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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.

Animation

SuperBlimp use 80s/90s Nostalgia to Explore Themes of Loneliness and Escapism in CGI Short ‘Playgrounds’

Created from a desire to connect with memories from the ’80s & ’90s, SuperBlimp join us to discuss their nostalgia-laced CGI short 'Playgrounds'.

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Film Festival

The Best Short Films of the 2019 London Film Festival

Painstakingly picked from hours of eclectic viewings, these are our favourite short films from the 2019 London Film Festival.

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Animation

How a Confrontational Conversation Inspired Dal Park to Explore Communication Issues in her RCA Grad Film

Dal Park joins us to discuss how a failed attempt to interview her Grandma about her life led her to create her RCA animation 'West Question East Answer'.

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Asides, Music Video

Meg & Dia: American Spirit (Director’s Cut)

A robotic camera goes postal on the set of a music video in Saman Kesh & Justin Daashur Hopkins' high-concept music video

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Animation, Premiere

The Sacred Dances & Sketchbook Drawings Behind Lottie Kingslake’s Rhythmic RCA Short ‘So I Danced Again’

Animator Lottie Kingslake joins us to discuss how YouTube videos of a dance practiced by followers of mystic Gurdjieff led to her own creative journey.

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Live Action

Gravediggers & Monogamy: Things get Surprisingly Deep as we Dive into Tim Keeling’s Mysterious Short ‘Two Puddles’

"The Puddles act as a kind of catalyst to articulate separation" - writer/director Tim Keeling discusses his enigmatic six-minute short 'Two Puddles'.

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Animation, Premiere

Tomas Ramanauskas Helps us Come to Terms with Life on Earth in Existential Western ‘After Death, Before Hell’

Director Tomas Ramanauskas joins us to discuss his existential short 'After Death, Before Hell' - a comedy about making plans in life.

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Art & Fashion

Art, Food & Film Combine as Andrea Marini Pays Tribute to Chef Massimo Bottura in ‘A Visual Ode to

Andrea Marini's pays tribute to chef Massimo Bottura’s edible masterpiece 'Camouflage: A Hare In The Woods' in his visually-arresting short film.

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Animation

A Personal Poem is Transformed into a Touching, Topical Animation in Laura Reedy’s ‘Ripple Home’

Animator Laura Reedy joins us to discuss how being apart from family and her Grandmother's plates inspired her 87-second short film 'Ripple Home'.

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Live Action

“The Butterflies are 100% Real” – Mackenzie Sheppard Joins us to Discuss the Sequel to his Popular Short Film

Mackenzie Sheppard returns to Directors Notes to discuss 'Butterfly' - the sequel to his popular short film 'Moth'.

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Furnace of Birds Arsen Arzumanyan

Animation

How Ancients Rituals from Around the World Inspired Arsen Arzumanyan’s Avian Creation Myth ‘Furnace of the Birds’

Arsen Arzumanyan joins us to discuss reversing methodologies & breaking mocap suits to create an unusual mythological tale of where birds come from.

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Animation

Julien Piau Examines the “Change of Individuals and the Impact on Others” in Surreal Animation ‘ENTRE LES ROCHERS’

French animator Julien Piau returns to Directors Notes for a third time, with his latest short 'ENTRE LES ROCHERS' (BETWEEN THE ROCKS).

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