ONE - DIY/indie/arthouse Filmmaker Sujewa Blog - 53 FILMS IN 53 MONTHS PROJECT

 

 

 

 

* Check out Kicking the Seat podcast videos here -  https://www.youtube.com/@KickingtheSeat Check out Inside the Arthouse podcast videos here -  https://www.youtube.com/@InsidetheArthouse * Related links/ads: 1 - What Does It Take to Make an Oscar Nominated Short? with Carter Pilcher Head of Oscar Shorts Program -  https://youtu.be/jDyuh4lTtCw?si=rW359IxuX9At7ylj 2 - OSCAR Glory! Nominated Shorts in Theaters Now with Carter Pilcher -  https://youtu.be/3B0E7XogUKw?si=vWtTNsBwD83iRetA  3 - AMAZING History of Shorts Films at the Oscars with Carter Pilcher -  https://youtu.be/lzoK1jSVhs4?si=Eqf-xU3NyqWCjqpf 4 - Shorts are a Great Way for Diverse Filmmakers to Break In to Hollywood with OSCAR SHORTS in theaters -  https://youtu.be/j1acZMP1UoM?si=jgh7aYHdOtrHS-tD 5 - Behind the Curtain at OSCAR SHORTS in Theaters today! with Carter Pilcher -  https://youtu.be/_tksILN0ijY?si=pRf1KBoUTtfIvmYn 6 - 20th annual Oscar® Nomin...

 

 

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  * If the YouTube link above does not open easily, click here to go view the video -  https://youtu.be/HSWiCrkbV6o?si=c9gNuHu2-J4ir1uZ * Film screens 2/14 night in DC - all info and tix here - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bittersweet-qa-with-director-steve-martini-cast-valentines-rom-com-tickets-1215654026919  

Goal is to update 5-10 blogs or more a day with indie film related posts, and get to all 53 or more indie film news blogs each week with new updates.  Here are the 5 recent updates: 1 - https://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2025/01/intro-to-epic-new-indie-film-project-53.html 2 - https://2weekfilmthescreening.blogspot.com/2025/01/on-article-11-most-interesting-films.html 3 - https://brooklynfantastic.blogspot.com/2025/01/happy-new-year-heres-final-video-from.html   4 - https://17dcpoetsmovie.blogspot.com/2025/01/for-2025-indie-fiction-features-canon.html   5 - https://sujewafilms.blogspot.com/2025/01/christmas-eve-controversial-fun.html  

 

  * By Sujewa Ekanayake * 1 - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene (2023) - seen at Film Noir Cinema in 2024, director - Sujewa Ekanayake I directed this movie and am a big fan of it. Obviously it is very interesting to me because I placed interesting ideas and images, scenes, dialogue in the movie.  Here are 2 reviewers on the movie: "The funny, hopeful, and spirited sci-fi comedy explores concepts such as simulation theory and multiple dimensions..."  - Jamie Toth, Cyclops At The Cinema https://somewhatcyclops.com/cosmic-disco-detective-rene-and-the-mystery-of-immortal-time-travelers/ "Indie filmmaking at its finest, this followup to 'The Secret Society for Slow Romance' is one charming comedy." - Bill Arceneaux, Moviegoing with Bill - https://www.moviegoing.rocks/p/cosmicdisco From YouTube page for the movie: "Are immortal time travelers going back in time to disrupt the past? Is that a threat to our time period? The government wants to know so they hire Rene...