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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.

Music Video

Vimeo Music Store

So you’ve got the picture lock on your indie masterpiece and whilst you’d love to bring in a composer to add that musical magic, there’s just

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Animation

Kurzschluss

A tragic robot love story from Miriam Frank, Georg Utz & Xaver Xylophon

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Live Action

3 Days Left to Help Man-child Make Kickstarter History

OK folks, we’ve already spelt out exactly why you should get behind Koo’s Kickstarter campaign for his debut feature Man-child and a quick look at

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Animation

In The Fall

I’d like to think that in those final moments my life will play out like a treasured indie classic; full of significance, humour and quirky, spontaneous

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Film Festival

onedotzero_adventures in motion 2011 preview

This year’s onedotzero_adventures in motion festival is just a couple months away, but for now here’s a peek at what’s to come.

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Art & Fashion, Documentary

Tokyo Slo-Mode

Alex Lee’s Tokyo Slo-Mode is a gorgeously unhurried and loving look at his hometown. It’s a view we don’t normally get of this city more

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Documentary

Eye is Not a Technology!

“It’s not because you are making some good apple pies that you are a baker!” The single biggest factor that’s enabled us to see and

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Music Video

Siskiyou: Never Ever Ever Ever Again

Director Jamie Michael Dagg’s dawn winged migration turns from contemplative city portrait to shotgun tragedy. It’s a perfect companion to

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Art & Fashion

Italian Vogue: Gemma Arterton

As we saw in his feature debut Zoomer last year, director Sam Huntley has a real knack for drawing rich personal portraits, so he was bound to excel in the

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Live Action

Strangers

Thanks to the face to face toilet troughs at Reading, I found myself trapped in conversation at a moment I’d much rather be alone with my thoughts;

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN217: Third Star – Hattie Dalton

I’ve been a fan of director Hattie Dalton’s darkly comedic work since her first short The Banker walked away with the BAFTA Film Award in 2005, so

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Music Video

The Golden Filter: S Y N D R O M E S // M O T H E R

“A girl with unique talents, entwined in an elite underworld only known to the wealthy.” Sitting somewhere between a music promo and a trailer is S Y N D R

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