Directing Duo Tag Archive

Live Action

A Party Enigmatically Descends Into a Symphony of Chaos in Luke Eberl & Edgar Morais’ ‘We Won’t Forget’

Luke Eberl & Edgar Morais share the origins of their short about the callous nature of herd mentality and our compulsion to film social infractions.

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Art & Fashion

Satya Gautam & Gili Twena Capture the Rhythms of Anxiety in Their Instinctual Dance Film ‘The Butterfly’

Satya Gautam explains the process of translating sensations of panic and unease into cohesive contrasting movements of loneliness and connection.

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Awards, Live Action

James Krishna Floyd on Moving Into the Director’s Chair for His Multi-BIFA Nominated Debut ‘Unicorns’

With his debut feature up for 7 BIFAs James Krishna Floyd discusses the rich complexity of characters who wear masks and the beauty of realism drag on screen.

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Music Video

Damiano David Enters a New Career Chapter in NONO & Rodrigo’s Transformative Music Video ‘Silverlines’

Directing duo NONO & Rodrigo Inada peel back the wide-lensed, 90s influenced visual style of their music video for Damiano David's debut solo single.

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Documentary, Film Festival

Sophie Compton & Daisy-May Hudson’s ‘Holloway’ Interrogates the Root Causes and Lasting Trauma of Incarceration

Sophie Compton & Daisy-May Hudson extol the benefits of the co-created trauma-informed filmmaking model underpinning their LFF award winning documentary.

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Podcasts

Sophie Compton & Daisy-May Hudson on the Trauma-Informed Co-Creation of Documentary Feature ‘Holloway’

Sophie Compton & Daisy-May Hudson speak to the importance of flattening outdated hierarchical structures of filmmaking for their trauma-informed documentary.

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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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Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

A Nun Untangles the Threads of Her Sense of Self in Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson’s ‘Mother Vera’

Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson speak to us about the multi-year journey of their Grierson Award winning doc about a young nun facing deep inner conflict.

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Live Action

Decisions Are Made by Bickering Committee in Samuel Häkkinen & Henna Välkky’s Comedy ‘Verdict 30001: The Cookies’

Samuel Häkkinen & Henna Välkky talk pre-shoot planning and splitting creative responsibilities on set for their dark comedy poking fun at decision paralysis.

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Live Action, Premiere

Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney Explore the Tenderness of Lifelong Male Friendships in Drama Short ‘Drifting’

Robert Higgins & Patrick McGivney reveal how their Paul Mescal & Dafhyd Flynn starring Irish short allowed them to cultivate ideas for their debut feature.

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Animation, Music Video

Balázs Simon & Cátia Abreu’s ‘Wake Up Pass Out’ Finds a Zoned Out Nightclubber Encountering a Grotesque Monster

Balázs Simon & Cátia Abreu unpack the practical and digital tools that gave birth to the Cronenbergian monster in their creepy Sad Night Dynamite promo.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Cursed Man’s Mounting Misfortune Plays Out for All to See in Maxwell Hughes Klaiber & Jordan Moran’s ‘JOB’

Maxwell Hughes Klaiber discusses the highly effective voyeuristic perspective he & Jordan Moran took in their short capturing the worst day of a man’s life.

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