Live Action Category

Asides, Live Action

Homing In

A woman finds herself confronted by an unexpected dinner guest in Parker Hill’s subtlely unsettling, super 16mm short 'Homing In'.

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Asides, Live Action

Ostrich

Patrick Walsh’s tense political thriller 'Ostrich' sees what should be a simple interview escalate into a worrying demonstration of the impunity of power.

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Live Action

Jake Honig Rides Shotgun with a Postal Service Secret Agent in Delightful Off-Kilter Comedy Long Term Delivery

A dogged elite postal service agent embarks on a mission to deliver a 10 yr old Christmas present in Jake Honig’s off-kilter comedy 'Long Term Delivery'.

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Documentary, Live Action

The Lines of Reality & Fiction Blur in Dominique Van Olm’s Sibling Short ‘Little Brother’

DN speaks with Dominique Van Olm about documenting her brother's first trip to Toronto in form-bending narrative sibling documentary, 'Little Brother'.

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Asides, Live Action

Lily

A young man finds himself as the subject of desire for a sexually oppressed woman in Paris Grigorakis’ surreal, dialog free erotic thriller, 'Lily'.

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Asides, Live Action

The Boyfriend Game

Alice Englert takes us into the power and vividity of children's imaginations in her dark, unsettling debut film, 'The Boyfriend Game'.

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Live Action

Grief Weighs Heavy on an Emotionally Unmoored Teen in Erin Elders’ Contemplative Short Penny Sucker’

A grieving teen struggles to connect with friends & family following the untimely death of his mother in Erin Elders' contemplative short 'Penny Sucker'.

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Live Action

A Female Boxer Fights for Forgiveness in Evan Owen Dennis’ ‘Guerra’

Director Evan Owen Dennis tells DN how considerations behind the camera led to his engaging and emotionally tense boxing drama ‘Guerra’.

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Live Action

A Man is Forced to Confront His Past Behaviour in Ryan Oksenberg’s Unnerving Short ‘Damage Control’

Ryan Oksenberg explains how location and cinematography combined with choreographed performance for his dark tale of buried guilt and overdue comeuppance.

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Art & Fashion, Asides, Live Action

A Glimpse of Heaven

A man finds himself transformed into digital form by means of a dark and weird cyber-ritual in Loïc Foulon’s glitch filled journey of rebirth.

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Live Action

A Pair of Filmmakers Cross the Line of Decency in Joe Burke’s Darkly Funny Short ‘Another Cancer Movie’

A pair of emotionally tone deaf filmmakers exploit family good will & illness for potential awards glory in Joe Burke's dark comedy 'Another Cancer Movie'.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Boy Fights the Stigma of Cowardice After Refusing an Invitation to Manhood in Phil Giordano’s ‘SUPOT’

DN speaks to director Phil Giordano about drawing on Filipino tradition and besting inaccessible locations for his coming of age short 'SUPOT'.

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