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The latest on Alexia Anastasio's projects, including new film Little Fishes

First, Little Fishes Kickstarter is down to it's final week/7 days of campaigning for finishing & release funding (to get to her most important & useful stretch goal of $8K, she needs to raise about $5K-$6K more).   Go check it out now & see if you want to become a part of that excellent indie art film project. Next, here's the latest on Alexia's projects, from a recent press release: Filmmaker Alexia Anastasio completes work on new film Little Fishes, crowdfunds for release, participates in a film finance panel discussion, and talks about her work in new interview Filmmaker Alexia Anastasio has completed major work on her new film Little Fishes. Little Fishes is a romantic drama about the relationship between two women. The film was inspired by the writings of D.H. Lawrence. The film will be submitted to film festivals in the coming days. Anastasio will attempt to screen the film at the Cannes Film Festival and Market in France later this yea

All of the official pages, sites, blogs for Breakthrough Festival NYC - An Independent Film Festival, June 2014

I will keep a running list here.  New links will be added as they become alive.   Official festival website coming on 3/31. - Sujewa BREAKTHROUGH FESTIVAL LINKS 1 - Breakthrough Festival Blogger Blog -  http://breakthroughfestnyc.blogspot.com/ 2 - Breakthrough Festival Facebook page (for Likes) 3 - Breakthrough Festival Facebook Group page More coming soon... ::

Support this awesome NYC art film institution - Anthology Film Archives

Every city needs a place like this.  A NYC original.  A rare, excellent thing.  Check out how you can support Anthology Film Archives here .   - Sujewa

A Woman Making Indie Movies - An Interview With Alexia Anastasio

By Sujewa Ekanayake   Filmmaker Alexia Anastasio While gender should not be an issue when it comes to making movies, unfortunately, at this point in time, women have a relatively more difficult time launching and sustaining their filmmaking careers (see here , here , here , also here ).  No doubt this situation will be corrected in the future and most likely that will happen with the help of the next wave of female filmmakers - as they figure out what works for each of them, what doesn't, and how to improve the overall situation. Alexia Anastasio is a female independent filmmaker who has made several films and is nearing completion on her new film Little Fishes . I spoke with her recently about her past projects, the current project, and future challenges. Sujewa - Alexia, thanks for taking the time out for this interview. Let's jump in to the subject that I mentioned at top, why do you think, at this point in time, it appears to be more difficult for female indepen

Breakthrough Weekend will screen June 12-18 at Anthology Film Archives in NYC - early notice

By end of March we will have final posters, promo art, final trailers, final clips, and we will be launching an epic marketing campaign to spread the word about the June 12-18/one week long run of Breakthrough Weekend at Anthology Film Archives in NYC.  Also film festival news coming by the end of March.  In the meantime, enjoy the early notice promo image below :) - ::

US Senators Introduce Resolution in Support of Sri Lanka's Domestic Reconciliation Process

The Embassy of Sri Lanka Press Release    US SENATORS INTRODUCE RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF SRI LANKA'S DOMESTIC RECONCILIATION PROCESS Calls on President Obama to adopt balanced & comprehensive policy towards Sri Lanka Eleven senior Members of the United States Senate introduced a bipartisan Senate Resolution (S. Res. 364) on Thursday, Feb 27 expressing support for Sri Lanka's internal reconciliation process and the significant overall progress the Country has made since the end of the civil war--some 5 years ago. The Senators also called on the President of the United States to develop a "comprehensive and well balanced policy towards Sri Lanka", supportive of promoting U.S. interests including respect for human rights, democracy  the rule of law as well as taking onto account the United States economic and security interests. Senate Resolution 364 recognizes the immense suffering of the Sri Lankan people caused by the 26-year conflict, and the genuine aspir

A good letter about stopping the unjust US & UN threats against Sri Lanka :: Petition for the White House

2/27 Update: Petition for the White House re: not bringing counter-productive war crimes charges at this point in time -  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/safeguard-sovereignty-sri-lanka-and-not-pass-resolution-against-sri-lanka-alleged-war-crimes/VvwB6LgR Sri Lanka needs more time to recover from a brutal 29 year long civil war. While the Sri Lankan government has done a lot for peace & reconciliation since the war ended 5 years ago, and there is a lot more to do, calls for war crimes charg es by the UN & US at this point will help no one. Check it out & sign the petition if you agree. * From the letter : "This is a witch hunt against my people who have suffered enough with terrorism for nearly 29 years that we who live in the US do not understand.  The threat of a third resolution against Sri Lanka due to impatience, with unreal expectations of what  you  believe should have been accomplished in a short period of 5 years, fails to credit the work c

some places i've screened my films

getting ready for the upcoming release of my new film breakthrough weekend.  making a list of previous screenings - for various purposes.  i've been showing/sharing my films with audiences at screening venues since 1992.  here is a quick, incomplete list of some places i've screened: - the kennedy center, washington, dc - cineplex odeon foundry, washington, dc - cafe metro, washington, dc - atlanta film festival 2009 - the pioneer theater, new york city - anthology film archives, new york city - northwest film forum, seattle - visions cinema, washington, dc i'll have a complete list available in march. my films so far are: 1 - fresh coffee, 2 - wild diner, 3 - 17 dc poets, 4 -  date number one , 5 -  indie film blogger road trip , 6 - brooklyn fantastic (not yet complete), 7 -  breakthrough weekend (mid-2014 release) - sujewa ::

On the set, love scenes, interviews, inspiration & a lot of other great links about new film Little Fishes

Little Fishes Crowdfunding campaign from Alexia Anastasio on Vimeo . 1 - IndieGoGo page -  http://igg.me/at/little-fishes-movie/x/1133575 2 - Alexia (director) Facebook, Twitter posts page -  https://www.facebook.com/alexiaanastasioactress?v=app_106171216118819 3 - Alexia (director) Facebook timeline -  https://www.facebook.com/alexiaanastasioactress 4 - Alexia (director) interviews Max Cutler about Little Fishes -  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR90nmpleVM 5 - crowdfunding-sites.us page for Little Fishes campaign -  http://crowdfunding-sites.us/news/campaigns/little-fishes-indiegogo-campaign/ 6 - Alexia (director) on Tumblr -  http://alexiaanastasio.tumblr.com 7 - Alexia on Twitter -  https://twitter.com/alexiaanastasio 8 - Alexia on Instagram -  http://ink361.com/app/users/230123693/photos 9 - Alexia interviews actress Vivian Kane -  http://www.frequency.com/video/alexia-interviews-actress-vivian-kane/148862717/-/5-20048288

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