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Sarah is a true multi-hyphenate within the film industry. Alongside her role as Associate Editor & Head of Outreach for Directors Notes, her extensive festival experience ranges from MC and juror duties to previously serving as Deputy Director of Brighton Rocks, where she helped steer its growth into a BIFA-qualifying event. Sarah also produces for Brighton film collective The Imaginary Project and contributes as a freelance writer for publications including 1.4 and Shots Magazine.

Live Action, Premiere

A Teen Girl’s Boundaries Are Irrevocably Crossed in Jaja Meloche’s Coming of Age Drama ‘Grown’

Jaja Meloche explains why she wanted a bold female character to lead the narrative in her powerful coming of age drama exploring the grey area of consent.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Meet Cute Rapidly Descends Into a Quagmire of Modern Day Relationship Hell in William Kenton’s ‘Outdoor Seating’

William Kenton reveals the lived experiences and modern dating tropes steeped in his quirky, anti-rom-com about the life cycle of a New York relationship.

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Live Action, Premiere

The True Gravity of a Devious Cheater’s Actions Send Shock Waves Through Matt René’s ‘What We Did Yesterday’

Matt René maps out how he built towards the life shattering gut punch moment of realisation in his short film drama depicting a heinous betrayal.

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Awards, Live Action, Premiere

An Unexpected Knock on the Door Shatters a New Home Owner’s Notions of Security in Liam White’s ‘Housewarming’

Liam White explains how he aligned audience anxiety with his protagonist's feeling of vulnerability in his tension fuelled short about an unwelcome visitor.

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Live Action

A Cocksure Man’s Bravado Is Put to the Test in Seb Tabe’s Youwasntder & Nike Short ‘Back Your Chat’

Seb Tabe reveals the challenges a gentrified London posed when sourcing locations for his Youwasntder | Nike branded short about a man who missed his shot.

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Live Action

A Lonely Spinster Slowly Disappears Into a Void of Insignificance in Luke Roulstone’s Comedy Horror ‘Shelf Life’

Luke Roulstone describes crafting the gungy, mouldy aesthetic which dominates his comedy horror where an ignored woman finds herself disappearing.

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Live Action, Premiere

Age Proves to Be No Obstacle to a Long Lost Love Affair in Katia Shannon’s ‘Us & In Between’

Katia Shannon reveals how she approached subverting the commonly held reductive vision of growing older in her passionate dramedy about long lost lovers.

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Documentary, Film Festival

Duncan Cowles on His Signature Deadpan Style and ‘Silent Men’ the Feature Film Culmination of a Decade of Shorts

Duncan Cowles speaks to us about his new shorts 'Outlets' 'Sighscapes' and 'Desire Lines', and the upcoming premiere of his debut documentary feature film.

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Documentary

The Voices of Palestine’s Oppressed and Colonised Speak Out in Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo’s ‘Where Olive Trees Weep’

Zaya & Maurizio Benazzo discuss how they safeguarded their team and contributors when documenting the struggles of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation.

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Live Action

A Woman Finds Herself Inundated by an Overwhelming Squall of Internal Voices in Rosanagh Griffiths’ ‘Dope Fiend’

Rosanagh Griffiths speaks about the exhaustive depth of detail she undertook in the writing and layered sound design of her Film4 commissioned ADHD short.

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Documentary

Martí Arbaizar Reveals a Shared Unity Through Dance and Rhythm in ‘I Shut My Eyes in Order to See’

Martí Arbaizar details the trial and error approach to editing that led to the unified feeling of his doc about disparate lives united by a passion for dance.

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Art & Fashion, Premiere

A Disconnected Woman Roams Through the Remnants of Her Relationship in Kate Harpootlian’s ‘Anyone Who Knows’

Kate Harpootlian explains how she employed more impactful minimal movement when choreographing her dance short exploring the dissolution of a relationship.

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