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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, Music Video

Jehnny Beth: Flower

Jehnny Beth and Rebeka Adams set temperatures rising in Anthony Byrne’s seductive music video for the French artist’s new track 'Flower'.

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Documentary, Premiere

Mirza Ramic Embarks on Journey of Remembrance and Healing Through Music in Post-War Documentary ‘To Tell A Ghost’

Directors Chris Piotrowicz, Stefan Ehrhardt and musician Mirza Ramic join us to discuss their collaboration on personal post-war doc 'To Tell A Ghost'.

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Asides, Music Video

Gregory Porter: Revival

Douglas Bernardt deploys scale and optical illusions in a choreographed journey of inner strength and confidence for his exhilarating 'Revival' promo.

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Film Festival

Welcome to WeAreDN // Offline

Kicking off next week, DN ventures out into the real world for the inaugural edition our new ongoing screening series WeAreDN // Offline.

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Asides, Music Video

Neumodel: Hayah (Feat. Kiddysmile)

Things get decidedly dark and twisted in Axel Morin’s disturbing black and white music video for Neumodel’s anti-establishment anthem 'Hayah'.

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Animation, Asides

Sans Gravité

An astronaut struggles to find his purpose here on terra firma in charming Supinfocom Rubika grad short 'Sans Gravité'.

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Asides, Music Video

Igorrr: Very Noise

We take absolutely no responsibility for the bizarre nightmares you’ll have after watching Meat Dept.’s freakily fleshy 'Very Noise' music video.

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Richard Dawson: Dead Dog in an Alleyway

Ewan Jones Morris presents a circuitous tour of an uncaring city in his animated visual accompaniment to Richard Dawson track 'Dead Dog in an Alleyway'.

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Asides, Live Action

The Priest

A pair of siblings receive some disturbing food for thought which puts their brother’s suicide into perspective in Jim Owen’s comedy 'The Priest'.

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Asides, Music Video

Luna

A young girl dreams her hard-working single mother as a larger than life magical creature in Giovanni Bolzani Valenzano’s homage to motherhood 'Luna'.

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Animation, Art & Fashion, Article, Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action, Music Video

Directors Notes Top 20 Filmmaker Conversations of 2019

Team DN put our curating skills to good use to picked out our favourite 20 Directors Notes filmmaker conversations from the past 12 months.

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Asides, Documentary

In Flux

Nils Clauss and Udo Lee document an intercultural couple's attempt to create an elixir to transcend language barriers and unlock the secret to telepathy.

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