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Awards, Live Action

As Trust Is Broken Toxic Masculinity & Violence Take Hold in Christopher Andrews’ BIFA Thriller ‘Bring Them Down’

BIFA winning director Christopher Andrews speaks to us about his use of a shifting visual language to ratchet up the tension in his bold feature debut.

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Awards, Live Action

A Misanthropic Newlywed Stumbles Through the Chaos of Adulting in Karan Kandhari’s Feature Debut ‘Sister Midnight’

A film for all the misfits who've misplaced their manuals for life, DN sits down with Karan Kandhari to dig into the making of his genre-bending debut feature.

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Animation, Awards

How Nina Gantz Found the Perfect Balance Between Sadness and Humour in Award Winning Short ‘Wander to Wonder’

Nina Gantz takes DN inside the extraordinary craftsmanship of her stop motion short which offers a poignant exploration of loss for its diminutive stars.

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Awards, Live Action

A Belfast Hip-Hop Trio Mount Their Own Form of Protest to Protect Their Heritage in Rich Peppiatt’s ‘Kneecap’

Rich Peppiatt discusses throwing comedic Molotov cocktails to ignite crucial but difficult conversations in his multi-BIFA winning feature debut.

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Awards, Live Action

A Female Bull-Jumper Holds Her Own in a Sacred Androcentric Arena in Joe Weiland & Finn Constantine’s ‘Marion’

Weiland & Constantine deconstruct the 6 camera coverage needed to capture the set-piece of their heart-pounding short about France’s only female bull-jumper.

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Awards, Film Festival, Live Action

Sandhya Suri’s Debut ‘Santosh’ Navigates a World of Power, Prejudice and Corruption Through a Distinctive Female Gaze

Sandhya Suri delves into exploring the complexities between women in positions of power as a way of dissecting the all too common violence inflicted on women.

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Awards, Documentary

Miranda Stern’s Cathartic NFTS Documentary ‘milk’ Is an Intimate Exploration of Maternity, Addiction and Loss

Miranda Stern unpacks the cathartic and narrative reasons she opted for an abstract, mixed media scrapbook-style approach for her self-explorative doc short.

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