Directing Duo Tag Archive

Live Action

Two Sisters Fracture Under a Collapsing World in Leandros Braounos & Daniel Howells’ Afrikaans Short ‘Winter Slaap’

Guilt, grief and inherited expectation press down on two sisters in Leandros Braounos & Daniel Howells' wintry portrait of family disintegration.

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Live Action

David Huang & Albie Smith-Chang on Blurring Reality and Fiction in iPhone Short Film ‘WE BUY GOLD’

David Huang & Albie Smith-Chang on how real locations, heavy improvisation and shooting on iPhone gave their short its authentic, unpredictable feel.

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Live Action

A Late-Night Senior Prank Curdles Into a Tense Class Standoff in Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz’s ‘Trapped’

Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz pit a high school janitor against privileged graduating students in their high-stakes drama that proves money can't buy class.

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Live Action, Premiere

The Blaine Brothers Revisit a Seismic Family Event to Inspire Single-Take Comedy Drama ‘Undeletable’

The Blaine Brothers revisit the exact spot of a supremely awkward family revelation to capture their single-take voicemail short starring Sophia Di Martino.

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Live Action, Premiere

A News Anchor’s Viral Gaffe Unmasks Marriage Turmoil in Will Mayo & Ian Scott McGregor’s Comedy ‘The Mountain’

Will Mayo and Ian Scott McGregor explore the imagined melodrama behind a real-life viral video, using sharp visual storytelling to blend humour and pathos.

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Documentary

Livia Albeck-Ripka & Víctor Tadashi Suárez Expose the Poison of LA’s Post-Fire Limbo in ‘Still Standing’

Turning 16mm film stock, degraded tape and suffocating silence into tools of witness, 'Still Standing' documents once intimate spaces becoming hazardous zones.

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Awards, Live Action

Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh Weaponise Absurdism Against Authoritarianism in ‘Two People Exchanging Saliva’

Oscar-winning writer/directors Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh on building a Swiss-watch satire where a slap is currency and a kiss is a capital offence.

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Animation, Awards

How Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears Turned a “Love-Letter to Stop-Motion” into Oscar-Contender ‘Forevergreen’

Challenged by truth to materials, Nathan Engelhardt & Jeremy Spears developed a unique replacement animation system to give digital assets a physical weight.

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Awards, Documentary

Georgie Wileman & Matt Houghton Transform Personal Pain with Radical Intimacy into BAFTA Doc ‘This Is Endometriosis’

Informed by her lived experience, Georgie Wileman joined forces with Matt Houghton to forge a new documentary language elucidating an invisible illness.

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Awards, Live Action

Julia Aks & Steve Pinder Turned Bloody Shame Into Period Parody in Oscar-Nominated ‘Jane Austen’s Period Drama’

Corset comedy, cramps and Academy glory; co-directors Aks & Pinder unpack the pun-inspired joyfully bloody road of their hilarious Oscar-nominated short.

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Animation, Awards

Maciek Szczerbowski & Chris Lavis Weigh Love’s Value in Oscar-Winning Stop Motion ‘The Girl Who Cried Pearls’

Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski reflect on turning a wooden first cut into a fluid narrative by ripping apart the script of their Oscar animation in post.

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Live Action

Lily Rutterford & Lucy Minderides Present a Puppet-Powered Musical Journey Into the Chaos of ‘Dating in Your 20s’

Lily Rutterford & Lucy Minderides recount how they built a bathroom world populated by towel puppets to explore a woman's chaotic mid-date inner monologue.

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