Stefan Hunt talks blending the rambunctious reality of Australian masculinity with the expressive qualities of dance in his boisterous choreographic short.
Ali Sohail Jaura explains how centring his Karachi massacre drama on its female protagonist shifted the trajectory of his heartbreaking short for the better.
Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney reveal how their Paul Mescal & Dafhyd Flynn starring Irish short allowed them to cultivate ideas for their debut feature.
Lovell Holder opens up on why moving to a non-linear structure during post yielded a more compelling version of his queer drama about a young man on the brink.
Zen Pace breaks down the meticulously crafted emotional architecture of their self-reflexive experimental poetry short film love letter to the inner child.
Amanda Prager reveals how she translated her experience of being in a toxic relationship into a paranoid fantasy short about escaping a controlling partner.
Ella Care speaks to DN about depicting the grey area of teen consent in her powerful short about the innocence of a girl's first kiss being dashed by reality.
Gabriel Caste tells DN about drawing viewers into his psychological thriller probing the dread of existence which can throw us into a depressive cycle.
Michael Rees takes DN through his brisk and effective approach to production for his short about a lecturer being challenged about his baffling thesis.
Heather Lang tells DN how the mise-en-scene of her & Purdie Baumann's dance short was foundational in shaping the radical character of the overall piece.
Dir. Nick Roney returns to DN to discuss prosthetic skin flutes and taking inspiration from the classic monster movie for his unforgettable dark comedy.
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