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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

Alessia Cara Gets Thrust Into Adulthood in Alan Masferrer’s Striking One-Shot Music Video ‘Growing Pains’

We talk to DN alum Alan Masferrer about creating a morphing metaphor for the different stages of life in impressive one-shot music video 'Growing Pains'.

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Asides, Music Video

Brodinski: Split (Feat. Peewee Longway)

Pavel Brenner weaves a story of gangsters, vengeance & an ear-splittingly tuned up sound system in this taut music video for Brodinski track 'Split'.

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Asides, Documentary

Nickname Szanto

Henrik Hanson's short doc 'Nickname Szanto' follows Therese, one of Sweden’s leading gamers as she fights for her dream of gender equality in e-sports.

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Live Action

A Woman’s Virtual Spirit Fights to Reenter Her Body in Kinect Dance Music Video ‘Blossom Through’

Michael Gugger tells DN how he & Arthur Valverde combined dance footage with 3D depth data for distorted digital mirror music video 'Blossom Through'.

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Asides, Live Action

Bad Deal

Director Brendan Beachman finds inspiration in Ryan Kramer’s ToonHole comic strip for his cringe-inducing toilet comedy short 'Bad Deal'.

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Asides, Music Video

Years & Years: Palo Santo

Fred Rowson heralds the release Years & Years’ 'Palo Santo' with a dark tale of humankind’s future existence as entertainment playthings for androids.

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Asides, Documentary

Art Attack

Nils Clauss captures cultural values clashes between a group of international artists & South Korean villagers during a residency programme near the DMZ.

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Asides, Live Action

The Eyes of Others

A moment of self-aware clarity sees a man step out of the social media hampster wheel into the unfiltered reality he’s lost touch with.

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Art & Fashion, Asides

Spltch

Frederic van Strydonck’s soothing iPhone X shot experimental short 'Spltch' reveals the secret life of water and how it travels around the world.

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Live Action

Ryan Turner Searches for a Genuine Connection in a Digital Future in Sci-Fi Comedy ‘A Date in 2025’

DN speaks to director Ryan Turner about creating future junk food and a snarky digital assistant for his fun sci-fi comedy short 'A Date in 2025'.

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Asides, Music Video

Wallows: These Days

Indie rock trio Wallows fall hard for a stone-hearted redhead in Daniel Iglesias Jr.’s eye-poppingly styled music video for 'These Days'.

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Asides, Documentary

The Mayor of Ballarat

Mickey Todiwala & Monika Delgado continue their filmic revelation of unseen places in the ghost town of Ballarat, guided by its sole resident Rock Novak.

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