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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.

Documentary, Podcasts

DN357: James Erskine Documents the Awe-Inspiring Artistic, Athletic & Societal Struggle of ‘The Ice King’

James Erskine shares how he crafted a documentary about the artistic, athletic and societal struggle of John Curry, the world's greatest ice skater.

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Documentary, Music Video

Relive the Birth & Death of the Ayia Napa UK Garage Scene in João Retorta’s ‘Sun, Sea and UKG’

João Retorta talks to DN about his documentary charting of the rise and fall of the late 90s UK Garage scene in the Cyprus resort town of Ayia Napa.

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Asides, Live Action

You Again

Dominique Johnson depicts a playfully combative chance encounter between two ex-high school sweethearts in dynamic one shot short 'You Again'.

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Asides, Live Action

Good Question

Travis Barron steps up to the challenge of how best to illustrate the inquisitive approach to creativity in his playful cosmic brand film for OMFGCO.

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Asides, Music Video

Turin Brakes: The Quiet Ones

Rob Brown captures the centuries old tradition of Tar Barrel burning in his incendiary new music video for Turin Brakes’ track 'The Quiet One'.

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Awards, Live Action

Harry Lighton Discusses Subverting Audience Expectations in BAFTA Nominated Short Wren Boys

DN caught up with Harry Lighton to discuss shooting summer-for-winter on 16mm and subverting audience expectations in BAFTA nominated short 'Wren Boys'.

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Asides, Documentary

The Creativity Delusion: There is no Genius

The Copy-Me team kick off their 3-part 'The Creativity Delusion' video essay series with a debunking of our fetishised view of the isolated creative genius.

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Art & Fashion, Asides

Night Owls

Jiajie Yu transfixes us with a disquieting, yet alluring, collection of strange people and flashing lights in experimental short film 'Night Owls'.

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Asides, Music Video

Gengahr: Before Sunrise

Jamie Whitby captures the joyful hit of adrenaline fuelled fun created by Casablanca's youthful moped marauders in 'Before Sunrise'.

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Asides, Live Action, Music Video

Bring Me Down

A heartbroken woman drowns her romantic sorrows by embarking on a magical journey to relive her past relationship in Alexan Sarikamichian's new short.

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Animation, Asides

Day One: Sunshine

A new romance turns sinister as a joyful honeymoon period gives way to overbearing, controlling and abusive behaviour in Guilherme Marcondes' 'Sunshine'.

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Music Video

Jack Weatherley Ventures Into the Darkness of Nightmares for Unsettling Music Video ‘I’ve Got a Future’

Director Jack Weatherley returns to DN to delve into the nightmares which inspired his stripped down, unnerving promo come art piece 'I've Got a Future'.

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