Blog by NYC indie filmmaker Sujewa Ekanayake. Since 2006 or so. Latest epic indie film project - making and releasing 53 scripted fiction features in 53 months - starting Jan - March 2025! - the 53 Spaceships film series project. This blog will have indie film news plus items about sci-fi films, TV shows, and of course info on the 53 Spaceships new movie and series of films!
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An Audience Review of Werewolf Ninja Philosopher
School of Visual Arts instructor and musician Edgar Grana saw Werewolf Ninja Philosopher on 10/25/18. Here is his response to the movie - in video, and in text below. * * I was invited to the opening of Werewolf Ninja Philosopher. and I must say it was a delightful surprise. The cinematography was seamless and controlled with a style that's personally Sujewa Ekanayake's.
It had an intelligence to it with long scenes that held your attention much in the way of film noir, and the acting was consistent. The Werewolf himself was marvelous. I was amazed that I was willing to watch a Ninja walk down the streets of New York and Brooklyn.
There were marvelous moments of philosophical asides when Werewolf was speaking into his cell phone. There were moments of cutaways to a strange and mysterious woman sitting in the park, a great foil.
I will say that it was well worth the evening. The music cutting was controlled and crafted, never overdone. There were moments when it needed to be there and it was there.
I recommend this film. It is a great indie presentation for the upcoming Indie director, Sujewa Ekanayake. He adheres to the first principle of being an artist by not veering from his original vision of the way he cuts his film and the way he directs his actors.
* * * From 53 Spaceships new teaser YouTube page - " Help finish and release this movie (long term/1 year goal is 100 million views on YouTube, after theatrical screenings, VOD, physical media availability) - donate to the project and get your name in the Special Thanks section, get invites to screenings, and get early VOD availability notices, thanks! :) - https://www.gofundme.com/f/53spaceships "
There's a PBS (i think) show on French painters right now. Other, older, forms of art, & the people who made them, can be inspirational & useful for filmmakers I think. I've learned a lot from indie rock (some aesthetic stuff, lots of bidness stuff), maybe I can learn stuff from painting too. So in July & August I am going to blog about painters & I would like you to comment & tell us about your favorite painters & other interesting stuff about painting. Painting is thousands of years old. Filmmaking is a little over 100 years old. US Indie filmmaking as we know it is perhaps a little over 50 years old (w/ the beginning somewhere around the time when the Cassavetes generation got its inspiration/started work). Us new indie filmmakers - the digital/web/DIY generation, can probably learn a lot by taking a look at/getting to know, painting & other older art forms. I'll start w/ Edward Hopper . Here's page w/ a lot of info on him. His most famou...
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