Originally posted 3/30/07 Pioneering indie/punk/DIY filmmaker Jon Moritsugu's ultra-low budget, Hi-8 filmed, award winning feature Scumrock , a tale about the struggle between the career ambitions of aspiring young creatives and the arrival of their dreaded 30's, will screen at the Kensington Real Independent Film Festival (KRIFF) this fall. KRIFF happens September 6 - 9 in Kensington, Maryland. About Jon Moritsugu (adapted from the introduction to an interview I did with him in 2005): Jon Moritsugu has played his movies in, and won awards at, underground film festivals and he has also played his movies at international, mainstream forums including the Cannes film festival. He once made a 16 MM Panavision movie for PBS with a budget of over $350,000 and he has also made feature length movies for under $5,000. This versatile, very creative, always super independent, punk rock influenced and inspired American filmmaker has a two decade long resume and body of work that most cre...
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!