Live Action Category

Live Action

Desperation Forces a 19 Year Old Drifter to Take Extreme Action in kidsofbill Short ‘Pighead’

Harrison Friend shares how his symbiotic partnership with co-dir. Samuel Stevenson & the aesthetics of small town Australia led to short film 'Pighead'.

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Live Action

A Violent Boxer Finds Salvation in a Vicious Thai Prison in Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire’s ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’

Jean-Stephane Sauvaire talks to DN about 'A Prayer Before Dawn' the true story of an English boxer incarcerated in one of Thailand’s most notorious jails.

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Asides, Live Action

Diagnosis

A secretive woman's buried feelings resurface, detonating an emotional bomb that shakes the foundations of her life in Eva Riley's gripping 'Diagnosis'.

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Asides, Live Action

Overtime

An overworked office worker has to make it home or risk exposing his co-workers to a deadly secret in Craig D. Foster’s horrifically fun short 'Overtime'.

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Live Action

Richard Raymond Makes Cinema History Exploring the Sacrifices We Make for Love in ‘Souls of Totality’

Richard Raymond talks to DN about the logistics of capturing a live solar eclipse whilst shooting his cinema history-making short 'Souls of Totality'.

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Live Action, Music Video

A Teen Boy Tries to Stand Strong in the Wake of Losing a Parent in Robert Nyerges’ ‘Pops’

Robert Nyerges shares how the process of creating emotional music video 'Pops' for hip-hop duo THEY. became a cathartic experience for all involved.

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Live Action

A Woman’s Virtual Spirit Fights to Reenter Her Body in Kinect Dance Music Video ‘Blossom Through’

Michael Gugger tells DN how he & Arthur Valverde combined dance footage with 3D depth data for distorted digital mirror music video 'Blossom Through'.

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Asides, Live Action

Bad Deal

Director Brendan Beachman finds inspiration in Ryan Kramer’s ToonHole comic strip for his cringe-inducing toilet comedy short 'Bad Deal'.

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Live Action

A Dancer Pushes Through the Pain in Pursuit of Perfection in Mick Soiza’s ‘The Best is Yet to Come’

Mick Soiza discusses capturing the resilience which lies behind the never-ending pursuit of greatness in dance short 'The Best is Yet to Come'.

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Asides, Live Action

The Eyes of Others

A moment of self-aware clarity sees a man step out of the social media hampster wheel into the unfiltered reality he’s lost touch with.

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Live Action

Ryan Turner Searches for a Genuine Connection in a Digital Future in Sci-Fi Comedy ‘A Date in 2025’

DN speaks to director Ryan Turner about creating future junk food and a snarky digital assistant for his fun sci-fi comedy short 'A Date in 2025'.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

A Roundup of Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018

Alex Barrett takes us through his highlights and discoveries from this year’s sun-baked edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

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