Independent Film Podcast Interviews

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DN124: Helen – Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor

Christine Molloy & Joe Lawlor discuss how honing their community based approach to filmmaking culminated in the well regarded debut feature 'Helen'.

Animation, Art & Fashion, Music Video, Podcasts

DN123: Place – Matt Clugston

Set a film to the sounds of the never far from my recent playlist Boards of Canada and you run the risk of provoking hatred if you fail to do the track justice

Live Action, Podcasts

DN122: Spider – Nash Edgerton

Given the amount of time I spend watching films on my laptop or iPhone it’s easy to forget the role of cinema as a shared experience.

Animation, Podcasts

DN121: This Way Up – Smith & Foulkes

After years of following their commercial work from a distance, it’s great to be joined by the animation director team of Smith & Foulkes to discuss

Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN120: The Arrow’s Paradox – Jorge Caballero

It’s rare (if ever?) that a short will take neo-classical economic theory as inspiration for its themes but this week’s director Jorge Caballero

Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN119: Aanaatt – Max Hattler

I’m always pleased to catch up with past DN guests on the show as it means they’re still creating work I want to share, but this time round

Documentary, Music Video, Podcasts

DN118: Rockin’ Brooklyn – Wojtek Bozyk

The music world has always been prone to focus on particular areas across the globe as hot spots of talent at a particular time and in doing so identify a

Live Action, Podcasts

DN117: Lovers – Carl Zhang

Well after a couple weeks of holiday slackness I’m pleased to kick off the new year of Directors Notes with an interview I’ve been looking forward

Animation, Music Video, Podcasts

DN116: Stay in My Memory – Katy Davis

If you’re a long term DN follower you’ll know that I’ve been a fan of Katy Davis’ mixed media style of animation since she came on the

Documentary, Podcasts

DN115: They Turned Our Desert Into Fire – Mark Brecke

Photographer and filmmaker Mark Brecke has dedicated his career to capturing images of some of the unimaginable crimes against humanity in regions such as

Animation, Art & Fashion, Podcasts

DN114: The Life Size Zoetrope – Mark Simon Hewis

We’ve featured several animations here on Directors Notes in past two years, but Mark Simon Hewis’ The Life Size Zoetrope stands out for its shear

Animation, Podcasts

DN113: E.T.A. – Henrik Bjerregaard Clausen

When the collaborators at JUNK / Demoscene began work on a quick one minute animation back in 2004, a four year production cycle and two in-between shorts

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