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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.

Live Action, Podcasts

DN320: Loves of a Cyclops – Nathan Punwar

Director Nathan Punwar guides us through the multi-layered story of his charming short film 'Loves of a Cyclops'.

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Music Video

Youness Benali Strikes Impressive Poses in the Dark for the Blacksmif ‘My Own Blood’ Music Video

Subtly combining light with composition director Youness Benali crafts a minimalistic music video full of feeling for Blacksmif track 'My Own Blood'. Youness

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Documentary

Robert Mentov Documents the Lives of the Migrant Workers Behind India’s Buildings in ‘Bricks of Bengal’

Robert Mentov's 'Bricks of Bengal' documents the lives of the migrant workers of the Sundarban Islands who make the vast numbers of bricks needed for India's

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN319: Hide And Seek – Joanna Coates

Director Joanna Coates joins us ahead of her debut feature Hide And Seek's world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to discuss her raw take

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Documentary

Dreams Clash with Responsibilities High in the Indian Himalayas in Ross Harrison’s Documentary ‘Lifelines’

In his short film 'Lifelines' Ross Harrison documents the daily toil of Makar Singh, a 32 year old father who is compelled to leave his work in Deli and return

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Documentary

Mireia Pujol Documents Migrant Life on the Perilous Boarders in ‘Diary of Hunger’

Director Mireia Pujol shares her experiences of travelling to the Moroccan mountains to take testament from the migrants attempting to jump the barrier in the

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Live Action

Surviving a Surprise Satanic Sex Party with ‘Black And White’ Director Richard Williamson

"Surviving a surprise sex party with your soul intact is tough." DN speaks to Richard Williamson, director of wickedly dark psychological short 'Black and

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Live Action

Rémy Bazerque Experiments with the Tonal Shifts of Comedy & Suspense in Short Film ‘Happy Hour’

Director Rémy Bazerque and producer Tibo Travers join DN to discuss their short film 'Happy Hour', a stylistic experiment in tone and audience expectation.

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Music Video

Nicolas Garnier & Sébastien Le Gallo Conjure up Ulrich Forman’s Ruined Inner World in ‘I Got You’

Born out of the bullet-time experiments of Parisian directing duo Nicolas Garnier and Sébastien Le Gallo, the music video for Ulrich Forman track 'I Got You'

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Animation

Guido Ekker Tracks the Molecular Progress of Evil in his ‘Chimera’ Title Sequence

Guido Ekker gives DN a magnified view into the creation of his title sequence for Gonzalo Fernandez's short film 'Chimera'.

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Animation, Music Video

Marcus Fjellström Connects the Dots for Hauntingly Beautiful Music Video ‘Who Are You’

Miss Kenichi seduces composer and multimedia artist Marcus Fjellström into creating the alluring visuals which accompany her haunting melody 'Who Are You'. We

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Music Video

Tom Wakeling Lights up the Dark for Little Shoes Big Voice in ‘Nightfall’

Proving that a lack of budget is a poor excuse for not putting together a visually compelling promo, director Tom Wakeling demonstrates just what can be

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