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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

Apricot

Apricot is a beautiful, engaging short by Ben Briand, reminiscing on first loves and lost memories.

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Sonar

Renaud Hallée’s rhythmic, abstract animation Sonar is the most mesmerizing thing I’ve seen on the internet in a long, long time. It’s like

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Documentary

Blood into Wine

Do you like Wine? Do you like A Perfect Circle and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan? Then you really have to check out the Blood into Wine trailer,

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Live Action

Vertical

I couldn’t find too much information on Vertical, but it’s a stunning piece of video that shows just what’s possible when armed with a Green

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Asides, Live Action

The Door

I hadn’t heard of The Door until it was nominated for Best Short Film (Live Action) at this year’s Oscars, but it’s easy to see from early on

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Music Video

Kumisolo: Cheap Pop Song

Sometimes the title says it all.

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Music Video

Darwin Deez: Radar Detector

It’s not often I’ll come across a new music video and like both the song and the visuals, so whenever I do, it’s my duty to spread the word.

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Live Action

Mortimer

Mortimer tells the story of possibly the weirdest job interview ever.

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Animation, Music Video

Nobody Beats the Drum: Grindin

Stop motion promo from Rogier van der Zwaag for Nobody Beats the Drum track Grindin. Sometimes people don’t appreciate what goes into a stop motion

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Music Video

OK GO: This too Shall Pass

I think you had to be in a coma or on another planet if you managed to miss OK Go’s infamous running machine promo, for their song Here it Goes Again.

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Documentary

Djemba, a Boy from Kibera

Touching documentary, beautifully shot on a Canon 5D. This film was made to coincide with the launch of Megaslumming, the new book by Share The World’s

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