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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.

Film Festival

Reading & Leeds 2014 Cinema Tent Shorts

DN heads off to the Reading & Leeds festivals for our annual Cinema Tent Shorts screenings. But you can get a sneak peek of the films right here & now...

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Live Action

Melissa Anastasi Takes a Meditative Look at Life, Loss and Longing in ‘This Feral Life’

Melissa Anastasi discusses the process of adapting a theatre monologue for screen and the importance of emotional truth and tone in storytelling.

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Live Action

nautico Reveal the Subtle Stories of Characters Rarely Seen in Short Film 'Brady'

nautico’s short film 'Brady' illustrates the rich narratives we as audiences get to enjoy when filmmakers step outside of narrative conventions. John Heeg of

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Animation

Keren Rijensky’s ‘Wings’ Animates The Insidious Power of Abusers’ Words on Their Victims

In graduation short 'Wings', Israeli director Keren Rijensky interposes the insidious phrases commonly used by abusers to coerce their victims and in so doing

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Film Festival

DN Takes the Family Friendly Short Film Fun to Camp Bestival

This year we're starting our summer screenings early with a journey through the weird and wonderful world of bite-size cinema, served up in screenings designed

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Music Video

Bradley Rogerson Trips the Light Fantastic for Mulholland’s ‘Cry If You Want To’ Music Video

Functioning as both a showcase for the multi-instrumental talents of New Zealand singer-songwriter Mulholland and a pleasurably trippy onslaught on the senses

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Music Video

Emile Rafael & MØ Rock Attitude with Style for Their ‘Walk This Way’ Music Video

Director Emile Rafael drops by to tell DN about his collaboration with MØ on the 'Walk This Way' music video and tease us with the promise of a new short

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Live Action

Corentin Kopp Takes a Canadian Busman’s Holiday for his Sisters Abroad Short ‘Montreal’

We have a long overdue catchup with director Corentin Kopp to find out about his holiday filmmaking exploits for his sisters abroad short film 'Montreal'.

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Music Video

Czlowiek Kamera Puts Determination & Decisiveness to Good Use in ‘No More Losing the War’

Director Człowiek Kamera reunites with Montreal’s Half Moon Run for heartfelt, split-screen, narrative music video 'No More Losing the War'. We dig into

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Live Action

Val Keller Amps up the Science Experiment Surrealism in Sci-Fi Short ‘After Thought’

Val Keller's short 'After Thought' transports us into a surreal world in which it's possible to receive the bill for your own funeral. Producer Reza Amidi

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Live Action

Claire Kurylowski Calls Everyday Sexism into Question in her Powerful Short ‘In Real Life’

Filmmaker Claire Kurylowski enters the debate about pervasive sexism with her feminist social enquiry short 'In Real Life'. She joins us to discuss what

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Live Action

Niles Heckman Explores Cybernetic Love & Loss Under the Shadow of a Space Elevator in Sci-Fi Short ‘Auroras’

Niles Heckman's sci-fi short 'Auroras' tells the tale of cyborg love and separation played out against the grand vista of a 22nd century North Pole space

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