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Live Action

Crooked Cynics Harness the Art of Cringeworthy Storytelling in ‘Where Have All The Good Guys Gone?’

Directing duo Crooked Cynics dissect the dexterity of uncomfortable comedy narratives in 'Where Have All The Good Guys Gone?'.

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Article, Live Action

MarBelle Top Ten Feature Films of 2017

There but for the grace of God go I - MarBelle shares his favourite (not so) feel good list of 2017's Top Ten feature films.

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Live Action

Nicholas Payne Santos Pays Tribute to the Slasher’s Kick Ass Final Girls in Festive Horror Comedy ‘Holiday Fear’

DN spoke to dir. Nicholas Payne Santos about flipping genre expectations and challenging masculinity in meta horror comedy short 'Holiday Fear'.

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN356: Dustin Guy Defa Weaves a Whimsical Tapestry of New York Stories in Ensemble Feature ‘Person to Person’

Dustin Guy Defa shares why we had to wait 6 years for his second feature and how short films paved the way for his ensemble New York story.

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Asides, Live Action

Make it Home for Christmas

Mad Ruffian deliver a hard hitting warning about the dangers of texting whilst drive in their haunting campaign short 'Make it Home for Christmas'.

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Live Action

Eyal Resh Talks Choreographing Young Actors & Exploring Adolescence in Sexual Awakening Short ‘Boys’

Eyal Resh tells DN how his own experience of burgeoning adolescent desire led to the creation of his sexual awakening short 'Boys'.

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Live Action

Jakob Rørvik Explores the Tentative Nature of a Fraying Relationship in ‘Nothing Ever Really Ends’

DN talks to Jakob Rørvik about his raw bittersweet short film of a disconnected couple as they run through the cycles of their on/off relationship each NYE.

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Live Action

Spend a Week in a Fast Food Joint with a Heartbroken Woman in Tamar Glezerman’s ‘Fill Your Heart with

Tamar Glezerman joins us to discuss the effects of non-stop digital communication, creating a fast food brand and the highs and lows of YouTube comments.

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Art & Fashion, Live Action

Youness Benali Makes an Impassioned Plea to Look Beyond Stereotypes in Powerful Polemic ‘The Composer’

Youness Benali makes a welcome return to DN with his blistering monologue about the debilitating experience of being a minority defined by stereotypes.

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Live Action

A Listless Art Graduate Tests Her Personal & Relationship Boundaries in Sam Icklow’s ‘Untitled, L.A.’

DN speaks to Director Sam Icklow about creating a lesbian relationship drama which was both relatable and authentic to LA’s queer art scene.

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Live Action

The Halsall Bros Look to Explore the Issues of North Korea Through the ‘100 Bullets’ Comic Book Universe

A fascination with North Korea and a love for comic books come together in The Halsall Bros' '100 Bullets' web-series

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Live Action

A Lovelorn Man Struggles Against Time, Memory & Oblivion in Carlos Lascano’s Wistful Short ‘The Puppeteer’

DN speaks to Argentinian filmmaker Carlos Lascano about his dark tale of a puppeteer who finds himself trapped in a labyrinth of memory and fantasy.

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