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Animation, Premiere

Sofia Gutman Achieves Emotional Clarity Through the Recreation of Memory in Animated Short ‘Rehovot’

Making its online premiere on Directors Notes today, Sofia Gutman discusses her exploration into the shared nature of memory and film in animated short

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Music Video

Ninian Doff Unveils the Steamy World of Insect Fornication in Run The Jewels Music Video ‘Love Again’

Probably the most sexually explicit music video you'll see all year, Ninian Doff reveals how he got us all hot under the collar about the secret sex life of

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Animation

Tal Kantor & Shahar Davis Consider the Materiality of Things in Stop Motion Short ‘Under The Small Sun’

Bezalel Academy students Tal Kantor & Shahar Davis discuss the difficulties of cockroach stop motion in their surreal short ‘Under The Small Sun’.

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Animation

Animating the Beauty of Loneliness in Norte’s Innovative Iron Dust Short ‘Ferro’

Marc Teixido of Barcelona creative studio Norte explains how the team experimented with iron dust and 3D animation to craft ‘Ferro’, a short which

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Animation, Documentary

Yoav Brill Explores the Anxiety of Public Hand Holding Among Gay Men in Doc Short ‘HORA’

Director Yoav Brill talks to DN about his animated exploration into public hand holding amongst Israel's gay community in short documentary ‘HORA’.

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Music Video

Bryan Campbell Reveals the Dirty Truth Behind the Philandering Lies in Fly Moon Royalty’s ‘Grown Man’

Director Bryan Campbell explains how he brought coral tinted light to his tale of philandering strife in Fly Moon Royalty’s ‘Grown Man’ music video.

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Music Video

Repression and Secret Desires Collide in Peter Edlund’s Poignant Music Video Short ‘Chase the Clouds’

Director Peter Edlund shares how he used Erik Blood's ‘Chase the Clouds’ as the musical and emotional foundation for his powerful tale of repression and

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Live Action

How Lachlan Huddy Embraced Production Limitations to Make Vampire Short ‘Guy’s Trade‘

Australian Director Lachlan Huddy shares how he used the low budget, solo shooter production limitations to his advantage for vampire hunter short ‘Guy's

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Live Action

Mischief Managed in Justin Zagri’s Harry Potter Fan Film ‘Severus Snape and the Marauders’

With one multi-million viewed fan film under his belt, director Justin Zagri tells DN how he upped the game for his second entry into the world of Harry Potter

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Live Action

Wake from the Deep Sleep of Mental Slavery in Marc Grey’s Sci-Fi Short ‘Dreamco’

Marc Grey shares his bleak outlook of the monotonous, indentured servitude world of dream harvesting in short film Dreamco (Yekitza).

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Animation, Music Video

Take a Deep Breath for Katerina Athanasopoulou’s Beautifully Striking Body of Songs Animation ‘Branches of Life’

Katerina Athanasopoulou returns to Directors Notes with ‘Branches of Life’, her contribution to the multidisciplinary Body of Songs collaborative project .

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Art & Fashion

Fashion & Intrigue Take Centre Stage in Stewart Maclennan’s Suspense Short ‘Topanga’

Director Stewart Maclennan takes DN through the narrative role of costume and props in his sublimely styled fashion film 'Topanga'.

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