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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.

Art & Fashion, Live Action

Awfully Deep

Unusual short Awfully Deep, from writer and director Daniel Florêncio sees the life of a well-off family suddenly turned upside down when without warning,

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Live Action

Unwind

Based on the novel by Neal Shusterman, Unwind by John Lyde is an unsettling science fiction short set in a future where teenagers aged 13-18yrs old are sent to

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Live Action

Seed & Exist

Inspired by 60’s & 70’s science fiction, Tyson Wade Johnston’s stunning science-fiction short Seed sees a lone astronaut embark on a

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Animation

Mr Wurfel

Mr Wurfel has just 1277 milliseconds to make the decision of his life in Rafael Sommerhalder’s animated short. If you like Rafael’s style, you

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Animation

Arcane

Set in a brightly coloured, neon future, Bastien Belvaux’s graduation film from animation school EMCA Arcane feels like a frenetic mix of computer game

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Art & Fashion, Asides, Live Action

Erica Wexler Is Online

Everyone writes to Erica Wexler on her Facebook, and she’s great about responding. But Erica Wexler is dead. Proving that everyone is on Facebook, Erica

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Drained

Created from over 250,000 photographs, Nick Peterson’s kickstarter funded short Drained is the twisted tale of how a man’s addictions can destroy

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Animation

Gloam

Creative duo David Elwell & Gareth Hughes combine to make mixed-media short Gloam, the story of a solitary creature wandering a dark forest. If

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Animation

Eclipse

On a distant planet, two scientists analyzing the field for its magnetic properties are facing an extraordinary phenomenon linked to the lunar eclipse. –

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Live Action

Wrecks & Violins

Kevin Lin’s atmospheric, Donnie Darkoesque short Wrecks & Violins, sees disoriented teenager Silver battle to overcome his bizarre situation armed

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Art & Fashion

Chalk Face

Shot at 300fps and presented in glorious slow motion, Chalk Face from director Keith Paugh is an experiment short that does exactly what it says on the tin.

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Animation

Breaking Bad Illustrated

AMC hit show Breaking Bad gets an illustrated intro courtesy of French illustrator/motion designer Martin Woutisseth.

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