Writing
Sujewa Ekanayake
Place of birth
Sri Lanka
Known for
Writing
Credits
13 titles
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 …
Known for
A down and out young writer and a colorful private detective solve several cases during one eventful weekend in New York City.
Breakthrough Weekend
2014
10.0Someone 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.
Werewolf Ninja Philosopher
2019
5.0In 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
2026
NRRene 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
2023
NRTwo 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
2022
Film credits
2020s · 2 titles
5.0In 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
2026
NRTwo 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
2022
Behind the camera
A down and out young writer and a colorful private detective solve several cases during one eventful weekend in New York City.
Breakthrough Weekend
2014
A down and out young writer and a colorful private detective solve several cases during one eventful weekend in New York City.
Breakthrough Weekend
2014
10.0Someone 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.
Werewolf Ninja Philosopher
2019
10.0Someone 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.
Werewolf Ninja Philosopher
2019
10.0Someone 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.
Werewolf Ninja Philosopher
2019
5.0In 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
2026
5.0In 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
2026
NRRene 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
2023
NRRene 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
2023
NRTwo 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
2022