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Jessica Barr Blurs Performance And Personal Trauma In Her Intimate, Visually Claustrophobic Acting Short ‘Private Moments’

Jessica Barr discusses using the meta-narrative of an acting class to explore the pressure on female filmmakers to mine personal trauma for their art.

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An Actor Auditions for a Secretive Project in Hugo De Sousa’s Satire ‘Je Ne Suis Pas Une Star de

Hugo De Sousa returns to DN and tells us how he recreated the claustrophobic, exploitative atmosphere of an audition for his uncomfortable satirical short.

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Craig Ainsley Mines Engrossingly Uncomfortable Comedy From Heartache in ‘Whenever You’re Ready’

A heartbroken actress' emotional pain floods out during an audition in Craig Ainsley's almost too uncomfortable to watch comedy 'Whenever You're Ready'.

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Point and Shoot

Thomas Leisten Schneider takes a playful shot at the madness of method acting in this short about two aspiring criminals with an important lesson to learn.

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