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Documentary

Ellie Wen Sets a Cathartic Process in Motion and Touches Souls in ‘Single Mother Only Daughter’

Ellie Wen discusses turning the camera on herself and publicly sharing heart-wrenching memories from her troubled childhood in her rawly personal short doc.

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Music Video

Marcin Starzecki Pays Tribute to the “French Hitchcock” in Soniamiki’s Colour Infused Music Video ‘BWA’

Director Marcin Starzecki explains how he tapped into the spirit of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s unfinished final feature for his colour infused tribute 'BWA'.

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Music Video

A Lesbian Romance is Brutally Cut Down by Sexual Bigotry in Baltazar’s Evocative Music Video ‘Lluvia’

The Unlimited Films team provide their respective production vantage points of Baltazar's visceral music video about the bigoted destruction of real love.

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Documentary

Eyes & Ears Step Inside the Chisel Craft of a Contemporary Stone Carver in ‘A Continuous Shape’

Directing duo Eyes & Ears discuss how they captured the unique character and processes behind the work of contemporary stone carver Anna Rubincam.

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Music Video

Mitchell Stafiej Reveals the In-Camera Techniques Behind Petra Glynt’s Spinning One-Shot Promo ‘This Trip’

Mitchell Stafiej tells DN how he coupled the terrifying chaos of Petra Glynt's performance with a home made camera rig for his spinning one-shot promo.

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN350: Nico Edwards Documents a Treacherous 8,000 Mile Pacific Voyage Through Ice & Wind in ‘Sea Gypsies’

Nico Edwards' debut documentary follows 16 crew members aboard a 120ft sailing Ketch as they journey through some of the most treacherous seas on earth.

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Music Video

Matheus Siqueira Transforms Stone to Flesh in Abstract Music Video ‘Pedra’

Matheus Siqueira shares how a cancer diagnosis forced him to reinterpret the concept of his abstract music video and find a deeper meaning in the lyrics.

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Music Video

Branden Kramer’s ‘Collision’ Sets the Emotional Fallout of a Love Triangle in Motion

Writer/Director Branden Kramer shares how he navigated weather, permits and tight deadlines for his choreographed love triangle dance short.

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Art & Fashion

Jordi Estrada Takes a Melancholic Voyage Back to Cruel Adolescence in ‘Just Like Arcadia’

Barcelona Director Jordi Estrada guides DN through his melancholic reflection on youth and the magic and pain of platonic love.

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Music Video

The Hidden Craft of the Foley Artist Takes Centre Stage in Jeremy S. Collins’ Music Video ‘Between Leos’

Jeremy S. Collins places the crucial, but hidden talents of the foley artist front & centre in his layered behind the scenes music video for Small Black.

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Animation, Art & Fashion

John Morena Dispatches Social Commentary Through Innovative Tongue in Cheek Micro-Film Series ‘Area 52’

DN talks to innovative experimental filmmaker John Morena, about his uncompromising, weekly animated micro-film series 'Area 52'.

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Live Action

A High School Basketball Prospect Fights to Get Back to the Top in Tanner Jarman’s ‘High Hoops’

Tanner Jarman imparts the lessons he learned the hard way when bringing his sports drama about shrinking opportunities & the pressure to succeed to screen.

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