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Live Action

Two Strangers Find a Common Bond at a Late Night Truck Stop in Grant Conversano’s ‘Where Mothbloods Bloom’

Grant Conversano joins DN for a chat about dramatic short 'Where Mothbloods Bloom' the story of two strangers who find a connection while at a truck stop.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Contrary Newcomer Shakes up the Established Order of a Rural Religious Community in Dee Meaden’s ‘Good News’

DN kicks off a monthly showcase of Dee Meaden's work with 'Good News', the story of a religious community disrupted by the arrival of a contrary newcomer.

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Live Action

Ex-Lovers Revisit a Raunchy Rendezvous in Amber Schaefer’s Hilarious ‘It’s Been Too Long’

Amber Schaefer tells DN how she adapted her friends' comedy sketch for the screen and the process of bringing her cinematic flavour to their ideas.

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Live Action, Premiere

An Isolated Girl Forges a Bond with a Dangerous Kindred Spirit in Morgana Mckenzie’s Sinister Fairy Tale ‘Wild’

Morgana McKenzie reveals how she used practical effects to tell the story of an isolated girl who finds understanding in a dangerous kindred spirit.

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Documentary, Live Action, Premiere

Tanmay Chowdhary Explores the Relationship Between Two Young Women in Hybrid Narrative-Doc ‘Color of November’

Tanmay Chowdhary discusses the unconventional approach of hybrid narrative-doc 'Color of November', a portrait of the relationship between two young women

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Live Action

Humiliation Forces an Immigrant Girl to See Her Father with New Eyes in Shalini Adnani’s ‘Somebody’s Daughter’

We talk the fallibility of parents, the importance of subtle storytelling and Tinder as a casting tool with 'Somebody's Daughter' director Shalini Adnani.

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Live Action

A Couple Struggle to Find a Mutual Purpose on the Road in Erlendur Sveinsson’s Gripping Short ‘Kanarí’

Erlendur Sveinsson explains how a shocking life experience led to the creation of 'Kanarí', an immersive, subjective exploration of the human condition.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Pair of Outcasts Flee for the Refuge of the Sea in Pérez Y Stein’s Split Perspective Shorts ‘UMI’

We speak to Paul Stein about drawing inspiration from the work of Jim Jarmusch & the focus shooting on film provided for split perspective shorts 'UMI'.

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Live Action

Squirm at the Uncomfortable Comedy of Personality Assassination via Phone Security System in ‘Insecurity Questions’

A man battles his way through an updated phone verification process which hits a little too close to the bone in Rosco 5's comedy 'Insecurity Questions'.

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Live Action, Premiere

Tomas Leach Delves into the Guilty Memory of Childhood Actions in ‘The Day Ray Impaled Himself on the Fence’

We talk to Tomas Leach about 'The Day Ray Impaled Himself on the Fence' - the story of a woman who reflects on her culpability for a childhood accident.

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Live Action, Music Video, Premiere

Stathis Athanasiou Tracks the Stages of Female Fury in Music Video Trilogy Meets Short Film ‘Rage Park’

Stathis Athanasiou discusses stealing unapologetically, the creativity of limitations and expressing female fury in music video trilogy short 'Rage Park'.

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Live Action

It’s the Thanksgiving Dinner From Hell and You’re Invited in Megan Seely’s Comedy Short ‘My Loyal Audience’

Megan Seely gives DN the full lowdown on the inspiration behind writing, directing and acting her in comedy short about a Thanksgiving dinner gone wrong.

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