“How to Become a Filmmaker with Ten Dollars” was filmed by Dennis Perera in collaboration with Chandana Prasanna during 2009-10. This marks Dennis Perera’s inaugural venture into feature-length documentary filmmaking. Despite being created on a shoestring budget, the documentary features insights from all major film directors in Sri Lanka. It stands out as the first documentary of its kind produced in Sri Lanka. Since 2017, this documentary has been screened at various cultural venues in Colombo.
- Directed by Dennis Perera / Chandana Prasanna
- Cinematography : Dhanushka Gunathilake
- Producer : Dennis Perera
- Editor : chandana Prasanna
Synopsis
How to Become a Filmmaker with Ten Dollars (2017) is a film about two young Sri Lankan filmmakers who pool their last ten dollars and set out to seek advice from renowned filmmakers in Sri Lanka, aiming to unravel the mystery of why they struggle to break into the filmmaking scene despite meeting all the standard qualifications. Along their journey, they receive an unexpected answer: filmmaking is not just about having the knack for a profession, it’s about knowing how to slyly trick someone with money into bankrolling your film.
