Canada Tag Archive

Live Action

José Lourenço Unveils the Neurotic Inner Monologues of a First Date in ‘Romance Language’

José Lourenço explains how he created an alternative approach to shooting comedy for his awkward first date short 'Romance Language'.

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Music Video

Jillian Lake Banishes Heartache With a Blast of Sad Girl Karaoke in Devon Mussett’s One-Shot Music Video ‘Oliver’

We talk to director Devon Mussett about capturing a devastating round of sad girl karaoke in a single shot for Jillian Lake's break up anthem 'Oliver'.

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Music Video

A Meditation on Time and Nostalgia Luke Orlando Reminds Us There’s No Place Like Home in ‘Love’

Luke Orlando discusses his beautifully evocative ode to the spaces we love and the ways in which that love manifests in the objects we hold close.

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Music Video

Meredith Hama-Brown Journeys from This Life to the Hereafter in Entrancing Alaskan Tapes Film ‘And, We Disappear’

Meredith Hama-Brown reveals the pivotal role light played in conveying the shifting tones of her surreal journey to the afterlife in 'And, We Disappear'.

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Live Action, Premiere

The Fear of Pain Comes Between Two Lovers in Ross Allen’s Romance Drama ‘The Limit of Love’

Ross Allen shares how he subverted audience expectations in his exploration of the paradox of loving eternally whilst fearing the end 'The Limit of Love'.

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Music Video

rubberband. Usher MorMor into the Next Phase of Existence in ‘Some Place Else’

Balancing on the precipice of this world and the next, directing duo rubberband. guide MorMor through the realisation of his demise in 'Some Place Else'.

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Art & Fashion, Documentary

Fatty Soprano & Shutterr Reveal How the Therapeutic Power of Dance Saved a Man from Depression in ‘Krump Antidote’

Fatty Soprano & Shutterr introduce us to Marcus, a man whose discovery of Krump helped save him from the dark grip of depression in doc 'Krump Antidote'.

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Music Video, Premiere

Vincent René-Lortie Pays Honour to the Cherished Memory of a Dying Father in Diamondstein’s ‘Antique Stores’

Vincent René-Lortie and Diamondstein explain the intentions which underpinned the emotional resonance of their new music video 'Antique Stores'.

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Asides, Live Action

Sweet William

Kate Martin stars as a young woman caught in the grip of a downward spiral of emotion in Brooks Reynold’s gripping 16mm micro-short 'Sweet William'.

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Documentary

Solmund MacPherson Discovers the Intimacy of Consensual Violence in ‘A Short Documentary About People Fighting’

Solmund MacPherson reveals how curiosity about getting hit in the face led to his intimate brawling film 'A Short Documentary About People Fighting'.

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Live Action

A Woman Finds Herself Frozen out of the Office Spoils in Emmanuel Tenenbaum’s Uncomfortable Drama ‘Two Dollars’

DN speaks to Montreal director Emmanuel Tenebaum about the advantages of making his uncomfortable office drama 'Two Dollars' under strict time pressures.

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Music Video

David Findlay Explores the Nexus of Gabe ‘Nandez’s Malian Heritage & Daily Reality in Performance Promo ‘I.D.’

David Findlay explains how he used emblems of African culture to explore the nexus between Gabe ‘Nandez’s heritage & his daily reality in 'I.D.'.

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