Live Action Category

Live Action, Premiere

A Woman Gets More Than She Bargained for When She Orders a Sophisticated Sex Toy in Hunter Allen’s ‘Roger’

Hunter Allen explains the key role lighting and suggestive motifs played in bringing together the advertising and naturalistic worlds of his sex toy comedy.

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A Desperate Romantic Is Prescribed a Love-Cynical Rebound in Julie Magnaudet’s Conceptual Rom-Com ‘Broken Hearts’

Julie Magnaudet breaks down the colourful, warm and subversive visual language of her conceit-driven romantic comedy about a women seeking love life help.

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Christa Haley Captures an Intense Moment of Female Vulnerability in Her NYU Tisch Short ‘Swim Captain’

Christa Haley details the intricacies of shooting the intimate scene in her film revealing the hidden vulnerability a swim leader looked up to by her peers.

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Hysteria and Paranoia Take Hold in Joe Williams & Charlie Edwards-Moss’ Folk Horror Short ‘O, Glory!’

Joe Williams & Charlie Edwards-Moss discuss imbuing their 70s-influenced folk horror with a contemporary edge while shooting on 35mm to evoke the time period.

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Audrey Mascina’s ‘Ludo’ Pointedly Subverts Our Expectations of Two Women Stumbling Down a Deserted Road at Night

Audrey Mascina talks about the importance of audiences seeing representations of powerful women on screen like those in her late night deserted road set drama.

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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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A Couple Investigate Their Mutating Cloning Ability in Peter Collins Campbell’s Sci-Fi Short ‘Variations on a Theme’

Peter Collins Campbell unpacks the wizardry behind the split-screen visuals of his short about a couple who can duplicate into new versions of themselves.

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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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A Low-Ranking Worker Finds Himself in the Eye of a Viral Data Leak Storm in Matt Porter’s ‘See Saw’

Matt Porter breaks down the origins of his viral culture comedy and shares how they constructed a paranoid visual tone to match their character's predicament.

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A Cat Sitting Mishap Leads a Woman to Fall into a Spiral of Self-Recrimination in James Arden’s ‘Sitter’

James Arden explains how he crafted the anxious and heightened social realist tone of his kinetic urban short, about a lonely cat sitter.

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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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