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Music Video

Zack Campbell Takes a Hallucinatory Trip Into a Landscape of Illusions in Dreamscape Music Video ‘Choke Throat’

Zack Campbell returns to DN with Goon music video 'Choke Throat' and reveals how he deployed the practical effects of 60s horror for this cosmic journey.

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Music Video

Leilani Croucher Pens a Love Letter to the Repressed Parts of Womanhood in Olympia Music Video ‘Shoot To Forget’

Leilani Croucher discusses casting Olympia in a quintet of roles which embody the emotional traits women are expected to suppress in 'Shoot To Forget'.

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Animation, Awards, Film Festival, Live Action, Music Video

And the Shiny Awards 2019 Winners Are…

DN headed to the bright lights of London to see which eight new and emerging filmmakers would walk away with the coveted Shiny Awards.

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Art & Fashion

Rafa G. Arroyo Sets out on a Haunting Exploration of Death & Original Sin in Eerie Short ‘The Offering’

Rafa G. Arroyo ventures into an eerie foggy landscape prowled by death in search of a soul to claim as its own in experimental short 'The Offering'.

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Art & Fashion, Documentary

Photographer Driely “D” Carter Reflects on Her Work, Drive & Demons in Nina Meredith’s ‘Friendly Ghosts’

Filmmaker Nina Meredith tells DN how she captured the ethos, aesthetic and demons of lauded self-made photographer Driely “D” Carter in 'Friendly Ghosts'.

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Music Video

A Man Struggles to Leave the Love of His Life Behind in Vincent René-Lortie’s Enigmatic ‘Lady Winter’

DN speaks to Vincent René-Lortie about his haunting exploration of reluctantly moving on from the one you love in dance music video 'Lady Winter'.

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Animation, Art & Fashion, Music Video

Sam Mason Unveils the Seeds of an Epic Mythology in Surreal YGT Short ‘Sinking Ship’

Sam Mason talks to DN about crafting a new mythology through surreal landscapes & impossible characters in his YGT collaboration 'Sinking Ship'.

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Music Video

Karol Moch Ventures Deep Into a Fairytale Forest to Get Lost in the Mystical World of Piotr Bejnar’s ‘Jellyfish’

Filmmaker Karol Moch tells DN how he overcame numerous setbacks & delays in order to bring fairytale passion project 'Jellyfish' to enchanting life.

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

Six Actors Seek Out Tragedy in Marc Ortiz & NUU’s Expressionistic Multidisciplinary Music Short ‘Ophelia’

Dir. Marc Ortiz shares how experiment short film 'Ophelia' evolved from a music video into a multidisciplinary collaboration with electronic pop duo NUU.

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Music Video

Director Sean Kirkland Invades a Young Boy’s Mind With Rap in Indiana Rome Music Video ‘Loose Lips’

Director Sean Kirkland tells DN how he & DP Seth Donnelly caught the music video bug whilst shooting their 'Loose Lips' promo for Indiana Rome.

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Music Video

Colin Read Flips the Misogynistic Dynamic of Objectification on Its Head in Alice Phoebe Lou’s ‘Skin Crawl’

Colin Read shares how he turned the tables on the misogynistic dynamic of objectification in his playful music video for Alice Phoebe Lou’s 'Skin Crawl'.

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

Amyra Leon & Renee Mao Collaborate on Original Film and Poem ‘The Sound of Drowning’

Renee Mao tells DN how she crafted an abstract yet emotionally authentic reflection of Amyra Leon's artistic voice in 'The Sound of Drowning'.

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