daily-news-article-on-only-in.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-la-daily-news-article-on-only-in.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Santa Monica Daily Press on Only In Theaters, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/santa-monica-daily-press-on-only-in.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/santa-monica-daily-press-on-only-in.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - PJFM In Conversation | ONLY IN THEATERS, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-pjfm-in-conversation-only-in.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-pjfm-in-conversation-only-in.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - Raphael Sbarge Discusses His Latest Project "Only In Theatres" and Iconic Acting Career and More, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-raphael-sbarge-discusses-his.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-raphael-sbarge-discusses-his.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - IndieSeen: ONLY IN THEATERS w/ Raphael Sbarge and Greg and Tish Laemmle, VOD links</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-indieseen-only-in-theaters-w.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-indieseen-only-in-theaters-w.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><p>Link - Only In Theaters page on Letterboxd (w/ links to VOD, reviews), other articles and VOD links pages</p><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-only-in-theaters-page-on.html">https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-only-in-theaters-page-on.html</a></div><div><br /></div><div>*</div><div><br /></div><div>Only In Theaters doc, LA indie film history, LA arthouse theaters history official website - <a href="https://onlyintheaters.com/">https://onlyintheaters.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com