April 2012 - Page 3 of 8 - Directors Notes

Bullhead (Rundskop)

Whilst the story of a young Belgian cattle farmer may not instantly sound like the kind of film you’d rush to see, a nomination for an Academy Award in

Animation

Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

Matthew Brushett brings the offbeat words of author Chuck Klosterman to life in Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs and IV A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous

Documentary

MiniLook Kiev

This won’t be the first tiny town, tilt-shift film you’ve seen, but the 4,500 frames of the matchstick travelogue MiniLook Kiev from Efim Graboy

Live Action

Tumulus

Shot in three days on a Sony F3, Tumulus by Sebastian Wiegärtner is a dark and moody fantasy short with a hint of Lord of the Rings and a splash of Game of

Animation

Réflexion

A woman goes one on one with her evil mirror self in veteran animator Yoshimichi Tamura’s personal project Réflexion.

Animation

Jericho

Based around the story of a man contemplating suicide after the loss of his wife, Jericho, written and directed by Liam Gavin, isn’t exactly the kind of

Music

Judson: Meet Me In The Morning

Christopher j Ewing gets all ‘Jackson Pollock meets Sam Peckinpah‘ as his telekinetic heroine battles her way through a rainbow violence splattered

Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN242: BEAR – Carlos Lopez Estrada

Freshly returned from an inspiring trip to SXSW, director

Animation

Yeah Just There

Not satisfied with featuring on DN twice in March with Welcome to Glaringly and A Morning Stroll, Grant Orchard is back in April with Yeah Just There, a short

Music

Mark Foster, A-Trak & Kimbra: Warrior

Mark Foster, A-Trak and Kimbra make their painful progress up the Lucha libre ranks in a hybrid music promo/ad spot from DANIELS for the 3 Artists, 1 Song

Animation

Color Reel

Editor & animator Evan Seitz continues his ‘spot the film’ series, with Color Reel; this latest animation quizzes your colour themed movie

Animation

Spaceman

A character animation short featuring the curious Spaceman, his malfunctioning suit and the of course the object of his interest; the elusive Dragoncopterfly!

April, 2012 Archive