Live Action Category

Live Action

Jukebox Jarmusch: Jim at the Intersection of Music & Cinema Hi

With the Soda Pictures' release this week of the Jim Jarmusch Collection Blu-ray box set we explore the value of music in the seminal filmmaker's early films:

Read more

Live Action

Humanising the Struggle of America’s Undocumented Workers in Camille Stochitch’s ‘Interstate’

We speak to Director Camille Stochitch about the development and production of her Student Academy Award-winning and BAFTA nominated short film about

Read more

Burnt_Grass_Ray_Wong_still04

Live Action

Stripping Science-Fiction Down to its Essentials with ‘Burnt Grass’ Director Ray Wong

Recently selected for Vimeo's curation of Toronto International Film Festival shorts, we speak to director Ray Wong about his science-fiction short film 'Burnt

Read more

Live Action

Jih-E Peng & Guy Pooles Capture the Pain of Early Heartbreak in ‘The Light and the Little Girl’

DoP Jih-E Peng joins us with director Guy Pooles to discuss how they went about capturing the ‘girl’s eye-view’ of burgeoning, delicate romance.

Read more

Live Action

Anthony Aguiar Delivers a Genre Hopping Ghost Story in Short Film ‘Cypress’

Shot in the true spirit of an indie production with a tiny crew and minimal gear, Anthony Aguiar’s short film Cypress slowly reveals itself to be a ghost

Read more

Live Action

New Joys: The Wonder of Kelly Reichardt

Reichardt is not a great female director. She is a great director. Period. Seeing her work collected together is a reminder that she is a supreme chronicler of

Read more

Live Action

Melissa Anastasi Takes a Meditative Look at Life, Loss and Longing in ‘This Feral Life’

Melissa Anastasi discusses the process of adapting a theatre monologue for screen and the importance of emotional truth and tone in storytelling.

Read more

Live Action

nautico Reveal the Subtle Stories of Characters Rarely Seen in Short Film 'Brady'

nautico’s short film 'Brady' illustrates the rich narratives we as audiences get to enjoy when filmmakers step outside of narrative conventions. John Heeg of

Read more

Live Action

Corentin Kopp Takes a Canadian Busman’s Holiday for his Sisters Abroad Short ‘Montreal’

We have a long overdue catchup with director Corentin Kopp to find out about his holiday filmmaking exploits for his sisters abroad short film 'Montreal'.

Read more

Live Action

Val Keller Amps up the Science Experiment Surrealism in Sci-Fi Short ‘After Thought’

Val Keller's short 'After Thought' transports us into a surreal world in which it's possible to receive the bill for your own funeral. Producer Reza Amidi

Read more

Live Action

Claire Kurylowski Calls Everyday Sexism into Question in her Powerful Short ‘In Real Life’

Filmmaker Claire Kurylowski enters the debate about pervasive sexism with her feminist social enquiry short 'In Real Life'. She joins us to discuss what

Read more

Live Action

Niles Heckman Explores Cybernetic Love & Loss Under the Shadow of a Space Elevator in Sci-Fi Short ‘Auroras’

Niles Heckman's sci-fi short 'Auroras' tells the tale of cyborg love and separation played out against the grand vista of a 22nd century North Pole space

Read more