ARTHOUSE FILM NEWS - Cosmic Disco Detective Rene at Facets, Chicago 11/29/23

Werewolf Ninja Philosopher is in the works - much work getting done on this film NOW - September.  I should be able to share trailer, clips, etc at end of month! Also other NYC FANTASTIC films of mine will get done this fall - at least 3 other ones (older projects, and 1 experimental feature) will be finished soon.  More info as things get done! - Sujewa

Check out the interview here at Criterion site . - S

Check out the interview here at Criterion site . - S

MAN - teaser trailer (feature film 2018) from Amir Motlagh on Vimeo . * Check out MAN on Amazon Prime - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G2Q3ZP1/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_cdsyBbJYQQ2PZ

Here he is - in Brooklyn, on the trail of a serial killer.  Film screens at Maysles Cinema Oct 25-31.  More info coming in August.

* SUNSET PARK AT NIGHT from Sujewa Ekanayake on Vimeo .

In 2014 when I screened the then current version of my feature Breakthrough Weekend in NYC Village Voice reviewed it. For the most part a positive review. Ignore the first paragraph about image quality, perhaps the reviewer received a bad DVD screener, the image and sound quality of the movie is excellent. People will be able to see for themselves in late July of this year when I release the movie on VOD. Also the story about the German couple mentioned in the review may not be in the final version of the movie because we were not able to film a part of that story. Otherwise, great review :) From the review - "...Breakthrough Weekend has audacity and poker-faced wit on its side; its wayward pacing and peculiar rhythms recall early Jim Jarmusch, though it has a New York–centric spirit all its own." More - "It’s all pretty weird, and yet not as weird as it sounds. Ekanayake’s deadpan approach makes every event seem comically reasonable, especially for New York, a