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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, Live Action

Homing In

A woman finds herself confronted by an unexpected dinner guest in Parker Hill’s subtlely unsettling, super 16mm short 'Homing In'.

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Asides, Live Action

Ostrich

Patrick Walsh’s tense political thriller 'Ostrich' sees what should be a simple interview escalate into a worrying demonstration of the impunity of power.

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Live Action

Jake Honig Rides Shotgun with a Postal Service Secret Agent in Delightful Off-Kilter Comedy Long Term Delivery

A dogged elite postal service agent embarks on a mission to deliver a 10 yr old Christmas present in Jake Honig’s off-kilter comedy 'Long Term Delivery'.

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Asides, Documentary

Future Classics – Season 2

Elias Ressegatti’s non-collectable cars series 'Future Classics' drops a trio of new episodes of automobile appreciation to feed your gearhead addiction.

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Animation, Asides

Aperture

Stop-motion short 'Aperture' is the captivating result of Italian filmmaker Emanuele Kabu’s attempt to rekindle a connection with his hometown.

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Asides, Live Action

Lily

A young man finds himself as the subject of desire for a sexually oppressed woman in Paris Grigorakis’ surreal, dialog free erotic thriller, 'Lily'.

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Animation, Documentary

See How the Sign-Makers of Goodwin & Goodwin Do What They Do in Reuben + Jamie’s ‘Signs with Soul’

Reuben + Jamie talk to DN about the tricks of the trade behind their playful profile doc ‘Signs with Soul’ for master sign-makers Goodwin & Goodwin.

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Wasuremono: Holy Now

Junaid Faiz’s 'Holy Now' pixel animation for Wasuremono imagines the future advances of marginalised cultures had they been left unmolested by colonialism.

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Asides, Music Video

Oxyde Noir: Ghost

Martin Koch takes us on a mysterious tour through an abandoned warehouse, revealing a strange otherworldly presence in music video 'Ghost' for Oxyde Noir.

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Animation, Asides

The Fall – Love Never Let Us Down

Zombie Studio’s animated short 'The Fall' for Hospital de Amor beautifully highlights the power of love as an effective weapon in the fight against cancer

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Jeremy Messersmith: Monday, You’re Not So Bad

Eric Power dispels those return to work blues with his delightful cut paper animated music video for Jeremy Messersmith's 'Monday, You’re Not So Bad'.

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Asides, Music Video

Keny Arkana: Madame la Marquise

Jeremi Durand’s ‘Madame la Marquise’ for French rapper Keny Arkana calls out modern society and our indifference to the destructive path we’re on.

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