The series, directed by Pavan Moondi, was initially conceived as a companion piece to help pitch EVERYDAY IS LIKE A SUNDAY, a television concept the Toronto-based writer-director is actively marketing. “It started out as a short promotional piece to help pitch EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY, but as we developed the web series, it became its own animal in many ways. Ultimately, it’s something that can stand alone, and we’re very proud of,” said Mr. Moondi, who also co-wrote and edited the series.
TEN SUNDAYS tells the story of David and Jesse, two post-collegiate roommates and best friends who are literally attached at the hip as they spend all their time on their living room couch. Things begin to change, however, when one of them gets a demanding new girlfriend and the other loses all sense of purpose after botching a very important job interview. Each of the ten 5-7 minute episodes takes place on a Sunday in the pair’s living room. Mr. Moondi explained, “The series is definitely a comedy, but I think we tried to be a little more ambitious than that as the series developed. We tried to balance out some of the wackier and out-there comedy by grounding the characters in real issues, whether it’s being aimless after college or beginning to drift apart from an old friend. That’s something I haven’t seen much of in short-form, internet-based productions.”
TEN SUNDAYS currently sits in post-production, and will begin rolling out online in May 2009. It is being released under Mr. Moondi’s production shingle, Mars on Mars Independent Productions.
For more information, please visit www.tensundays.tv or www.marsonmars.com.
ABOUT MARS ON MARS INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS
Mars on Mars Independent Productions is an independent production company in the truest sense. Run solely by writer-director Pavan Moondi, Mars on Mars specializes in lo/no-budget productions. The previous release, a dramatic short film entitled WHAT HAPPENED AFTER was produced on a budget of $36 and released online in 2008. The film is viewable at www.marsonmars.com. Similarly, TEN SUNDAYS was produced on a shoe-string budget, initially intended as a showcase to help market a television series in development entitled EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY. TEN SUNDAYS will be the final independent release from Mars on Mars Productions, as instead the focus will shift towards marketing scripts and concepts for television and film.
ABOUT PAVAN MOONDI
Pavan Moondi, 23, is an independent filmmaker hailing from Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. After obtaining a degree in economics from Wilfrid Laurier University, he shifted his focus towards filmmaking in 2008. Self-educated as a filmmaker, Moondi writes, directs and edits his own projects. He directed the dramatic short film, WHAT HAPPENED AFTER in 2008, is currently in post-production on the ten-part web series, TEN SUNDAYS, and is actively marketing both a television series concept entitled EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY and a feature-length script based on his short film, entitled BEAUTIFUL THINGS. For more information regarding any of these projects, please visit www.marsonmars.com.
