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Film Festival, Live Action

Annemarie Jacir Explores Issues of Identity & the Duty of Tradition in Paternal Feature ‘Wajib’

The unbreakable and equally complex parent-child relationship is intimately explored through the wakes of separation in Annemarie Jacir’s, ‘Wajib’.

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Documentary, Film Festival

Racism Destroys a Freewheeling Venice Beach Community in Kate Hickey’s Feature Doc Debut ‘Roller Dreams’

Kate Hickey’s doc celebrates the rise of the iconic Venice Beach rollerskate dancing scene and exposes the prejudices which fuelled its destruction.

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Music Video

A Mother Wrestles With an Agonising Dilemma in Philippe Grenier’s Emotionally Raw Music Video ‘Son’

Philippe Grenier's heartrending music video for Beyries tells the tragic tale of a mother torn between loyalty for her husband and that of her children.

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Art & Fashion

Jake Dypka Challenges the Binary Nature of Societal Gender Stereotypes in Experiential 3D Short ‘Pink or Blue’

Director Jake Dypka & spoken word artist Hollie McNish explore the confines of gender in modern society through 3D experiential short 'Pink or Blue'.

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Music Video

Michael Parks Randa Chases the Spontaneous Thrill of the Unplanned Production in ‘Fires Down in Mexico’

Throwing caution to the wind Michael Parks Randa hits the road with a pair of wolf-masked skateboard-toting teens for Matthew Logan Vasquez's music video.

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Music Video

A Couple Attempt to Escape a Malevolent Unseen Enemy in Alex Cook’s Unsettling Music Video ‘Dangerous’

Alex Cook shares how he and his crew faced down a mountain rattlesnake in order to complete his dark allegorical music video for Son Lux track 'Dangerous'.

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Documentary, Music Video

An Independent Musician Forges His Own Creative Path in Jay Salbert’s Intimate Profile Doc ‘AlanMichael’

Jay Salbert’s artful portrait doc intimately captures the self-determination of a singer putting in the unseen work to accomplish his lifelong goal.

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Live Action

Bryan M. Ferguson Caters to All Your Self-Amputation Needs in Transgressive Alienation Short ‘Flamingo’

"The film induced panic attacks and caused some audience members to faint." Bryan M. Ferguson takes DN into the dark world of his self-amputation short.

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Music Video

A Trio of Strangers Get Their Golden Bug Groove on in Arnau Montanyes’ Impromptu Dance Promo ‘Krokodil’

A trio of strangers are drawn together in musical rapture for an impromptu dance session in Arnau Montanyes' infectious Golden Bug music video.

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Documentary

A Skilled Piano Restorer Dreams of the Maestro Life in Kevork Aslanyan’s Documentary ‘Balkan Royal’

Kevork Aslanyan tells DN how an unwanted piano led to the the discovery of the aspirational subject of his first foray into documentary filmmaking.

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Music Video

Magic Potions Release Provocative Inhibitions in Pablo Maestres’ Sexy 60s Music Video ‘Coeur Croisé’

Pablo Maestres unleashes a colourful fusion of French New Wave & beguiling choreography in his striking 60s promo for Parisian electronic duo Polo & Pan.

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Documentary

A Kick-Boxing Legend Returns to the Ring to Fight for His Future in Camille Herren’s ‘One More’

Camille Herren tells DN how he captured a deeply intimate portrait of “Mr. Perfect", the four time world kick-boxing champion Ernesto Hoost.

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