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Good & Evil Battle it Out in Simon Eustace’s Microcosm Short ‘Two Wolves’

Director Simon Eustace reveals which wolf he fed to bring his economically told tale of our universal battle of wills 'Two Wolves' to cinematic life. new

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Luke Randall Reveals the Tusked Face of Depression in ‘The Walrus’

Luke Randall’s 'The Walrus' guides us through a world both painfully familiar and wonderfully strange. We invited Randall to tell us how he journeyed from

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“Look at this weird thing on the ground. It looks like a crow!” – the birth of Brian Lonano’s

“Look at this weird thing on the ground. It looks like a crow!” - how the discovery of a strange object in a car-park in Florida led director Brian Lonano

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"It’s Fucking Fun to Shoot" – Talking Practical FX & Inspirations with ‘Bad Guy #2’ Director Chris McInroy

"It's fucking fun to shoot" - director Chris McInroy is a man who obviously loves his job. He's passionate about movies and he's passionate about practical FX.

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Poolside with the Wife, the Thief, and the Demon in Jordan Chesney's Short 'Cahoots'

Director Jordan Chesney tells DN how he transformed an actor audition into the brief, but oh so intriguing (and damn strange) short film 'Cahoots'.

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The Traumatic Past Threatens to Destroy a Promising Future in Rob Brown’s ‘Sixteen’

We revisit our podcast interview recorded with DN alum Rob Brown ahead of his feature debut's world premiere at the London Film Festival.

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Beats, Breasts & Bloodshed – Sion Sono Brings Japanese Rap Battle to the UK Streets with ‘Tokyo Tribe’

Completely over-the-top and beautifully choreographed, 'Tokyo Tribe' is the feature-length rap-musical we’ve all been waiting for.

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Playing with the Subtle Power of the Small Moment in Paavo Hanninen's 'The Heart Wants What It Wants'

In Paavo Hanninen’s two-hander The Heart Wants What It Wants, former lovers attempt to rekindle the flame by re-enacting the past, only to discover that

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Facing an Uncertain Future in Winnie Cheung’s Time Travel Short ‘Dear Lucas’

In 'Dear Lucas' director Winnie Cheung has crafted a time travel short in which the characters, not the tech, command our attention. Cheung joins us to discuss

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Society’s Feared & Forsaken Take Centre Stage in Duane Hopkins’ Lyrical Sophomore Feature ‘Bypass’

We talk to writer-director Duane Hopkins about his second feature 'Bypass', a beautifully observed morality tale of society’s feared and forsaken.

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Experience the Cruel Pain of Love & Leftovers in Clarissa Duque’s ‘Sogni Culinari’

Clarissa Duque tells DN how she cooked up an endearingly cruel tale of leftovers in her grin inducing short film 'Sogni Culinari'.

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Reimagining Documented Truth as Fiction in Misha Koroteev & Alex Sobolev’s Short ‘Partly Tired Slightly Dead’

Misha Koroteev discusses how he & co-director Alex Sobolev turned a reportage image into compelling short about loss and sacrifice ‘Partly Tired Slightly

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