Death Archives - Directors Notes

Death Tag Archive

The Inevitability of Death Invigorates a Renewed Sense of Life in Omar Kakar’s ‘Man in the Morgue’

Omar Kakar discusses the alchemy of the editing process which enabled him to straddle genres without leaving his audience adrift in a sea of confusion.

Live Action

Hayato Ando Foresees a Service Which Returns the Deceased for 49 Days in Near Future Sci-Fi ‘Son of Memory’

Hayato Ando breaks down how he cinematically represented digitally-recreated loved ones for his philosophical sci-fi drama 'Son of Memory'.

Music

A Man Confronts His Fear of Death on a Journey to the Other Side in Sakari Lerkkanen’s ‘Sealight’

Director Sakari Lerkkanen discusses blending elegant erotic and death tableaus for his otherworldly Electric Litany music video 'Sealight'.

Live Action

A Pair of Filmmakers Cross the Line of Decency in Joe Burke’s Darkly Funny Short ‘Another Cancer Movie’

A pair of emotionally tone deaf filmmakers exploit family good will & illness for potential awards glory in Joe Burke's dark comedy 'Another Cancer Movie'.

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'.

Art & Fashion, Music

TAKCOM Blends Western Street Culture and Japanese Tradition Into a Suburban Nightmare in ‘Pessim’

Visual artist TAKCOM explains how he blended western street culture and Japanese tradition for his unsettling journey into suburban dread.