Sujewa Ekanayake
Writing
Biography
Sujewa Ekanayake is a Brooklyn based D.I.Y. indie filmmaker (D.I.Y. or DIY = Do-It-Yourself, indie filmmakers who approach films as art projects, make and release them for low budgets, and take responsibility for all phases of the project - from script to distribution and publicity). Ekanayake was born in Sri Lanka, and moved to the US in his early teens. Ekanayake has been making films since 1992. He has made the following films, in the following order - 1 - Fresh Coffee (1992), 2 - Wild Diner (1999), 3 - Capital Heartbreak & Sweetness: 17 DC Poets (2001), 4 - Date Number One (2006), 5 - Indie Film Blogger Road Trip (2009), 6 - Brooklyn Fantastic (2009 - not completed yet - a 2020 release), 7 - Breakthrough Weekend (2014), 8 - Werewolf Ninja Philosopher (2018), 9 - The Secret Society for Slow Romance (2021). Ekanayake has screened his films in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Seattle, New York City, Chicago, and at the Atlanta Film Festival. He has received positive press coverage from Village Voice, Chicago Tribune, and other media outlets. He has written and published the blog DIY Filmmaker since 2006. DIY Filmmaker blog has been one of the top blogs for filmmaking news and was one of the IndieWIRE blogs at one point. DIY Filmmaker has promoted multi-ethnic filmmaking, new talent, and self-sufficiency as a useful practice for indie filmmakers. Starting April 2020 Ekanayake is blogging primarily at a new blog called NYC FANTASTIC - a blog for video interviews and essays. Ekanayake promotes his film work using the label NYC FANTASTIC Sujewa Film Art.
Known For
Two extraordinary people go on several dates in New York City and plan a project that may change the world for the better.
The Secret Society For Slow Romance
A down and out young writer and a colorful private detective solve several cases during one eventful weekend in New York City.
Breakthrough Weekend
In 53 Spaceships 2 NYC detectives - Rene (Sujewa Ekanayake) and Allyson (Alia Lorae) must find 53 hidden, ancient spaceships that have now gone missing, and due to a security system that was altered the ships are at risk of engine core meltdowns that may create an ever expanding black hole or 53 of them that will destroy the planet and perhaps the entire universe. The lives of the space aliens from the Massive Positivity Galaxy (Andromeda galaxy) who brought over the super ancient spaceships millions of years ago are examined - for clues to a passcode that's needed to stop the core meltdowns. Will the detectives find the missing ships in time - they have 14 days - to save the world and perhaps the universe? Find out in the fast, funny, very sci-fi comedy.
53 Spaceships
Rene tries to figure out if immortal time travelers are interfering with events in the past.
Cosmic Disco Detective Rene and the Mystery of Immortal Time Travelers
Someone is killing art house filmmakers in NYC so the city calls on Werewolf Ninja Philosopher - a werewolf who is a ninja, a philosopher, and a private detective - to help stop the killings.