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Art & Fashion, Documentary

Marc Guardiola Captures the Playful Process of Writer Mr Perfumme for Creative Doc Series ‘Once Upon an Artist’

Mr Perfumme divulges the methods of his writing in Chapter 2 of Marc Guardiola’s poetic doc series exploring the art of creation, 'Once Upon an Artist'.

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Documentary

Paul Stone Laments the Loss of NYC Traditions in the Face of Gentrification in Little Italy Doc ‘Mulberry’

Paul Stone shares how the story of lifelong New Yorkers plagued by the pressures of gentrification stoked the creative fires for documentary 'Mulberry'.

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Live Action, Premiere

In a Bleak World Devoid of Refuge a Man Tries to Endure in Rafa G. Arroyo’s Post-Apocalyptic Short ‘LOST’

Rafa G. Arroyo’s post-apocalyptic short 'LOST' posits the question of what fuels us to continue the fight for survival in the face of utter despair.

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Live Action, Premiere

Past Love Forces an Amateur Pornographer to Reconsider His Life in Stephen Takashima’s ‘Breathing Through Trees’

An amateur pornographer is torn between memories from his past & the fresh new applicant sitting before him in Stephen Takashima’s Breathing Through Trees

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Music Video

Jean-Paul Frenay Manifests Monstrous Human Suffering in Stunning SFX Promo ‘The Fool You Need’

Complex human emotions erupt onscreen as Jean-Paul Frenay executes seamless SFX in his stunning Son Lux music video, 'The Fool You Need'.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Premiere

Unseen Films & Forgotten Cult Classics: Take a Look Inside East London Film Club ‘Deeper Into Movies’

Christopher Rogers’ new documentary unearths the roots and ethos behind Steven T Hanley’s cult East London film club 'Deeper Into Movies'.

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Documentary, Premiere

Paul Nevison Exposes the Cold Cruelty of Ghana’s Modern Day Child Slavery in ‘Lake Volta’

Paul Nevison’s ‘Lake Volta’ provides a harrowing firsthand account of the experience of a young boy sold into slavery on the world’s largest man-made

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Asides, Live Action

The Boyfriend Game

Alice Englert takes us into the power and vividity of children's imaginations in her dark, unsettling debut film, 'The Boyfriend Game'.

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Music Video

Daniel Eceolaza Taps into the Power of Operatic Archetypes for Primal Love Story ‘Cantami’

Daniel Eceolaza shares how a house in the middle of nowhere became the perfect setting for his epic romance music video for Anna Netrebko’s ‘Cantami’.

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Live Action

Grief Weighs Heavy on an Emotionally Unmoored Teen in Erin Elders’ Contemplative Short Penny Sucker’

A grieving teen struggles to connect with friends & family following the untimely death of his mother in Erin Elders' contemplative short 'Penny Sucker'.

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Art & Fashion, Asides

Amorfo

Director Andrés Arochi’s ‘Amorfo’ transports us through a surreal, unworldly experience harnessed by an unsettlingly in sync dance troupe.

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Live Action

A Female Boxer Fights for Forgiveness in Evan Owen Dennis’ ‘Guerra’

Director Evan Owen Dennis tells DN how considerations behind the camera led to his engaging and emotionally tense boxing drama ‘Guerra’.

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