tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55548814850979777522023-11-22T00:45:36.894-08:00Diversity In Independent FilmDriven by many incidents where it was reported that finding information about minority & female filmmakers had been difficult for film panel discussion producers, film screening series programmers & others in the mainstream levels of the independent film world, the goal of this blog & the related project is to help raise the profiles of minority & female independent filmmakers.Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-9696903668579792682023-11-22T00:44:00.000-08:002023-11-22T00:44:46.085-08:00Main blog for 11/29/23 Facets, Chicago film event Indie Discovery LA In Chicago at https://idlachicago.blogspot.com<p> <span style="font-size: xx-large;">Main blog for 11/29/23 Facets, Chicago film event Indie Discovery LA In Chicago at </span><a href="https://idlachicago.blogspot.com"><span style="font-size: x-large;">https://idlachicago.blogspot.com</span></a></p>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-91459584610071675332022-02-12T19:26:00.004-08:002022-02-12T19:26:48.062-08:00"My half-octopus friend is very good at multi-tasking": The Slow Romance Valentine's Day Special!<p> </p>
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Tik_dp15sr8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-48950993114177935082021-10-27T21:02:00.003-07:002021-10-27T21:02:59.037-07:00IndieSeen: THE SECRET SOCIETY FOR SLOW ROMANCE<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sYvTILSEXE8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-75647726884904354452011-06-23T00:42:00.000-07:002011-06-23T00:42:06.369-07:00Asian American Film DatabaseWow, looks like there are 100's of films listed <a href="http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/filmdatabase/">there</a>, <a href="http://www.asianamericanfilm.com/filmdatabase/">check it out</a>.<br />
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-47909046202231095272011-06-23T00:20:00.000-07:002011-06-23T00:20:24.506-07:00Kasi Lemmons writes about Sundance Director's LabRead it at <a href="http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/news/2011/06/sundance-directors-lab-blog-kasi-lemmons/">Filmmaker Magazine's blog</a>.<br />
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-11985479996064907852011-06-18T21:08:00.001-07:002011-06-18T21:08:38.061-07:00Films By and About Women list at Women & Hollywood blogCheck out <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/archives/films_by_and_about_women/">this awesome list</a> at Women & Hollywood.<br />
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-55317544878061709822011-06-18T21:03:00.000-07:002011-06-18T21:06:11.476-07:00A comment re: minority filmmaking that I was unable leave at Ted Hope's blogPerhaps I've commented too many times at <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/archives/your_second_chance_new_faces_of_nyc_indie_film_video/">this post</a> at <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/archives/your_second_chance_new_faces_of_nyc_indie_film_video/">Ted Hope's blog</a> (re: lack of diversity at recent Lincoln Center indie film panel event) or it is some kind of an automatic filter thing - to be fixed soon perhaps, anyway, whatever the issue is, here is a recent comment that I was not able to leave at Hope's blog/the page would not accept it:<br />
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"doghouse,<br />
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let's now provide you with some lists/links - films featuring minority directors or w/ significant creative contributions by minority artists, since you seem to be under the impression that minorities do not make movies & thus it is OK to leave us out of a Lincoln Center film panel discussion.<br />
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First, a list of 121 African-American movies:<br />
<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/all-black-movies-or-list-of-black-movies/all-genre-movies-lists?page=1&format=GRID&sortby=&sortdir">http://www.ranker.com/list/all-black-movies-or-list-of-black-movies/all-genre-movies-lists?page=1&format=GRID&sortby=&sortdir</a>=<br />
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- 14 films by Latino & Native American filmmakes from SXSW 2011: <br />
<a href="http://www.cinelasamericas.org/special-events/448-sxsw-2011">http://www.cinelasamericas.org/special-events/448-sxsw-2011</a><br />
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- links to 4 recent African, African-American, African-British movies: <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/archives/category/in_theaters/">http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/archives/category/in_theaters/</a><br />
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the works of Spike Lee & Robert Rodriguez (directed & or produced, theatrical, cable, etc) probably number close to or over 50<br />
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- so far that's about 190 films/filmed entertainment works. the list making can continue for a very long time, the above took me about 20 minutes. this is a small sample, i think, of minority productivity in film & television (including indie stuff - festival, direct to DVD, VOD, etc.) - & we didn't even count Tyler Perry's films yet :), & also a comprehensive list of Latino, Asian-American, & other minority films/filmmakers, anyway, choose to believe whatever makes you comfortable re: diversity in film, but the fact in the real world is that a significant number of movies are made by minorities, & thus, it is not unreasonable to expect that some are included in a NYC panel discussion re: indie film.<br />
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For more context, check out the comments at the article at Hope's blog <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/tedhope/archives/your_second_chance_new_faces_of_nyc_indie_film_video/">Hope for Film</a>.<br />
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-60554601889272401362011-06-15T21:01:00.000-07:002011-06-15T21:01:44.315-07:0010 new female independent filmmakersGot this list off of the comments section at <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/archives/whats_wrong_with_this_picture/">this Women & Hollywood post</a>. List was compiled by anonymous:<br />
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1) Ava Duvernay<br />
2) Victoria Mahoney<br />
3) Audrey Ewell<br />
4) Dee Rees<br />
5) So Yong Kim<br />
6) Nadia Hallgren<br />
7) Paola Mendoza<br />
8)Tanya Hamilton<br />
9) Jennifer Suhr<br />
10) Tina Mabry<br />
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List was a response to a challenge to name 5 female filmmakers that would have fit the criteria of New Faces of Indie Film. Part of the conversation that erupted from the lack of diversity at a recent Film Society of Lincoln Center panel event - <a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/womenandhollywood/archives/whats_wrong_with_this_picture/">more at Women & Hollywood</a>.<br />
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-7569178272485363792011-06-15T16:25:00.000-07:002011-06-15T16:25:07.248-07:00Coming SoonDaily links & stories about minority & female independent filmmakers. Feel free to suggest links in the Comments section. Thanks!<br />
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5554881485097977752.post-52386109564185902002011-06-15T15:51:00.001-07:002011-06-15T15:58:04.797-07:00Diversity In Independent Film - Facebook Group pageCheck out the Facebook Group page for this project <a href="http://tinyurl.com/42dmqrx">here</a>, several links to several movies by minority filmmakers, by female filmmakers, & or feature a diverse cast or crew have been posted already. A lot more links coming soon.<br />
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.com0