Independent Short Film Premieres & Interviews // Directors Notes

Premiere Category

Paul Nevison Exposes the Cold Cruelty of Ghana’s Modern Day Child Slavery in ‘Lake Volta’

Paul Nevison’s ‘Lake Volta’ provides a harrowing firsthand account of the experience of a young boy sold into slavery on the world’s largest man-made

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'.

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'.

Music, Premiere

Moodoïd Attempt to Replace Lost Love in Nick Roney’s Improvised Audition Music Video ‘Miss Smith’

Nick Roney takes DN behind the scenes of Moodoïd front man Pablo Padovan's awkward casting hunt to replace his lost love in 'Miss Smith'.

Art & Fashion, Premiere

A Girl Embarks on a Journey of Self-Discovery in Coming of Age Fashion Film ‘Not(e) For a Dreamer’

Enrico Poli’s has created a tender, intimate and nostalgic look at the journey from childhood to adulthood his new fashion film 'Not(e) For a Dreamer'.

Live Action, Premiere

Buried Treasure Sends an Iranian Village Into a Spiral of Death & Deception in Roozbeh Misaghi’s ‘Turquoise’

Roozbeh Misaghi joins DN with 'Turquoise', his allegorical story about a remote Iranian village which descends into deception, death and double-dealing.

Live Action, Premiere

A Woman Grieves the Death of a Loved One in Amanda Lago’s Beautifully Crafted ‘Mrs. Poucheau’

Amanda Lago follows a woman’s journey through the acceptance of change after the death of a loved one in the online premiere of 'Mrs. Poucheau'.

Animation, Premiere

A Man Searches for the Spark to Reignite His Lust for Life in Award-Winning Animation ‘A Little Grey’

Making its online premiere today, we speak to Simon Hewitt & Steve Smith about sweetening pathos with comedy in their animated short 'A Little Grey'.

Music, Premiere

Jiajie Yu Celebrates the Power of Black Male Relationships in ‘Soul’ for The Prussians

Jiajie Yu returns to DN with 'Soul', his new music video which celebrates the complex but powerful fraternal relationship of two men of colour.

Live Action, Premiere

The Post-Apocalyptic Roles of Hunter & Prey Blur in Cristiano Gazzarrini’s Immersive Sci-Fi Short ‘US’

Cristiano Gazzarrini tells DN how a live quadraphonic sound experience led to the creation of his immersive post-apocalyptic sci-fi short 'US'.

Art & Fashion, Premiere

Andrew De Zen Expresses the Isolation & Anxieties of Life in the Digital Age in ‘We Aren’t Strangers’

Andrew De Zen begins his new visual shorts trilogy with a reflection on the insecurity, loneliness, & anxieties of life in the modern technological age.

Live Action, Premiere

The Ritual

Markus Schroder's short sees a pair of estranged brothers head out into the desert to perform a ritual to reconnect them with their long absent father.