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Michael Jobling’s ‘The Walk’ Captures Britain’s Disenfranchised Lives Via One Man’s Trek Through Nature

Michael Jobling speaks about purposely avoiding the typical approach to working class stories in his short showcasing a man’s gruelling emotional journey.

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The Loss of a Pregnancy Leads a Bride-To-Be Down an Impulsive Road Towards Healing in Rachel Sweeney’s ‘Fish Bowl’

Rachel Sweeney shares why she wanted to use comedy to normalise the rarely discussed complex emotions around miscarriage in her gallows humour short.

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Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney Explore the Tenderness of Lifelong Male Friendships in Drama Short ‘Drifting’

Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney reveal how their Paul Mescal & Dafhyd Flynn starring Irish short allowed them to cultivate ideas for their debut feature.

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A Reluctant Witch Comes to Realise Her Own Potential in Lauren Pringle’s Atmospheric Movement Film ‘Witch-Hunt’

Lauren Pringle explains how she drew from the rich history of witches and environmental uncertainty for her dance short about a lonely outcast coming of age.

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A Homeless Ballet Dancer Prepares for a Life-Altering Audition in Jason Hogan’s Tense Drama ‘Twenty’

Jason Hogan breaks down the script work, journalling and improvisations on the street of London that comprised the rigorous rehearsals of his ballet drama.

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Peter Franklyn Banks’ Drama ‘Nearly Never’ Finds an Injured Footballer Isolated in a Strained Healthcare System

Peter Franklyn Banks discusses translating a chilling real world experience into his fraught drama short about the danger of overburdened hospital workers.

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Sophie King Flips the Script on the Morning After Pill in Contraception Comedy ‘Does Your Condom Make You Fat?’

DN talks to Sophie King about blending humour and social commentary in her subversive gender disparity comedy short about a world where men can get pregnant.

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The Honeymoon Is Over Before It Begins in Brendan Beachman’s Darkly Comic Marriage Drama ‘A Wedding Day’

Brendan Beachman delves into why California's vistas were the perfect backdrop for his marriage dramedy about newlyweds discovering a life altering clarity.

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An Overworked Game Developer’s Multiple Personalities Revive a Deeply Buried Memory in Guen Murroni’s ‘As for Me’

Guen Murroni reveals her subtle approach to authentic character portrayal and the blending of past and present in her dissociative identity disorder drama.

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David Robinson-Smith’s ‘We Used To Own Houses’ Vividly Conveys the Despair of Those Caught in the Housing Crisis

David Robinson-Smith shares how he moved between the dual realities of his acerbic housing crisis short where a landlord is confronted by his evicted tenant.

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Rudá Santos’ ‘Vibrations’ Sees A Young Girl’s Surprise Survival Lead a Mother to Rebel Against Those in Power

Rudá Santos digs into the process of creating impactful characterisation by fine-tuning the dialogue delivery in his subversive film about female rebellion.

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Nathan Ginter’s Darkly Comic Body Horror ‘The Third Ear’ Sees a Nude Model’s Self-Image Begin to Spiral

Nathan Ginter takes us inside the ways he and his crew maximised the potential and adaptability of their locations when crafting their body horror grad short.

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