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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.

Live Action

Jason B Kohl Gets to the Meat of Fractured Father/Son Relationships in ‘The Slaughter’

As they say, good shorts come to those who wait and today sees Jason B Kohl's long awaited short 'The Slaughter' make its online premiere for our collective

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Exploring the Limits of Love & Trust in Saverio Costanzo’s ‘Hungry Hearts’

We joined director Saverio Costanzo at the London Film Festival to discuss 'Hungry Hearts', the tale of a couple's relationship put to the test when they

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Ana Lily Amirpour Brings New Blood to the Vampire Movie in ‘A Girl Walks Home Alone at

Undeniably one of the best films screening at this year’s London Film Festival, Ana Lily Amirpour's 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night' is an impressive debut

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Duane Hopkins Examines the Lives of England’s Abandoned Classes in ‘Bypass’

In the first of our interviews from the 58th BFI London Film Festival we talk to director Duane Hopkins about his exploration of the lives of England's

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Documentary

Christopher Lutterodt-Quarcoo Captures the Alienation of Musical Ear Syndrome in Short Film ‘Hertz’

Christopher Lutterodt-Quarcoo's black and white docu-drama 'Hertz' skilfully manipulates picture and sound to present the symptoms of Musical Ear Syndrome as

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Live Action

Humanising the Struggle of America’s Undocumented Workers in Camille Stochitch’s ‘Interstate’

We speak to Director Camille Stochitch about the development and production of her Student Academy Award-winning and BAFTA nominated short film about

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Documentary

Director Alex Barrett on Composing a Modern Day Silent Film Ode to England’s Capital in ‘London Symphony’

Long time DN writer & filmmaker Alex Barrett joins us to discuss his new feature film project 'London Symphony', a poetic silent film about the culture and

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Art & Fashion

Reflecting the Essence of a Fashion Brand in Robert Hackett’s ‘Shrine’

We asked director Robert Hackett to share his reflections on the process and inspiration behind his Komana fashion film, 'Shrine'.

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Live Action

Jih-E Peng & Guy Pooles Capture the Pain of Early Heartbreak in ‘The Light and the Little Girl’

DoP Jih-E Peng joins us with director Guy Pooles to discuss how they went about capturing the ‘girl’s eye-view’ of burgeoning, delicate romance.

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Animation, Music Video

Wasaru Animates a Tale of Interdependence for Sage Francis’ ‘Make Em Purr’

French filmmaker wasaru teams up with hip hop artist Sage Francis to create the dark, animated tale of a lonely man and his cat for music video 'Make Em Purr'.

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Live Action

Anthony Aguiar Delivers a Genre Hopping Ghost Story in Short Film ‘Cypress’

Shot in the true spirit of an indie production with a tiny crew and minimal gear, Anthony Aguiar’s short film Cypress slowly reveals itself to be a ghost

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Music Video

Alex Amoling Draws his Music Video Trilogy to a Close with the Emotionally Taut ‘Dinner Plates’

DN speaks to director Alex Amoling about bringing the creative music video partnership forged across Chae Hawk's DPFTHH album to a close.

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