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Obsessed with film, the internet and WordPress, Directors Notes is the place Rob gets to brings all his interests together and really geek out. When not writing for DN he can be found on Short of the Week or Vimeo.

Music Video

Woodkid: I Love You

With an eye for a mysterious plot and sumptuous black and white cinematography, whenever Yoann Lemoine releases a promo for his musical alter-ego Woodkid, you

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Live Action

Stardust

Dutch film production company PostPanic returns to DN for the first time since we featured Mischa Rozema’s stunning festival title sequence Year Zero

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Animation

TheyAreAnimators #7: Malcolm Sutherland

With a first festival outing in 2002, when his short Robot City played the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Malcolm Sutherland’s consistent

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Animation

Alphagames

Evan Seitz returns with some more animated quiz action in Alphagames; a short film that challenges you to name as many video game titles as you can.

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Animation

Left Nude

Inspired by his life drawing classes at the RCA and drawn with his left hand, so his right wouldn’t get too tired when working on his graduation film

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Live Action

High Maintenance

Screened at Sundance in 2007, Phillip Van’s High Maintenance is a blend of science fiction and comedy, set in a future where technology is the solution

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Live Action

Hibernation

Four years before Paraphernalia, award-winning director John Williams brought us Hibernation, a magical and moving story about human hibernation.

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News

DN2012 – A Year in Numbers

With January 2013 marking 6 years and 7 months since Directors Notes first started sharing insights into the world of independent film, we decided to take a

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Live Action

The Fort

Official selection of Sundance 2012, Andrew Renzi’s speculative, pensive short The Fort, tells the story of a boy who accepts the help of a stranger to

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Animation, Asides

Thoughts on Death

RCA student Ana Tortos’ provocative, refreshing paint-on-glass animation 'Thoughts on Death' reveals the darker side of the school's animation department.

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Live Action

Dual

Screened at the 55th BFI London Film Festival Dual from The Brothers Lynch is an example of split-screen (or should it be dual-screen?) filmmaking at its best.

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Art & Fashion

Nature’s Voice

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better” – Albert Einstein Featuring a giant tomato, industrial snails and a

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