Live Action Category

Awards, Live Action

A Woman’s Journey Home Takes a Series of Unexpected Turns in Eirik Tveiten’s Oscar Nominated ‘Night Ride’.

Eirik Tveiten discusses abruptly shifting gears from comical caper to an atmosphere of menacing threat in his short about standing up to bigoted prejudice.

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Awards, Live Action

A Young Girl Embarks on a Desperate Search for Answers in Anders Walter’s Heartbreaking Oscar Nominated Drama ‘Ivalu’

Anders Walter talks to DN about the challenges of directing in a different language for his heart-breaking Oscar short centred around sisterly love.

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Live Action

A Mother and Daughter Struggle to Part Company in Emma Branderhorst’s Tender Short ‘Ma Mère et Moi’

Emma Branderhorst talks about drawing from personal experience for her short exploring the nuanced balance of love and annoyance between a mother and daughter.

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Animation, Awards, Live Action

The Philosophical Musings of a One Eyed Shell Delight in Dean Fleischer Camp’s ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’

Director Dean Fleischer Camp joins DN for an in-depth interview about turning his viral YouTube shorts into a beloved Oscar-nominated feature animation.

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Awards, Live Action

An Undersung Political Activist is Given Her Due in Alex Kayode-Kay’s BAFTA Nominated ‘The Ballad of Olive Morris’

Alex Kayode-Kay reveals how he pounded Brixton's pavements to fund his BAFTA nominated short exploring the life of a woefully overlooked Black activist.

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Live Action, Music Video

Peder Thomas Pedersen Surveys Society’s Dark Underbelly in Noir Thriller ‘Between the Ocean and the Snow’

Peder Thomas Pedersen unpacks the artistic influences that underpin his dark and seedy crime thriller/music video hybrid.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Couple Struggle to Redefine Their Relationship in Beck Kitsis & Chris McNabb’s LGBTQ Short ‘Valentine’

Chris McNabb and Beck Kitsis tell DN how they sought to represent trans creatives both on and off screen when making their personal relationship drama.

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Awards, Live Action

Jessica Yu-Li Henwick’s Mobile Phone Shot BAFTA Short ‘Bus Girl’ Offers a Sumptuous Allegorical Look at Creativity

Jessica Yu-Li Henwick reveals how she balanced the roles of writer, director and actor in her BAFTA short about an aspiring young female chef.

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Awards, Live Action

Jo Ingabire Moys’ BAFTA Nominated ‘Bazigaga’ Spotlights the Unsung Witch Who Saved 100s During the Rwandan Genocide

Director Jo Ingabire Moys talks to DN about crafting terrifying moments of silence in her tension-filled BAFTA nominated short about the Rwandan genocide.

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Live Action, Premiere

Bousher & Gee’s ‘You’re Absolutely Right’ Sees an Affirming Hotline Fuel a Paranoid Hoarder’s Troubled Beliefs

Theo Gee and Ian Bousher detail how they echoed their protagonist's inner turmoil through the detailed production design of their claustrophobic set.

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Live Action

Kurt Andrew Schneider’s Dark Comedy ‘Notice Me’ Questions the Contrasting Facades We Hide Behind Online

Kurt Andrew Schneider explains why he chose to shoot on film for his contemporary story examining our problematic engagement with phones and social media.

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Live Action, Premiere

Colby Day Traverses the Archetypal Romantic Journey of a New Relationship in Dance Short ‘Lead/Follow’

Colby Day explains how he practically translated his intimate play, about a couple experiencing new love, into a free-flowing dance short.

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