tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74607218825471582252024-03-13T08:53:29.962-07:00DATE NUMBER ONEA comedy about several first dates. A movie by Sujewa Ekanayake. Premiered in Washington DC in 2006. Screened in Washington DC, Seattle WA, New York City (Manhattan), Kensington MD, Takoma Park MD, Silver Spring, MD, New York City (Brooklyn) 2006 - 2009.
"Witty" - GreenCine Daily,
"Funny" - The Chutry Experiment,
"Sexy" - Hollywood Is Talking.
Date Number One Copyright 2006 Sujewa Ekanayake/Wild Diner Films.Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-66327102232422475112023-11-22T00:42:00.000-08:002023-11-22T00:42:57.257-08:00Main 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.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-83592499515868367762021-11-22T20:55:00.001-08:002021-11-22T20:55:11.199-08:00Main trailer The Secret Society For Slow Romance (2022) movie - 11.22.21 version<p> </p>
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- SSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-887130858924159282009-11-23T16:59:00.000-08:002009-12-01T20:58:54.364-08:00Blog/site for the December screenings of DNO in Brooklyn<a href="http://dnonyc1209.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410498691817790322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SxXz5OeD23I/AAAAAAAAB-A/TZlcLjsGOpI/s400/DNOdecrunposterv312109.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://dnonyc1209.blogspot.com/"></a><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://dnonyc1209.blogspot.com/">Here</a>.</div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-73079588921801657152009-11-23T14:42:00.000-08:002009-11-23T17:00:46.836-08:00Link to page with all the info re: the December NYC screenings of Date Number OneFor the moment, <a href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2009/11/date-number-one-screenings-at-aeon.html">here</a> at <a href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2009/11/date-number-one-screenings-at-aeon.html">DIY Filmmaker blog</a>.<br /><br />More info & DNO related material coming to this blog as we get closer to 12/1.Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-66449572491462605412009-11-22T16:20:00.000-08:002013-11-16T23:57:17.816-08:00News8 screenings in NYC in December 2009!Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-28993192831443098162009-11-03T10:27:00.000-08:002009-11-03T07:27:43.540-08:00Date Number One December screenings at Aeon Logic Art Gallery, NYC<a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295048335886755138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SXvKaDkNpUI/AAAAAAAABbc/XPxdAx16Mw0/s400/DNOS3AnandaNMissyKiss.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295048336919182594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SXvKaHaXPQI/AAAAAAAABbU/9b4ShnOmRAc/s400/Dele_face.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295048334706712946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SXvKZ_K3oXI/AAAAAAAABbM/_-y7agiKXMk/s400/Jen_face.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295048332524268482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SXvKZ3CiK8I/AAAAAAAABbE/j4HEeyrzDfA/s400/mark%26missydno205presspic2.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>DATE NUMBER ONE</strong></span> <div><strong><span style="color:#006600;">a comedy about several first dates</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="color:#000099;">a film by sujewa ekanayake</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Every Wed & Fri of December </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(except 12/25 Fri)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">7 PM </span><span style="font-size:100%;">(doors at 6, opening act at 6:30)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://aeonlogicartgallery.site90.net/">Aeon Logic Art Gallery</a></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">4 Malcolm X Boulevard</span></div><div>(Malcolm X & Broadway, Bed-Stuy, </div><div>nearest subway: Kosciuzko Street on the J line, <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Manhattan&daddr=4+Malcolm+X+Blvd,+Brooklyn,+NY+11221&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&dirflg=r&date=01%2F24%2F09&time=8:42pm&ttype=dep&noexp=0&noal=0&sort=&sll=40.721785,-73.956015&sspn=0.059456,0.153809&ie=UTF8&ll=40.694326,-73.930017&spn=0.001859,0.004807&z=18&start=0">map</a>)</div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Brooklyn, New York 11221</span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>$5</strong></span></div><div>*</div><div>Event contact: Sujewa Ekanayake, 240-354-3394, <a href="mailto:wilddiner@aol.com">wilddiner@aol.com</a></div><div>Website: <a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/">http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>*</div><div><strong><span style="color:#cc0000;">About Date Number One</span></strong>:</div><br /><div>A writer,</div><div>A ninja,</div><div>A woman who is working on saving the world,</div><div>and a guy who works at a bookstore </div><div>searching for love in</div><div>DATE NUMBER ONE</div><div><a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/">http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>A movie by Sujewa Ekanayake</div><br /><div><strong>Date Number One</strong>, a comedy about several first dates, is made up of 4 different stories: Story 1 - Start Over, about a writer who tries to get back together with his ex-girlfriend, Story 2 - Just Another Ninja Searching For Love, about a ninja who goes on a blind date (ninja is played by John Stabb Schroeder from the DC punk band G.I.), Story 3 - A Romantic Dinner For 3, about a woman attempting to add a third partner to a romantic relationship, and Story 4 - The Superdelicious French Lesson, about a first date where a character learns a little bit of French in an unusual way. The movie has been discovered to be: "Witty" (GreenCine Daily), "Funny" (The Chutry Experiment), and "Sexy, Sexy, Sexy" (Hollywood Is Talking).</div><div>*</div><div>Starring John Stabb Schroeder, Julia Stemper, Jennifer Blakemore, Shervin Boloorian, Dele Butler (formerly Dele Williams), Steve Lee, Kelly Ham AKA Kelly Ryan, Subodh Samudre, Jewel Greenberg</div><div>*</div><div>Not Rated * 90 Minutes * yummy</div><div>*</div><div>SCREENED AT: Goethe-Institut - Washington, DC (World Premiere, May 2006), Northwest Film Forum - Seattle (May 2006), Capital City Microcinema - Kensington, MD (June, October 2006 & March 2007), Sangha - Takoma Park, MD (July 2006), Pioneer Theater, New York City (August 2006), Warehouse Screening Room - Washington, DC (November 2006), The Armory - Kensinton, MD (July 2007), Jackie's - Silver Spring, MD (May 2008), Aeon Logic Art Gallery - Brooklyn, NY (February 2009).</div><div>*</div><div>"The film is about as charming as they come...presents a world in which cultures don't clash, they mesh. It's refreshing to see characters who all appear to have a natural optimism, as opposed to the typical indie-film predilection for bitterness and cruelty. "- Michael Tully, Rotterdam & SXSW film festivals selected filmmaker & indieWIRE blogger <a title="http://blogs.indiewire.com/tully/archives/010529.html" href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/tully/archives/010529.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.indiewire.com/tully/archives/010529.html</a></div><div>*</div><div>"I found the characters and the premise sexy, sexy, sexy."- Jerry Brewington, Hollywood Is Talking blog, on Story 3 of Date Number One <a title="http://hollywoodistalking.com/Blog/508/" href="http://hollywoodistalking.com/Blog/508/" target="_blank">http://hollywoodistalking.com/Blog/508/</a></div><div>*</div><div>"...witty...often inventive...and, even better, airy: characters are given time and space to spell out their views...views that never bear the artificial markings of a Hollywood screenwriter's compulsion to reduce them to sound-bites."- David Hudson, Editor, GreenCine Daily blog <a href="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002353.html" target="_blank">http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002353.html</a></div><div>*</div><div>"FIVE really entertaining, fully realized romantic interludes...a shamefully rare achievement"- Tom Kipp, Seattle audience member,former film reviewer for Seattle alternative weekly The Stranger <a title="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2006/05/interview-with-seattle-audience-member.html" href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2006/05/interview-with-seattle-audience-member.html" target="_blank">http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2006/05/interview-with-seattle-audience-member.html</a></div><div>*</div><div>"Heartfelt...poignant...I loved it!"- <a href="http://jonmoritsugu.com/">Jon Moritsugu</a>, award winning filmmaker</div><div>*</div><div>"...somehow, someway, in the end, the love of the characters, the positiveness of the film, and Sujewa’s disregard for conventions wins you over. The act of making this film wins you over. There is only a positive through line in this film, and that is rare to see, especially when dealing with characters in their late to early thirties."- Amir Motlagh, director of the popular '04 Atom Films' short Still Lover & upcoming feature Whale</div><div><a title="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2006/10/date-number-one-review.html" href="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2006/10/date-number-one-review.html">http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2006/10/date-number-one-review.html</a></div><div>*</div><div>"Date Number One is quite funny...twentysomethings and occasional thirtysomethings looking for romance recall Richard Linklater's philosopher slackers and Jim Jarmusch's minimalist attention to conversation...also a subtle, thoughtful film...might be understood as the anti-Crash depiction of life in the city...depicts a comfortably multi-ethnic community...I'd happily recommend it."- Chuck Tryon, media professor & blogger,The Chutry Experiment blog <a title="http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/005873.html" href="http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/005873.html" target="_blank">http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/005873.html</a></div><div>*</div><div>Date Number One website & blog: </div><div><a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/">http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/</a></div><div>Wild Diner Films: <a href="http://www.wilddiner.com/">http://www.wilddiner.com/</a></div><div>::</div><div><strong><em>!Thanks!</em></strong></div><div></div></div></div></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-86285374608470863502009-02-09T01:32:00.000-08:002009-02-09T01:33:29.628-08:00Sujewa on The Obenson Report podcast on Mon 2/9I will be one of the guests on <a href="http://obensonreport.blogspot.com/2009/02/podcast-attention-attention.html">The Obenson Report podcast</a> on Mon 2/9 night - show starts at 8 PM (i am on at 8:40 PM). I'll be discussing my new documentary Indie Film Blogger Road Trip (podcast host Tambay Obenson is featured in the doc) & D.I.Y. filmmaking/self-distribution. We'll also talk about Date Number One a bit, I'm sure. Tune in, <a href="http://obensonreport.blogspot.com/2009/02/podcast-attention-attention.html">check it out</a>!Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-19665393241357383032008-12-09T20:49:00.001-08:002008-12-09T20:50:30.945-08:00Date Number One on FacebookCheck out the Facebook group for this movie <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=54636712068">here</a>.Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-62241391520833035302008-12-03T17:04:00.000-08:002008-12-03T17:06:05.370-08:00Princeton Holt's review of Date Number OneNYC filmmaker <a href="http://onewaytv.blogspot.com/2008/12/sujewa-ekanayakes-date-number-one.html">Princeton Holt </a>checked out the movie & wrote a <a href="http://onewaytv.blogspot.com/2008/12/sujewa-ekanayakes-date-number-one.html">review</a>, check it out <a href="http://onewaytv.blogspot.com/2008/12/sujewa-ekanayakes-date-number-one.html">here</a>.Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-86716309309193709682008-09-19T16:58:00.000-07:002008-09-21T19:47:14.018-07:00Interviewed at FilmInFocus, Movie City: Washington, DCJust saw that Focus Features' site <a href="http://filminfocus.com/article/sujewa_ekanayake">Film In Focus </a>published an interview that they did with me several months ago; very cool, <a href="http://filminfocus.com/article/sujewa_ekanayake">check it out</a>.<br /><br />Also check out the <a href="http://www.filminfocus.com/article/movie_city__washington_dc/">Movie City: Washington, DC </a>section at <a href="http://www.filminfocus.com/article/movie_city__washington_dc/">FilmInFocus</a>; several interesting articles about DC & the movies.<br /><br />- SujewaSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-3636087737998281262008-05-25T03:47:00.000-07:002008-05-27T00:16:47.454-07:00A Somewhat Lengthy but Hopefully Meaningful Introduction to the New Movie Date Number OneAs the Baltimore, Maryland based filmmaker Armando Valle, after seeing the final/2008 version of Date Number One in Silver Spring, Maryland at Lo-Def/Jackie's Back Room in late May 2008 described the movie in his blog, Date Number One is "a charming, DIY feature romantic-comedy presenting a refreshing, positive outlook on the trials of contemporary dating. A multi-ethnic cast, among them a seductive Indian man, a french-speaking hottie, a curvy blonde seeking a blissful three-way bi-sexual relationship, a Buddhist African-American woman, and a lonely career Ninja seek love in the modern city. The episodic film, completed through a long period by Ekanayake, exhibits a vibrant 'can do' attitude that's spreading along the world of independent cinema today."<br /><br />From the beginning of the project the goal was to create a D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself or real independent, completely outside of the limitations and control of Hollywood or indiewood) Populist (a film that may be accessible to the vast majority of Americans) movie, thus Date Number One displays the results of working creatively and well under an ultra-low/"no" budget production situation (the cost of the film was under $10,000, from script to screen and DVDs); that being, among other things, a movie with scenes featuring charming, open, inviting, hopeful, and refreshing humor and events and a multi-ethnic cast. During the 2004 - 2008 period I, writer/director Sujewa Ekanayake, coupled production & distribution work on Date Number One with writing about and promoting real independent filmmaking and self-distribution on my indieWIRE carried blog DIY Filmmaker Sujewa (http://www.diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/). The result of these activities is increased web and rest-of-world visibility of real independent filmmaking, including self-distribution, and a movie that tells 4 stories about first dates; Story 1 - Start Over, about a writer who tries to get back together with his ex-girlfriend, Story 2 - Just Another Ninja Searching For Love, about a ninja who goes on a blind date (ninja is played by John Stabb from the Washington, DC punk band G.I.), Story 3 - A Romantic Dinner For 3, about a woman attempting to add a third partner to a romantic relationship, and Story 4 - The Superdelicious French Lesson, about a first date where a character learns a little bit of French in an unusual way.<br /><br />Date Number One, in its 2006 form, was discovered to be "Witty" by David Hudson at the film blog world popular GreenCine Daily blog, and "Funny" by media professor Chuck Tryon at The Chutry Experiment blog, and "Sexy, Sexy, Sexy" by Los Angeles area based filmmaker and blogger Jerry Brewington of Hollywood Is Talking blog. I believe the new & final 2008 version of the movie retains all of the positive elements of the 2006 version, and increases their effectiveness through a shorter running time, better transitions, and more music.<br /><br />The 2 hours long 2006 version of Date Number One screened in Washington, DC, Seattle, New York City, Kensingon, Maryland and Takoma Park, Maryland. The 85 minutes long 2008 or Final Version of Date Number One has, as of this writing, screened in Silver Spring, Maryland and is looking forward to traveling around America and the world and delighting new friends.<br /><br />- Sujewa Ekanayake<br />May 25, 2008<br />Kensington, Maryland, U.S.A.Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-89166254566295624592008-04-25T05:14:00.000-07:002008-04-25T02:20:14.642-07:00DATE NUMBER ONE Screening Thu 5/22 Silver Spring, MD!Get all the info. at the brand new <a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lo-def-debut-event-date-number-one-new.html">LO-DEF Indie Film Screening Event site</a>.<br /><br />Here's the basic info:<br /><br />"<a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/">The LO-DEF Screening Event </a>& Wild Diner Films presents:<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A writer,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A ninja,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A woman who is working on saving the world,</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">and a guy who works at a bookstore</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;">searching for love in</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>DATE NUMBER ONE</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"></span><br /><a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/">http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">A movie by new director Sujewa Ekanayake</span><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Thu May 22</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">8 PM</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">FREE</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The Back Room @ Jackie's</span></strong><br /><a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/">http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/</a><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">8081 Georgia Ave.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Silver Spring, MD 20910</span></strong><br /><br />Event contact: Sujewa Ekanayake, <a href="mailto:wilddiner@aol.com">wilddiner@aol.com</a>, 240-354-3394"<br /><br />Read the rest of the announcement <a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lo-def-debut-event-date-number-one-new.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Thanks & see ya at the show!<br /><br />- SujewaSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-51750194486545926862008-03-28T04:32:00.000-07:002008-03-28T01:31:41.706-07:00Date Number One press & reviews linksThis is not all of them, but some I had up at DIY Filmmaker Sujewa blog for a while, here they are for anyone who is new to this project:<br /><br />Date Number One REVIEWS<br /><a href="http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/005873.html">The Chutry Experiment</a><br /><a href="http://hollywoodistalking.com/Blog/508/">Hollywood Is Talking</a><br /><a href="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002353.html">GreenCine Daily</a><br /><a href="http://blogs.indiewire.com/tully/archives/010529.html">Boredom at its Boredest</a><br /><a href="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2006/10/date-number-one-review.html">Still Lover</a><br /><a class="quickedit" title="Edit" onclick="'return" href="http://www.blogger.com/rearrange?blogID=25209929&widgetType=LinkList&widgetId=LinkList6&action=editWidget" target="configLinkList6"></a><br />Date Number One PRESS<br /><a href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2007/06/on-tap-magazines-got-article-on-date.html">On Tap 7/07</a><br /><a href="http://www.cinematical.com/2006/10/17/indie-filmmaker-sujewa-ekanayake-talks-to-dvd-guru-about-diy-fil/1#c2456900#c2456900">Cinematical 10/06</a><br /><a href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2006/09/ifccom-profiles-mutual-appreciation.html">IFC.com 9/06</a><br /><a href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2006/05/interview-with-seattle-audience-member.html">Tom Kipp interview, Seattle, 5/06</a><br /><a href="http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2005/11/production_repo_3.html">indieWIRE 11/05</a><br /><br />More links coming next week.<br /><br />- SujewaSujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-10499012758636882622008-03-20T14:54:00.000-07:002008-04-01T08:36:20.462-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/R-Ldy54J5BI/AAAAAAAAAdU/DrhKQH9iVxM/s1600-h/ninja&missystory1lores507.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179946388029039634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/R-Ldy54J5BI/AAAAAAAAAdU/DrhKQH9iVxM/s400/ninja%26missystory1lores507.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/R-LdbZ4J5AI/AAAAAAAAAdM/TFra-wDunyM/s1600-h/ninja&missystory1lores507.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>ninja & blind date from story 1 (John Stabb Schroeder & Jewel Greenberg)</div><div></div></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-17518747006882919462008-03-18T03:10:00.001-07:002008-03-18T03:15:53.642-07:00GreenCine Daily blog's editor David Hudson on Date Number One<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;" >"...<span style="font-size:180%;"><b>witty</b></span> (I particularly like the recurring references to a band's unlikely popularity in Ohio), <span style="font-size:180%;"><b>often </b><b>inventive</b></span> (the story in which the first date isn't really the <i>first</i> date at all is particularly well-written and performed) and, even better, <span style="font-size:180%;"><b>airy</b></span>: characters are given time and space to spell out their views on abortion, Buddhism, quantum physics or the ongoing war in Sri Lanka, views that never bear the artificial markings of a Hollywood screenwriter's compulsion to reduce them to sound-bites."</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><b>- David Hudson, Editor, GreenCine Daily blog<br /><br /></b>Read David's full review of DNO <a href="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002353.html">here</a>.<b><br /><br /></b></span></span></span>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-47245597717096367062008-03-16T16:52:00.000-07:002011-05-04T22:12:08.536-07:00About<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;"></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;">Date Number One, a comedy about several first dates, is made up of 4 different stories:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 100%;"><strong><span style="color: #000099;">1</span></strong>. Start Over: a</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">bout a writer who tries to get back together with his ex-girlfriend</span><br />
<span style="color: #339900; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="color: #006600;">2</span></strong>. Just Another Ninja Searching For Love:</span> </span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;">about a ninja who goes on a blind date<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><i><b>3.</b></i></span><i><b> </b></i>A Romantic Dinner For 3:</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;">about a woman attempting to add a third partner to a romantic relationship</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;"><br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;"><i><b><span style="color: #663366;">4.</span></b></i><i><b> </b></i>The Superdelicious French Lesson:</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;">about a first date where a character learns a little bit of French in an unusual way</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 100%;">Written, produced, directed, photographed, edited and distributed by Sujewa Ekanayake.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Book Antiqua; font-size: 78%;">Date Number One Copyright 2006 Sujewa Ekanayake/Wild Diner Films</span>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-74719917911674471012008-03-16T16:30:00.000-07:002009-11-23T17:07:48.335-08:00Screenings<p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial Black;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >2009</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><strong><a href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/2009/11/date-number-one-screenings-at-aeon.html">December 2009 screenings at Aeon Logic Art Gallery in Brooklyn, NY</a></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial Black;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >2008</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lo-def-debut-event-date-number-one-new.html">Thu May 22, 8 PM FREE</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#006600;"><strong>LO-DEF/The Back Room @ Jackie's</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lo-def-debut-event-date-number-one-new.html">http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lo-def-debut-event-date-number-one-new.html</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lo-def-debut-event-date-number-one-new.html">8801 Georgia Ave</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;"><a href="http://moviesatjackies.blogspot.com/2008/04/lo-def-debut-event-date-number-one-new.html">Silver Spring, MD 20910</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial Black;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0);font-size:100%;" >::<br />previous screenings:</span><b><br /><br />2007</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Black;font-size:100%;color:#339900;">MARCH 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Narrow;font-size:85%;color:#3333ff;">screening #13</span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#660099;"><b>* </b><span style="font-size:130%;"><i><b>March 15</b></i></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;color:#660099;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm" target="_top"><u><i><b>Capital City Microcinema/</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;color:#660099;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm" target="_top"><u><i><b>Kensington Row Bookshop</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#660000;"><b>3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, MD 20895 301.949.9416</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:130%;color:#660099;"><i><b>7:30 PM</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#660099;"><b>$5</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Black;font-size:100%;color:#339900;"></span><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">JULY 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:78%;color:#6600ff;"><i>screenings #14 - 20</i></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#6600ff;"><i>a Washington, DC area 1 week run</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#6600ff;"><i><b>July 12 - 18</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0033;"><i>Armory Building </i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0033;"><i>3710 Mitchell Street</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0033;"><i>Kensington, MD 20895 :: </i><i><u>map</u></i><i> </i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0033;"><i>7:30 PM daily</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0033;"><i>$7</i></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Black;font-size:7;color:#660099;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial Black;font-size:180%;color:#339900;">2006</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><i>screening # 1 & 2</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><b>THE WORLD PREMIERE</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#0000ff;">Sat May 13, 2006</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#0000ff;">7* PM & 9 PM, $8</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#0000ff;"><a title="http://www.goethe.de/washington" href="http://www.goethe.de/washington" target="_top"><u><i><b>Goethe-Institut</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b>812 7th St., NW</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#0000ff;"><b>Washington, DC</b><span style="font-size:100%;"><b> 20001</b></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;">202-289-1200</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"><a title="http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/knt/anf/" href="http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/was/knt/anf/enindex.htm" target="_top"><u>directions</u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#0000ff;"><b>* 7 PM show is a partial benefit (50% of tix sales $s) screening for DC social service org We Are Family</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#0000ff;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><i>screening # 3 - 7</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><b>THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST PREMIERE</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;">Fri May 19 - Sun 21</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;">7* PM & 9:30 PM daily</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;">$8, $5 for NWFF members, $6 for seniors</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#339900;"><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>N</b></i></u></a><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>orth</b></i></u></a><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>w</b></i></u></a><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>est </b></i></u></a><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>F</b></i></u></a><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>ilm </b></i></u></a><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>F</b></i></u></a><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/" target="_top"><u><i><b>orum</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;">1515 12th Ave</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;"><span style="font-size:7;">Seattle</span>, WA 98122</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;">206-329-2629</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#339900;"><a title="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/contact.php" href="http://www.nwfilmforum.org/contact.php" target="_top"><u><b>directions</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;">*<span style="font-size:85%;"><b> Sat 5/20 7 PM show is a benefit for Seattle social service org</b></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#339900;"><b>Real Change</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#339900;"><b>* no show on Fri 5/19 @ 7 PM</b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:7;color:#339900;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><i>screening # 8</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><b>THE MARYLAND PREMIERE</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#0099ff;">Sat June 24 7 PM $5</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#0099ff;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm" target="_top"><u><i><b>Capital City Microcinema</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#0099ff;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm" target="_top"><u><b>Kensington Row Bookshop</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0099ff;"><b>3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, MD 20895 . </b>301.949.9416<b> </b><span style="font-size:85%;"><a title="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?cou" href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=250&addtohistory=&address=3786+Howard+Ave.&city=Kensington&state=MD&zipcode=20895&submit=Get+Map" target="_top"><u><b>MapQuest</b></u></a></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#0099ff;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm#directions_to_kensington" target="_top"><u><b>Directions</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:7;color:#0099ff;">*</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><i>screening # 9</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">Thu July 13 8 PM $5</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#ff0000;"><a title="http://www.sangha.ws/index.html" href="http://www.sangha.ws/index.html" target="_top"><u><i><b>Sangha</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><b>7014 Westmoreland Ave</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><b>T</b><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>akoma </b></span><b>P</b><span style="font-size:100%;"><b>ark, MD 20912</b></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;">301.891.3214</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:7;color:#330099;"><b>*</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#ff0033;"><i>screening # 10</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:6;color:#ff0033;"><i><b>!the nyc premiere!</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;"><b>Thursday, August 31, 9 PM</b> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#339900;"><a title="http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer/monthly_" href="http://www.twoboots.com/pioneer/monthly_programs/2006-08.htm#DateNumberOne" target="_top"><u><i><b>The Two Boots Pioneer Theater</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;"><b>155 East 3rd Street </b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;"><b>(between Avenues A and B, closer to A) </b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;"><b>New York, New York </b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;">212-591-0434<b> </b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;"><b>ticket prices:</b> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#339900;">$9 adults, $6.50 members </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;"><a title="http://pioneertheater.tix.com/Event.asp?" href="http://pioneertheater.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=65968" target="_top"><u><b>buy tickets here</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:7;color:#0000bf;"><b>*</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#ff0000;"><i>screening # 11</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"><b>THU OCTOBER 5 :: 7:30 PM :: $5</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm" target="_top"><u><i><b>Capital City Microcinema</b></i></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm" target="_top"><u><b>Kensington Row Bookshop</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><b>3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, MD 20895 </b>301.949.9416<b> </b><a title="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?cou" href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=250&addtohistory=&address=3786+Howard+Ave.&city=Kensington&state=MD&zipcode=20895&submit=Get+Map" target="_top"><u><b>MapQuest</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#ff0000;"><a title="dcmicrocinema" href="http://www.wilddiner.com/dcmicrocinema.htm#directions_to_kensington" target="_top"><u><b>Directions</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:7;color:#ff0000;"><b>*</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#0000bf;"><i>screening # 12</i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#339900;"><i><b>!The Final Screening of 2006!</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#0000bf;"><b>SAT NOVEMBER 4 :: 8 PM :: $6</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#339900;"><b>a benefit screening for We Are Family, a DC non-profit that assists the elderly</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:130%;color:#0000bf;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><a title="http://www.warehousetheater.com/theater." href="http://www.warehousetheater.com/theater.php" target="_top"><u><i><b>WAREHOUSE</b></i></u></a></span><a title="http://www.warehousetheater.com/theater." href="http://www.warehousetheater.com/theater.php" target="_top"><u><i><b> </b></i></u></a><i><b>Screening Room</b></i></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000bf;"><b>1017-21 7th St., NW</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000bf;"><b>Washington, DC 20001</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000bf;">202-783-3933</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#0000bf;"><a title="http://www.warehousetheater.com/directio" href="http://www.warehousetheater.com/directions.php" target="_top"><u><b>directions</b></u></a></span><br /><br /></p></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"></span>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-27925910650256148602008-03-16T16:25:00.000-07:002009-11-23T17:04:04.244-08:00ClipsCheck out Story 1 (of 4) from Date Number One <a href="http://datenumberone08.blogspot.com/2009/05/start-over-story-1-from-date-number-one.html">here</a>.Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-83142081520927305572008-03-16T15:45:00.000-07:002008-05-25T04:21:57.153-07:00Press<span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" >More links coming soon. In the meantime, check these out:</span><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.armandovalle.com/2008/05/stonehengedate-number-one.html">Armando Valle 5/08</a></span></b></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#0000ff;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#0000ff;"><a href="http://www.ontaponline.com/view_article.php?article_id=10693">On Tap 7/07</a></span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"></span></b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><a title="http://www.cinematical.com/2006/10/17/in" href="http://www.cinematical.com/2006/10/17/indie-filmmaker-sujewa-ekanayake-talks-to-dvd-guru-about-diy-fil/1#c2456900#c2456900" target="_top"><u><b>Cinematical 10/06</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b></b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><a title="http://www.dvguru.com/2006/10/16/diy-fil" href="http://www.dvguru.com/2006/10/16/diy-filmmaking-an-interview-with-director-sujewa-ekanayake/" target="_top"><u><b>DV Guru 10/06</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><a title="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2006/10/d" href="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2006/10/date-number-one-review.html" target="_top"><u><b>REVIEW # 4, by filmmaker Amir Motlagh, on Still Lover blog</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b></b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://www.ifc.com/ifc/insiderNews?CAT0=" href="http://www.ifc.com/ifc/insiderNews?CAT0=5827&NID=17589&CLR=black&BCLR=000000" target="_top"><u><b>IFC.com story</b></u></a><b> on self-distribution, profiles Date Number One </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/0023" href="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002353.html" target="_top"><u><b>REVIEW # 3 august 06 GreenCine Daily blog</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b></b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/0020" href="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002065.html" target="_top"><u><b>GreenCine Daily article on real indie films mentions Date Number One june 13, 2006</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://hollywoodistalking.com/Blog/508/" href="http://hollywoodistalking.com/Blog/508/" target="_top" html="" one=""><u><b>REVIEW # 2 may 06 Hollywood Is Talking blog</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/0" href="http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/005873.html" target="_top"><u><b>REVIEW # 1! may 06 The Chutry Experiment blog</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2005/11/" href="http://www.indiewire.com/movies/2005/11/production_repo_3.html" target="_top"><u><b>IndieWIRE, 11/2/05, Production Report November '05, "Date Number One" profile</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/0" href="http://chutry.wordherders.net/archives/005074.html" target="_top"><u><b>The Chutry Experiment, 11/1/05, DC Screens mentions "Date Number One" & distro blog</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b></b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/0013" href="http://daily.greencine.com/archives/001300.html" target="_top"><u><b>GreenCine Daily blog, 10/16/05, mentions Sujewa Ekanayake, wilddiner.com, and "Date Number One"</b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2005/05/s" href="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2005/05/sujewa-ekanayake-has-ideals-yep-ideals.html" target="_top"><u><b>Still Lover Blog - May 17, 2005 Interview: "Sujewa Ekanayake has ideals, yup,</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2005/05/s" href="http://stilllover.blogspot.com/2005/05/sujewa-ekanayake-has-ideals-yep-ideals.html" target="_top"><u><b>ideals son!" </b></u></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://www.gazette.net/200515/kensington" href="http://www.gazette.net/200515/kensington/news/269401-1.html" target="_top"><u><b>Kensington Gazette (MD) - COVER STORY - April 13, 2005 Edition</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"><a title="http://www.gazette.net/200515/kensington" href="http://www.gazette.net/200515/kensington/news/269401-1.html" target="_top"><u><b>"Festival Highlights Indie Filmmakers" </b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><b>article about "Date Number One" director Sujewa Ekanayake</b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b></b></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><a title="http://voiceofthehill.com/archives/Oct04" href="http://voiceofthehill.com/archives/Oct04.pdf" target="_top"><u><b>Shervin Boloorian: Poetry, Policy and Punk Mariachi in the Nation's Capital</b></u></a></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><b>Voice of the Hill</b>/October 2004, <span style="color:#ff0000;"><b>pages 34 - 36</b></span> </span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><b>article about "Date Number One" Story #2 actor Shervin Boloorian</b></span><br /><br /></b></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;color:#0000ff;"><b></b></span>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-79613082106417605872008-03-16T15:43:00.000-07:002009-12-18T00:21:54.210-08:00About the Writer/Director of Date Number One, Sujewa Ekanayake<a href="http://diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207918586362034434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SEY-XI9DeQI/AAAAAAAAAwo/R5eZ7f-0f9Q/s400/SEmomaNYCcropped.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SEY-LauTzZI/AAAAAAAAAwg/6i91RaLPZN8/s1600-h/SEmomaNYCcropped.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199045514136136482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T9ia9VknjME/SCa4WXEsKyI/AAAAAAAAAm0/RS5NZXrFS24/s320/NewSEpiclo-res1forblogs%26sites.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/"></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>*</div><br /><br /><br /><div>*</div><br /><div>*</div><br /><div><strong><span style="color:#006600;">Sujewa Ekanayake</span></strong></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Photos Copyright 2008 Sujewa Ekanayake/Wild Diner Films</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></div></span><div><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>Films</strong><br /></span><br /><strong>Recent features:</strong> </div><div></div><div>*Brooklyn Fantastic, feature comedy, 2009-2010</div><div>(in production as of 12/17/09, to be released in spring 2010)</div><div>- Producer, Writer, Director, Videographer, Editor, Distributor</div><div>.</div><div></div><div>*Unlimited Dreamtime (aka The Screening), feature documentary, 2009-2010</div><div>(in production as of 12/17/09, to be released in winter 2010)</div><div>- filmed under 2 Week Film Project guidelines</div><div>- Producer, Director, Videographer, Editor, Distributor</div><div>.</div><div></div><div></div><div>*Indie Film Blogger Road Trip, feature documentary, 2008</div><div>- Producer, Director, Videographer, Editor, Distributor<br /><br />* Date Number One, feature comedy, 2006 (re-cut in 2008 for the DVD release in late February 2009)<br />- Producer, Writer, Director, Videographer, Editor, Distributor<br /><br />* Capital Heartbreak & Sweetness: 17 DC Poets, 1 hour long documentary/performance video featuring DC area poets, 2002<br />- Director, Videographer, Editor<br /><br /><strong>Recent shorts:</strong><br /><br />* <a href="http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eac01df1cf">Magnus & The Air Quotes Woman</a> (2007), short - 5 mins., available at Funny or DIE on the web, will be available on a DVD in 2009<br /><br />* Rock Collection (filmed in 2007), short, in post, will be released in 2009<br /><br /><strong>Earlier work:</strong><br /><br />* Wild Diner (1999), feature - 70 mins., might be re-edited and released as a short at some point in the future or maybe released as originally screened on a future DVD<br /><br />* Fresh Coffee (1992), short - 15 mins., might be made available on a DVD in the future<br /><br /><strong>Blogging</strong><br /><br />I blog at several places, including at <a href="http://www.diyfilmmaker.blogspot.com/">DIY Filmmaker</a> until end of '09, & then mostly at <a href="http://filmmakersujewa.blogspot.com/">Filmmaker Sujewa<br /></a><br /><strong>Other info.</strong><br /><br />I live in Brooklyn, New York and travel often to DC/Maryland. Right around mid-30's in age. Born in Sri Lanka & have been living in the US, mostly in the DC area, since the mid-80's. Moved to Brooklyn in December 2008.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>::<br /><br />So that's the short bio & resume. A more detailed one may be coming soon.</div><div></div><div>Contact: <a href="mailto:wilddiner@aol.com">wilddiner@aol.com</a><br /><br />- Sujewa</div></div></div>Sujewa Ekanayakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02909587996837967673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460721882547158225.post-721845605927407052008-03-16T15:30:00.000-07:002011-05-04T22:19:42.390-07:00Cast & Crew<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black;">CAST</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">John Stabb Schroeder</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Julia Stemper</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Jennifer Blakemore</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Shervin Boloorian</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Dele Williams</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Steve Lee</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Kelly Ryan</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Christine D. Lee</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Fritz Flad</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Subodh Samudre</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Jewel Greenberg</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #006600;"><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Rob Morris</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">CREW</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Fritz Flad</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Alex Ramsey</span><br />
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