Death Tag Archive

Awards, Live Action

A Shared Loss Forges an Unlikely Bond in Lasse Lyskjær Noer’s Oscar Nominated Dark Comedy ‘Knight of Fortune’

Lasse Lyskjær Noer speaks to capturing the cathartic release of comedy even in the depths of despair for his short about two widowers struggling with grief.

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Live Action

Yasmin Afifi’s BAFTA Winner ‘Jellyfish & Lobster’ Extols the Joys of Living Without Conforming to Expectations

Writer/Director Yasmin Afifi tells DN why magical realism was the perfect genre in which to tell her dark comedic story about finding joy at the end of life.

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Live Action, Premiere

Tiger Ji Brings Humour and Heart to Life’s Final Feast With a Bowl of Noodles in ‘Death & Ramen’

Tiger Ji talks subverting common tropes associated with Asian performers in his deliciously dark comedy where Death and a ramen chef share a bowl of noodles.

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Live Action, Premiere

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.

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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'.

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Documentary

Kevin Castanheira Balances the Absurd with the Profound in Funeral Convention Documentary ‘Selling Death’

Kevin Castanheira reveals how the mood of doc short 'Selling Death' changed drastically in the moment providing a fascinating film that upends expectations

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Music Video

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'.

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Live Action

Death Claims the Credit That’s Due in Mylissa Fitzsimmons’ Unsettling Horror Short ‘Who Decides’

An elderly woman & a young girl grapple with the age-old question of who calls time on our lives in Mylissa Fitzsimmons’ unsettling horror 'Who Decides'.

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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'.

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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'.

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

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.

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN337: Jaco Van Dormael Preaches the Gospel According to God’s Daughter in ‘The Brand New Testament’

Award winning Director Jaco Van Dormael joins DN to discuss why his irreverent forth feature ’The Brand New Testament‘ isn't about religion.

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