Live Action Category

Asides, Live Action

Red

The freeing affirmation of a teen’s cross-dressing comfort is disrupted when they inadvertently bump into their father in Yuchao Feng’s 'Red'.

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Asides, Live Action

Fauve

A childhood game of one-upmanship between two friends escalates out of their control in Jeremy Comte’s Sundance winning short 'Fauve'.

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Live Action

A $10 Palm Reading Leads a Woman to Gamble on a Cure for Her Existential Crisis in Dana Sorman’s

DN speaks to Dana Sorman about the twists and turns of transforming a traumatic personal experience into proof-of-concept short 'Psychic'.

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Asides, Live Action

Blackout

Alexan Sarikamichian considers those moments of loveless anguish when you find yourself adrift in your deepest thoughts in dark romance short 'Blackout'.

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Live Action

Washing Up Turns Into a Desperate Fight for Survival in Kai Krause’s Kitchen Sink Horror ‘Just Married’

Kai Krause talks to DN about kitchen sink horror 'Just Married', a cautionary tale of how a normal day can turn into a life or death fight for survival.

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Asides, Live Action

Proxy

When an isolated sick girl and a curious boy strike up a secret friendship at a roadside motel, heartbreak isn’t far behind in Eric Schuman’s 'Proxy'.

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Live Action

A Newborn Baby’s Fate Hangs in the Balance Between Two Desperate Couples in Christoph Kuschnig’s ‘Hatch’

DN speaks to Christoph Kuschnig about his emotional abandon baby short 'Hatch' & the challenges of shooting a film which features an infant at its centre.

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Live Action

A Horrific Secret Turns a Corporate Presentation Bloody in Kevin Slunder’s Gory Horror Short ‘Heartless’

DN caught up with director Kevin Sluder to discover how he amped up the gore for blood drenched corporate horror short 'Heartless'.

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Asides, Live Action

Eli

Unearthed secrets cause the relationships of a close-knit group of friends to unravel and a young father to make a life-changing decision in 'Eli'.

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Live Action

A Woman Experiences the Holiday of a Lifetime Without Leaving Her Hotel Room in Joe Gomez’s ‘Ocean Breeze’

Joe Gomez joins DN to discuss how a stream of generic hotel rooms & the support of Nashville's creative community led to his new short 'Ocean Breeze'.

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Asides, Live Action

Children of the Cosmos

Dante Vescio & Rodrigo Gasparini ponder the meaning of humankind’s existence within the universe in playful intergalactic short 'Children of the Cosmos'.

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Asides, Live Action

Lobsters

A twisted romance blooms between holiday park neighbours in Matt Huntley’s darkly comedic short 'Lobsters', starring the ever entertaining Steve Oram.

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