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MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the multi-decade incarnation of this disorder and remains so much cheaper than film school.

Asides, Music Video

Girl

Nick Roney takes the foolhardy step of attempting to heel his parent’s ailing marriage by working through their issues in his genius 'Girl' music video.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Man Battles the All Consuming Guilt of His Actions in Dee Meaden’s Disquieting Short ‘Mark’

A man becomes consumed by the fear he may have done something terrible on a night out in Dee Meaden's disquieting study of consent, guilt and masculinity.

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Asides, Live Action

Nike – Further Than Ever

Ian Pons Jewell throws us into the thick of the action in 'Further Than Ever' – a kinetic celebration of Chinese female athletes created for Nike.

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Asides, Music Video

Beak>: Life Goes On

Alfredo Lopez busts out some creepy wax face vibes in Beak>’s disturbing video for 'Life Goes On', the lead track from the band’s new 4 track EP.

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Music Video, Premiere

Anatoliy Sachivko Embraces the Compelling Power of Destruction in Pokaz Trio Dance Film ‘Kintsugi’

Directors Notes goes behind the scenes of Pokaz Trio dance film 'Kintsugi' to learn how this captivating ode to the power of destruction came into being.

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Music Video

Hannah Lux Davis Celebrates the Dichotomy of Womanhood in Female Empowerment Music Video ‘Nightmare’

Internet breaking dir. Hannah Lux Davis talks to DN about the creation of 'Nightmare', a female empowerment music video which lands with maximum impact.

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Asides, Live Action

Butterfly

Mackenzie Sheppard's 'Moth' sequel short 'Butterfly' follows a man who finds his reality breaking down as he investigates a mysterious building project…

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

YGT: Mothertongue

Adrift at sea, a mysterious traveller creates a version of Eden within her own psyche in Alex Moy’s gorgeously animated 'Mothertongue' music video.

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Live Action

A Daughter Experiences the Insidious Nature of Grief in Kevin Slack’s Intimate Short ‘Week One’

Kevin Slack shares how he embraced the creative freedom of spontaneity in 'Week One', the intimate story of a grieving woman's recollection of her father.

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Mike Vass: The Rainbow Of Your Last Days

Gavin C Robinson deploys comic storyboard frames to bring the emotional colours of Mike Vass' lyrics to life in 'The Rainbow Of Your Last Days'.

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Art & Fashion

Anisa Nandaula Rages Against Australia’s Draconian Refugee Policies in Bill+Brown’s Blistering ‘The Year Is 2020’

Bill+Brown discuss collaborating with writer Anisa Nandaula on gut punch film 'The Year is 2020' which calls out Australia’s draconian refugee policies.

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Christian Rich: Shibuya (Ghost II) – Feat. Jaden Smith, Vic Mensa & Belly

Eddy Director Olivier Lescot sets a marauding quintet loose for a night of stylised violence in animated Christian Rich music video 'Shibuya (Ghost II)'.

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