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Daniel regards film as one of his biggest passions in life. From an early age, he was inspired by cinema and fell in love with the industry. After directing several shorts and graduating with a degree in Film and Screenwriting Daniel continues to indulge his love for film.

Live Action

A Young Girl’s World Is Torn Apart in Yuchao Feng’s Heartbreaking Child Abandonment Short ‘Pearl’

Yuchao Feng reveals how a revelatory phone call with his mother inspired him to make 'Pearl', the tragic story of a young girl abandoned by her family.

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Documentary

An Artist’s Unconditional Love for Surfing Is Tested in Geoffroy Dubreuil’s Documentary Short ‘Nowavephobia’

Geoffroy Dubreuil joins DN to share the inspiration behind his portrait of artist and surfer Yoon Duck Kim and his self created disease 'Nowavephobia'.

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Live Action

An Iranian Mother Is Pushed to Choose Between Danger or Destitution in Kaveh Mazaheri’s Gripping Drama ‘Funfair’

Kaveh Mazaheri returns to discuss his new short 'Funfair' - the story of a desperate man who drafts his wife into a dangerous ploy to improve their lives.

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Animation, Music Video

Joseph Blanc Re-Envisions Love and Happiness in Painterly Music Video ‘This Mess Won’t Make Itself’

Motion Designer Joseph Blanc provides a reprieve from typical love stories with his painterly, emotionally gripping music video for Dead Seem Old.

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Live Action

As the Apocalypse Looms Jimmy Marble Navigates the Messy Road of New Love in ‘End of Babes’

If you like a little apocalypse mixed into your romance then Jimmy Marble's short is the perfect film for you and all your relationship anxieties.

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Music Video

Carlos Lopez Estrada Tells a Provocative Tale of Sheep and Violence in Watsky’s ‘Stick to Your Guns’

A sheep herder and his rapidly dwindling woolly charges discover the destructive nature of violence in Carlos Lopez Estrada's latest Watsky music video.

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Documentary

Ben Cox Journeys into the Vivid Mind of a Creator in ‘Alan Williams Metal Artist: Creatures of the Deep’

Ben Cox discusses the inspiration and creative process behind his portrait documentary which introduces us to the vivid mind of a Brighton metal artist.

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