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Co-Founder & Managing Editor at Directors Notes, Rob's 20+ year obsession with short film has led him to develop a unique perspective on the medium. Driven by his curiosity and excitement for emerging filmmaking talent, he's motivated by sharing these exciting new voices with the world.

Live Action

Hobo with a Shotgun

A train pulls into the station – it’s the end of the line. A Hobo jumps from a freight car, hoping for a fresh start in a new city. Instead, he

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Music Video

Barbarion: My Rock

“WHAT HAPPENED TO ROCK?” Behold the supreme power of Barbarion! Quench your soul in the river of fortitude and you shall fly high above the

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Documentary, Music Video

Stray Dawg

Sean Dunne has become some what of a favourite of mine in his chosen specialist field, the short documentary and with his latest film Stray Dawg, he has

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Animation

Sumo Lake

A rapid re-telling of the story of “Swan Lake”, rapidly animated by Greg Holfeld using only the traditional tools of paper, pencils and coffee.

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Live Action

Everything is Dancing

Batman has really let himself go!

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Music Video

Blood on my Name

On the run after a botched robbery, Erwin, who’s experienced a change in heart, tries to take advantage of a deal he’s made for himself and fellow

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Animation

Brave

Surreal animation with a strong sense of style from Jasmin Lai.

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Live Action

Trolljegeren (Troll Hunter)

When I was young I developed two irrational fears, the first, bears, developed from a reoccurring dream I had. The second, trolls, originated from my

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Animation

Pop

We’ve talked a lot on DN in the past about how inventive animators, and in particular stop motion animators, are getting with their choice of creative

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Animation

Alma

Having worked on some of Pixar’s biggest features, including Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, WALL-E & Up, Rodrigo Blaas obviously has a fine pedigree

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Animation, Asides

Kubrick

A beautiful animated tribute to the filmography of Stanley Kubrick. Animation made with mixing each Kubrick’s movies. Typography, colors, patterns and

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Art & Fashion, Documentary

Diary

Tim Hetherington, co-director of one of my favourite films of last year Restrepo, put his life on the line for his work and tragically died covering the events

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