May, 2010 Archive

Documentary

A Girl Like Me

I recently watched Chris Rock’s feature doc Good Hair, which was apparently prompted into being when his daughter asked, “Daddy, how come I

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Asides, Documentary

Robbie Cooper’s Immersion:Porn project

Robbie Cooper reveals what makes his filmed “through the screen” porn enthusiast subjects tick.

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Asides, Documentary

Indie Game: The Movie

THE VIDEO The following video is an early glimpse of Indie Game: The Movie. This teaser segment features Edmund McMillen of ‘Team Meat’ discussing

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Animation

Seeking You

Jean-Julien Pous’ love letter to Hong Kong.

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Animation

Limbo

Games aren’t something we feature on Directors Notes very often, in fact I can only think of the Neil LaBute Heavy Rain/How Far Would you Go…?

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Animation

Au Bout Du Rouleau

Artaban & Mandri put 250 rolls of toilet paper to good use in Au Bout Du Rouleau.

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Animation

When The Time Is Ripe

Ever felt different? Ever felt like you don’t belong? Ever felt like a Pear in the United Steaks?

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Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN165: Bodies – Sam Norton

All film projects experience difficulties to varying degrees, the test for filmmakers is what they do when they hit these challenges. With Bodies director Sam

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Animation, Asides

Crash Bang Wallow

Jon Dunleavy and Keith Wilson-Signer animate the tragic tale of out of step ex-stuntman Larry LeTan and his fight to find a place in the modern world.

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Live Action

Leader of the Pack

I’ve noticed I post a lot of animation on DN, now I don’t know if that’s because I struggle to find good live action shorts, because

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Animation

Dylan Forman

Some fantastically stylish and distinct animation from Dylan Forman.

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Documentary

Walking On Eggshells: Borrowing Culture in the Remix Age

For their Intellectual Property in the Digital Age final project, Yale students Jacob Albert, Ryan Beauchamp and Brendan Schlagel created the 24 minute

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