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Live Action

Álvaro Gago Depicts the Humdrum Treadmill of Life & Work in Insightful Short ‘Matria’

Álvaro Gago explores what keeps us going in the face of a monotonous existence with his sobering tale of one woman's thankless life in 'Matria'.

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Music Video

Tim Hendrix Sends Mothica on a Roller Skating Trip of the Light Fantastic in VFX Spectacular ‘Crossfire’

Tim Hendrix tells DN how an extended delivery timeline provided the necessary space to give his VFX chops full reign for Mothica music video 'Crossfire'.

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Art & Fashion, Music Video, Premiere

Deru Brings His Birds Eye View Contemplation of Human Existence to a Close in Meditative Short ‘Warmer Nights’

Deru takes DN behind the scenes of 'Warmer Nights' - the final instalment in his three-part 'Torn in Two' video collaboration with Bryan Konietzko.

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Music Video

Sibling Tensions Hide the Deep Bond of Family in Miguel Angulo’s Narrative Music Video ‘Invisible’

Two sisters leading polar opposite lives are nonetheless bound together by the intangible bonds of love, intuition & family in Miguel Angulo 'Invisible'.

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Live Action, Premiere

Christian Cerezo Finds Emotional Sincerity in the Absurd in Comedy Short ‘A Bride & A Groom’

Christian Cerezo tells DN how he surpassed the bounds of absurdity to convey the pathos and desperation of loneliness in short film 'A Bride & A Groom'.

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Music Video

De Staat Get Ready to Rumble in Wouter Stoter’s Red Versus Blue Music Video ‘Kitty Kitty’

Director Wouter Stoter explains how he got alt-rock band De Staat to face off against themselves in his red vs blue music video 'Kitty Kitty'.

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Animation

Substance Set out on a Stunning Journey of Exploration, Connection & Creation in Node Fest’s Sci-Fi Title Sequence

Sydney motion studio Substance tells DN how they expressed the iterative journey of creation in their epic sci-fi title sequence for Nodefest 2018.

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Animation

Take a Whistle Stop Tour of the Land of the Rising Sun in Dante Zaballa’s Charming Animation ‘My Trip

Animator Dante Zaballa tells DN about immortalizing his jaunt to the land of the rising sun in delightfully charming animation 'My Trip to Japan'.

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

A Woman Embraces the Power of Community in Talia Shea Levin & Alexis Floyd’s Dance Short ‘E T A’

Talia Shea Levin tells DN how she and co-creator Alexis Floyd embraced the concept of community on and off screen for collaborative dance short 'E T A'.

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Documentary, Music Video

Jonny Look Goes in Search of the Perfect Sound in Absurd Fruit Bats Documentary ‘Getting In A Van Again’

Jonny Look tells DN how he documented Fruit Bat's Eric D. Johnson's absurd quest to create a song infused with real emotions in 'Getting In A Van Again'.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Feral Girl Finds Kinship in the Forest in Billy Nawrocki’s Cannibal Tale ‘Are You Wild Like Me?’

New York Director/Editor Billy Nawrocki shares how a potent song lyric inspired his cannibal coming of age horror short 'Are You Wild Like Me?'

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Live Action

Oliver Kember’s Offers an Antidote to the Saccharine of the Yuletide Season in Comedy ‘Last Christmas’

"Santa" finds himself at odds with a cynical child when she discovers him stealing her presents in Oliver Kember's uncomfortable comedy 'Last Christmas'.

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