Live Action Category

Live Action

Jordi Estrada Bids Farewell to Love in Lyrical Heartbreak Short ‘As We Die’

Jordi Estrada tells DN how he channeled heartbreak into a lyrical contemplation on love and loss in poetic breakup short 'As We Die'.

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Live Action

The Serious Art of the Mixtape is Alive & Well in Peter Edlund’s Endearing Slacker Short ‘Mixtape Marauders’

Two stoner friends try to find meaning in the mundane and keep the subtle art of the mixtape alive in Peter Edlund's endearing short 'Mixtape Marauders'.

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Live Action

Xavier Legrand Throws Open the Closed Doors of Domestic Abuse in Award Winning Debut Feature ‘Custody’

DN speaks to award winning director Xavier Legrand about his harrowing depiction of family breakdown and domestic abuse in potent debt feature 'Custody'.

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Live Action

Ironic Juxtapositions of Everyday Life Are the Centrepiece of Amy Nicholson’s New York Comedy Short ‘Irony’

Amy Nicholson tells DN how she and a small crew created a mosaic of everyday idiosyncratic New York moments and ironic juxtapositions for her satirical short

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Live Action

A PTSD Suffering Soldier Longs for a Love Never Lost in Fraser Rigg’s 16mm Short ‘ALEGNA’

A soldier yearns for a love never lost whilst battling the debilitating emotional darkness of PTSD in Fraser Rigg’s 16mm short 'ALEGNA'.

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Live Action

Graham Mason Pieces Together Last Night’s Embarrassment Through 218 Text Messages & 4 Phone Calls in ‘Phone Story’

DN talks to dir. Graham Mason about his minimalistic comedy 'Phone Story', a short film told through 218 text messages and 4 phone calls.

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Live Action

Jack Benjamin Gill Explores the Dark Discomfort of Family Secrets in Thriller ‘Lambing Season’

DN spoke to Jack Benjamin Gill about crafting family-thriller 'Lambing Season' and using his own experiences as a touchstone for authentic storytelling.

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Asides, Live Action

Wrongside.

A young man finds himself ignoring blinkered sentiment as he embraces the powerful draw of the supposed 'Wrongside'.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Young Boy Fights Depression With Time in Jonathan Herzberg’s ‘Seven Things I’ve Learned About Time Travel’

A young boy attempts to cure his mother's depression with a time machine in Jonathan Herzberg's sci-fi short 'Seven Things I've Learned About Time Travel'.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Ben Ockrent Weaves a Fairytale for an Adult Audience in ‘Edmund the Magnificent’

Ben Ockrent tells DN how he created and structured Sir Ian McKellen's narration around the edit for his adult fairytale short 'Edmund The Magnificent'.

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Asides, Live Action

Toxic Haircut

Bryan M. Ferguson is back disturbing our sensibilities right to the marrow with new short 'Toxic Haircut' a freebie spruce up for your barnet best avoided!

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Asides, Live Action

The Monster

Things get bloody in Bob Pipe’s comedy/horror The Monster when a genteel Hammer-era monster falls for his leading lady on the set of a modern day slasher.

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