Live Action Category

Film Festival, Live Action

Deception, Mystery and Noir Are All on the Menu in Jack Perry’s ‘A Girl Goes For Dinner’

Ahead of playing The Shortest Nights, Director Jack Perry tells DN how he formed his stylish noir/thriller, 'A Girl Goes For Dinner'.

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Live Action

Director Rob Savage Looks to Connect Deaf and Hearing Audiences with genre film ‘Dawn of the Deaf’

Director Rob Savage joins us to discuss how he injected fresh blood into the veins of undead storytelling with his new take on the horror/zombie short.

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Live Action

A Socially Inept Oddball’s First Shot at Love Misfires in Michael Patten’s Squirm-Inducing ‘BADDOG’

NYC Director Michael Patten tells DN how he made us squirm with his painfully uncomfortable story of a social inept petty thief and doomed romantic.

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Live Action

Mid-Brow Break Down the Behind the Scenes Craft of Viral Comedy Sketch ‘Bad News’

"If it’s funny and relevant to the narrative, you're in. If it’s just a funny, you're out." Mid-Brow reveal the craft at work BTS of their viral comedy.

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Animation, Live Action

Zach Jones & Ben Kitnick Bear Witness to the Club Penguin Apocalypse in Gameplay Short ‘Waddle On’

"The penguin apocalypse brings forth the dawn of man." Zach Jones & Ben Kitnick bear witness to the end times of Disney’s beloved virtual world for kids.

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Live Action

How Simon Dymond Brought the True Story of a Tumble Dryer Death Cult to Screen in ‘Wash Club’

Simon Dymond takes DN inside the secrets of his true life tall tale about a reporter who accidentally starts the underground death club he's investigating.

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Live Action, Music Video

I AM HERE Shatter Barriers Physical and Mental in Inspirationally Powerful Short ‘WALLS’

Filmmaking collective I AM HERE take DN through the intense shoot & multinational cross-border collaborations behind their powerful narrative music video.

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Live Action

A High School Basketball Prospect Fights to Get Back to the Top in Tanner Jarman’s ‘High Hoops’

Tanner Jarman imparts the lessons he learned the hard way when bringing his sports drama about shrinking opportunities & the pressure to succeed to screen.

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Live Action

The Highs & Lows of Drone Filmmaking with Director Paul Trillo

Director Paul Trillo joins us to discuss the challenges of shooting his 10-minute "one-take" short 'At The End Of The Cul-de-Sac' entirely on a drone

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Live Action

Teenage Temptations, Desires & Fantasies Are All Explored in Anthony Doncque’s ‘1992’

Anthony Doncque reveals how personal footage shot 25yrs ago formed the basis of his nostalgic tale of passion between a student and his teaching assistant.

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Live Action

A Sexy Maid for Hire’s Unwelcome Revelation Sends Her Down the Rabbit Hole in Pope’s ‘Night of Natalie’

Pope puts a disquieting spin on her own personal experiences in a new short where a secret endangers a relationship & reality becomes unsettlingly elastic.

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Film Festival, Live Action

“I Always Wanted to Make a Piece About Sex Dates” – Get Under the Sheets of Arthur Cahn’s ‘Herculanum’

Writer/Director/Actor/Editor Arthur Cahn explains his multi-role process, how he works with actors and why casting calls are similar to dating apps.

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