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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.

Art & Fashion, Documentary

Shervin Kermani Expresses the Universal Pain of Heartache in His Crushingly Raw Breakup Short ‘The Last Message’

Shervin Kermani talks to DN about transforming personal heartache into universally relatable emotion in devastating breakup short 'The Last Message'.

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Art & Fashion, Asides

Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood.

Sebastian Lopez reaches into the good book for his visual maelstrom of a short 'Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood'.

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Animation, Asides

Truth vs Lies

Director Clim & animator João Lucas explore the nature, differences and confusion that can arise between facts and fabrications in CG short Truth vs Lies.

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Animation

Tomek Suwalski Journeys into a Post-Apocalyptic Russia in Thrilling CGI Metro Exodus Trailer ‘Artyom’s Nightmare’

DN speaks to writer/director Tomek Suwalski about expanding the world of the Metro game series in his thrilling cinematic CGI short 'Artyom's Nightmare'.

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Asides, Music Video

Mumford & Sons: Beloved

Charlotte Regan crafts a heart-wrenching music video about the crushing pain of loss whilst celebrating the memories that make letting go so hard to bear.

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Elephant Gym: Underwater

Li Guan Jie and Chen Zhong Wei animate an absolutely transfixing journey of self in their bath time music video for Elephant Gym track 'Underwater'.

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Animation, Asides

The Deep End

Elise Augarten’s The Deep End is the charming hand-drawn story of a little girl who gets lost between the locker room and the deep end of a swimming pool.

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Live Action

A Young Woman Tries to Find Harmony Between Her Past & Future Selves in Clément Oberto’s ‘Unacceptable Behavior’

Clément Oberto discusses 'Unacceptable Behavior' his portrait of a young woman trying to find harmony in the balance between childhood and adulthood.

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Live Action

A Bodybuilder Falls Under the Spell of a Financial Dominatrix in Hunt Beaty’s Modern Kink Short ‘Pay Pig’

DN speaks to director Hunt Beaty about finding inspiration in the vast world of internet powered fetishes for his financial domination short 'Pay Pig'.

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Asides, Documentary

Henceforth

Charlene Jones’ emotionally raw doc 'Henceforth' features a frank conversation between 3 siblings about the process of mourning the death of their parents.

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Animation, Art & Fashion, Asides

Kew’s Marianne North

Rok Predin brings the beautiful paintings by renowned Victorian botanical artist Marianne North to stunning animated life for International Woman’s Day.

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Higher Peaks: Witchin’ Hour

Emanuele Kabu sets out on an animated journey towards an unknown destination which guarantees neither happiness nor control in 'Witchin’ Hour'.

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