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MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the multi-decade incarnation of this disorder and remains so much cheaper than film school.

Asides, Music Video

Jackie Cruz: Don’t Waste My Time (Feat. Feefa)

Parker Hill bathes singer Jackie Cruz in the golden hues of lovelorn longing in new music video 'Don’t Waste My Time'.

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Asides, Music Video

Bastille: Those Nights

Bastille frontman Dan Smith longs for a connection during the late lonesome hours in Crooked Cynics’ shifting orientation music video for 'Those Nights'.

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Animation, Asides, Live Action

Louise

Cheerldr gives his CGI creations centre stage in 'Louise' - the story of a girl whose memories drift away, crossing the boundaries of time and reality.

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Asides, Music Video

!!! (Chk Chk Chk): UR Paranoid

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) frontman Nic Offer loses his composure in Amanda Lovejoy’s grungey music video for new track UR Paranoid.

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Art & Fashion

Elliott Gonzo & Philly Felton Portray the Gruelling Effort Required to Excel in Experimental Ballet Short ‘Tundra’

Elliott Gonzo & Philly Felton partner with dancer Zelos Tsang-Thompson for a rumination on the extreme effort required to excel in dance short 'Tundra'.

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Animation, Asides

MOTH

Allison Schulnik captivates with her new animated short 'MOTH' - a film created over the course of 14 months with frames hand painted, gouache-on-paper.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Contrary Newcomer Shakes up the Established Order of a Rural Religious Community in Dee Meaden’s ‘Good News’

DN kicks off a monthly showcase of Dee Meaden's work with 'Good News', the story of a religious community disrupted by the arrival of a contrary newcomer.

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Asides, Music Video

Therapie TAXI: J’en ai Marre

French pop trio Therapie TAXI get to grips with their obnoxious alter egos in Kelzang Ravach & Temple Caché’s primary coloured 'J'en ai Marre' music video

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Live Action, Premiere

An Isolated Girl Forges a Bond with a Dangerous Kindred Spirit in Morgana Mckenzie’s Sinister Fairy Tale ‘Wild’

Morgana McKenzie reveals how she used practical effects to tell the story of an isolated girl who finds understanding in a dangerous kindred spirit.

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Animation, Asides

Ostanovka

A collaboration between 16 artists 'Ostanovka' celebrates the diversity of Russia’s bus stop designs through an equally varied mix of animation.

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Documentary, Live Action, Premiere

Tanmay Chowdhary Explores the Relationship Between Two Young Women in Hybrid Narrative-Doc ‘Color of November’

Tanmay Chowdhary discusses the unconventional approach of hybrid narrative-doc 'Color of November', a portrait of the relationship between two young women

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Live Action

Humiliation Forces an Immigrant Girl to See Her Father with New Eyes in Shalini Adnani’s ‘Somebody’s Daughter’

We talk the fallibility of parents, the importance of subtle storytelling and Tinder as a casting tool with 'Somebody's Daughter' director Shalini Adnani.

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