Live Action Category

Animation, Asides, Live Action

TEDxPittsburgh 2018: Small Worlds

Comprised of over 5,000 photos Nicholas Buchheit’s inspirational film for TEDxPittsburgh celebrates the small worlds of potential inherent in all of us.

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Live Action

A Woman Walks into the Abyss to Save Her Sister in Adam Butcher’s Tense Suspense Drama ‘The Prevailing Winds’

A lone hiker braves the threat of an invisible, deadly toxin to save her sister in Adam Butcher’s tense suspense drama The Prevailing Winds.

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Asides, Live Action

Undercurrent

Patrick Fileti’s short 'Undercurrent' tells the story of a young Syrian girl who finds hope in the midst of tragedy following a dangerous sea journey.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Live Action

A Look Ahead to Edinburgh International Film Festival 2018

Filmmaker Alex Barrett relishes in the coming delights of the 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival programme.

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Art & Fashion, Live Action, Premiere

Experience the Refugee Journey Through Western Eyes in Ty Richardson’s Emotive Short ‘War Poem’

DN speaks to Ty Richardson about creating an empathic, fictionalised version of a refugee crisis as experienced through Western eyes in 'War Poem'.

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Art & Fashion, Asides, Live Action

Somersault Pike

Kate Lefoe's 'Somersault Pike' makes expert use of slow motion to convey the fears of a competitive diver as she attempts to reach new heights.

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Film Festival, Live Action

A Sexual Education Lesson Becomes Eruptive For All The Wrong Reasons in Alice Seabright’s ‘Sex Ed’

Alice Seabright discusses using an intense one-take shot to honestly portray a man on the edge of self-destruction within the confines of a Sex Ed lesson.

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Live Action

Annabelle Attanasio Calls out Motormouth Men in Verbal Diarrhoea Short ‘Frankie Keeps Talking’

Annabelle Attanasio explains how extensive pre-planning and choreographed action were invaluable preparation for absurdist short, 'Frankie Keeps Talking'.

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Film Festival, Live Action

A Mother Protects Her Daughter at All Costs in Fateme Ahmadi’s ‘Bitter Sea’

Fateme Ahmadi talks to DN about the intense camera work of 'Bitter Sea' her short film about an immigrant mother's hope of a better life for her daughter.

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Live Action

A Male Government Conspires to Change the Fate of Women in Alicia Macdonald’s Satire ‘Domestic Policy’

DN speaks with Alicia MacDonald about comedy, tragedy and everything in between in her government conspiracy satire 'Domestic Policy'.

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Asides, Live Action

Kayla in 1A

Travis Wood’s 'Kayla in 1A' charmingly recreates the time the director spent living with a mysterious and decidedly strange, bone boiling housemate.

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Live Action

The Importance of Performance is Highlighted in Alan Friel’s Stark Short ‘Cake’

"I knew I needed strong actors to do it justice" - Alan Friel discusses casting Maxine Peake & Letitia Wright in his stark short 'Cake'.

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