Sri Lankan-American Filmmaker based in Brooklyn, NY.

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Listen to “How Will We Cross the Seas?” original film soundtrack by v/a

Featuring The Brothers Mcgrath (with a score reminiscent of MBV meets Joan of Arc), Dark Moses (cynical punk folk), Real Good (90s-esque indie rock), and Communipaw (alt-country/folk/emo-ish).

The “How Will We Cross the Seas?” mixtapes have arrived! They include awesome jams and the digital download for the movie and soundtrack. 

They are available for $5 from I Love to Hate Records. Stream the record and order a copy here.  

You can also pick up a copy of the tape, see the film, and listen to the bands on the soundtrack at one of our screening events! 

THU - MAY 2 - BROOKLYN @7pm - $5*
@Brooklyn Fire Proof
w. Communipaw, Real Good, Keith J. Varadi, and Jacob Pastrovich
https://www.facebook.com/events/189839477831788/?fref=ts

FRI - MAY 3 - PHILLY - @8pm - FREE
@161 West
w. We Are Fauna, Real Good, Ex Wife, and Edward Mcgrath
https://www.facebook.com/events/356305191155644/?fref=ts

SAT - MAY 4 - NEW BRUNSWICK - @5pm - $7
@Alfa Art Gallery
as part of the Omega Sound III - Electronic and Experimental Music and Art Festival
https://www.facebook.com/events/533512843357577/?fref=ts

*Free mixtape with admission

Hope to see you there!

short film mixtape soundtrack

allyisshort:

A couple old blind contours made new!  Getting prints ready for sale…

I would love a tattoo of the Ecto 1!

ghostbusters

funnyordie:

The Female Orgasm Law

A new law has men freaking out.

Our wonderful actress from “What About Romance?” is in this!

comedy

Batman Begins - ABC Family promo (by groundbeefmosque2)

“He fights for family … and lives for love!”

raptorfilmjesus:

Holy Crap. Blackmagic is bringing the heat. 

This is insane! Considering the amount of affordable s16 lenses out there I am very excited about the s16 camera for $1000 (the 4k s35mm is also fairly priced at $4000). 
Now we’ve got all that squared away, let’s use this affordable technology to actually make interesting films…

raptorfilmjesus:

Holy Crap. Blackmagic is bringing the heat. 

This is insane! Considering the amount of affordable s16 lenses out there I am very excited about the s16 camera for $1000 (the 4k s35mm is also fairly priced at $4000). 

Now we’ve got all that squared away, let’s use this affordable technology to actually make interesting films…

blackmagic film video camera

Fav. Scenes That I Can’t Find Clips For

Like Someone in Love - dir. Abbas Kiarostami
Taxi/Voicemail scene

Faces - dir. John Cassavetes
“Definition of serious: blah blah blah”

Ghost Dog - dir. Jim Jarmusch
Forest Whitaker and Isaac de Bankole’s final conversation

Don’t Look Now - dir. Nicolas Roeg
Future/present sex scene

Paris, Texas - dir. Wim Wenders
the last 2-way mirror conversation

favorite scenes

Perfect Movie Scenes - Cunnilingus/Divorce

Faces - dir. John Cassavetes

(unfortunately this isn’t the whole scene)

favorite directing john cassavetes

Perfect Movie Scenes - “Only You”

Fallen Angels - dir. Wong Kar-Wai

favorite scenes directing wong kar-wai

Perfect Movie Scenes - “California Dreaming”

Chungking Express- dir. Wong Kar-Wai

favorite scenes directing wong kar-wai

Perfect Movie Scenes - Empty City

L’Eclisse - dir. Michelangelo Antonioni

favorite scenes directing antonioni

Perfect Movie Scenes - Angkor Wat/Secret sequence

In the Mood for Love - dir. Wong Kar-Wai

favorite scenes directing wong kar-wai

Perfect Movie Scenes - Longing in a listening booth

Before Sunrise - dir. Richard Linklater

favorite scenes directing richard linklater

Perfect Movie Scenes - Iguazu Falls Sequence

Happy Together - dir. Wong Kar-Wai

favorite scenes directing wong kar-wai

Perfect Movie Scenes - “I can be anything.”

A Woman Under the Influence - dir. John Cassavetes

favorite scenes directing john cassavetes