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DN326: Joseph Sims-Dennett Embraces the Voyeuristic Darkness in Horror Mystery Feature ‘Observance’

Dir. Joseph Sims-Dennett talks to DN about the anxieties of building a directing career and how he took things back to the self-initiated basics for his second

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN325: Josh Mond Battles Emotional Demons Within & Without in ‘James White’

DN sat down with Josh Mond to discuss the inner workings of the Borderline Films’ partnership and how he went about constructing a visual language that

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN324: Felix Thompson Captures a Snapshot of Adolescence in Debut Feature ‘King Jack’

The halcyon days of an endless summer free from adult supervision play host to Felix Thompson’s debut feature King Jack. DN grabbed Thompson for an interview

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN323: Crime & Morality Clash in Rene Pannevis’ Short Film ‘Jacked’

The DN podcast makes a glorious return with a series of interviews recorded at the 59th BFI London Film Festival - First in the hot seat is Director Rene

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Film Festival, Podcasts

DN GSFF2015: Exploring the Role & Form of Short Film Criticism

Sitting on the opening panel of the Glasgow Short Film Festival’s day long Symposium with Suzanne van der Lingen, Professor Richard Raskin & Jorge Rivero,

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN322: Appropriate Behaviour – Desiree Akhavan

We talk to Desiree Akhavan about her theatre roots, embracing her true comedic voice as a director and how post-production persistence eventually won out in

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN321: Mr Somebody? – Michelle Heighway

Michelle Heighway’s feature documentary Mr Somebody? unearths the life and times of Britain’s most famous eccentric, Jake Mangle-Wurzel. Michelle joins us

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Table Tennis & Hip Hop Come Together at Last in Michael Tully’s 80s Movie ‘Ping Pong Summer’

DN caught up with director Michael Tully to get the full funky fresh lowdown on the blending of table tennis and Hip Hop in his modern day 80s movie, 'Ping

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Finding Father Figures in the Wrong Places in Julius Avery’s Crime Drama ‘Son of a Gun’

In his action packed crime feature debut 'Son of a Gun', Julius Avery explores themes of masculinity and belonging through the adrenaline soaked lens of a high

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Zee Ntuli Flirts with the Danger of South Africa’s Criminal Streets in ‘Hard to Get’

DN sits down with director Zee Ntuli to discuss his high octane feature debut 'Hard to Get' and why he wants his film to break away from the legacy of

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Fathers, Sons & Classes Clash in Franco Lolli’s ‘Gente de Bien’

Franco Lolli's 'Gente de Bien' depicts the fractured relationship between a troubled boy & his estranged father set against the backdrop of a socially divided

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Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2014: Love & Sexuality are Blind in Daniel Ribeiro’s Debut ‘The Way He Looks’

Daniel Ribeiro’s debut feature 'The Way He Looks' tenderly explores the awakening sexuality of a blind teenage as he discovers first love. DN speaks to

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