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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.

Film Festival, Live Action

The Artists’ Room – OFFF Barcelona 2018

Artist duo Mathery introduce the initial dropping characters of Oliver, Frida, Federica & Fiona in their fun quirky OFFF festival film 'The Artists’ Room'

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Animation

Obsession Clouds a Father’s View of What’s Truly Important in Animade’s Impressive First Studio Film ‘Tend’

DN caught up with dirs. Tom Judd & Ed Barrett to find out why they made us wait so long for Animade’s first full short film & how it all came together.

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Asides, Music Video

War Dance

Caviar Director Cyprien Clément-Delmas represents the ultimate aestheticisation of violence in choreographed music video 'War Dance' for Thylacine.

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Documentary

Ivan Olita Reveals the Realities of Life for New York’s Young Artists in ‘Can’t Nobody Else Love You’

Ivan Olita delves into the realities of NYC living for the city’s new breed of artists in layered non-fiction short 'Can't Nobody Else Love You'.

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Live Action

Jesse Kreitzer Paints a Haunting Portrait of Life for a 1900s Coal Mining Family in 35mm Short ‘Black Canaries’

A coal mining family find themselves locked in a symbiotic relationship with a land that sustains & destroys them in Jesse Kreitzer’s Black Canaries

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Art & Fashion, Asides

Beyond Borders

Stefan Pflug & Nicklas Hemming’s 'Beyond Borders' celebrates 4 Denmark artists who create work which exceeds the traditional limitations of geography.

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Asides, Live Action

Thought Diary

Brooklyn-based musician, comedian and director Daniel Koren take us on a grin-inducing tour of his “insignificant reflections” in 'Thought Diary'.

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Animation, Asides

Miramare

Michaela Müller’s sublime animation 'Miramare' reveals the dichotomy of life on the Mediterranean borders of Europe for tourists and illegal immigrants.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Paranoid Woman Attempts to Unmask Her Boyfriend’s Lover in Matthew Charof’s Psychological Thriller ‘Violet’

Matthew Charof’s 'Violet' sees a paranoid woman straddle the line between reality and fantasy as she attempts to confront her boyfriend’s lover.

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Art & Fashion, Asides

H E L I O S

Nicolas Arnold’s 'H E L I O S' provides a jaw-dropping rendition of what the uncharted territories of outer space might look like.

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Asides, Live Action

Cake

A pair of travellers attempt to devise an escape from the ceaseless barren landscape that surrounds them in Alan Friel's award-winning dark comedy 'Cake'.

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Animation, Asides

Tom Rosenthal: Soon Goodbye, Now Love

Daniela Sherer’s sublime music video for Tom Rosenthal’s 'Soon Goodbye, Now Love', achingly depicts a mother’s daydream of escape from domestic monotony.

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