Dogs Tag Archive

Animation

The Seven Year Intergalactic Journey of Shahaf Ram and His Independent Animated Space Opera ‘Orange Story’

Shahaf Ram reflects on the seven years in the making solo journey of his animated DIY space opera — an intimate story of heartbreak told on a cosmic scale.

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Live Action

Two Men, One Doorstep and a Whole Lot of Unbearable Tension Collide in Elliott Power’s Short Film ‘K-9INE!’

Shot on 35mm in a single house, writer/director Elliott Power straddles menace and humour in a psychological standoff short disguised as suburban mundanity.

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Animation, Live Action, Premiere

Peter Fellows’ ‘Fluffmeister, a Poodle of Questionable Heritage’ Bears Witness to a Toxic Relationship’s Demise

Peter Fellows shines a comedic light on the self-centred nature of humanity as witnessed by an anxious dog traumatised by his owner's toxic breakup.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Birthday Girl’s Wiener-Dog Gets Annihilated by Her Hapless Father’s Car in McKinley Carlin’s Comedy ‘Noodles Forever’

Writer/Director McKinley Carlin speaks to DN about using extreme close ups to heighten the hilarity of his uncomfortable comedy about a sausage dog's demise.

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Live Action, Premiere

Seamus Murphy’s ‘Henry Needs a New Home’ Is a Farcical Tale of One Man’s Battle With a Metallic Antagonist

Filmmaker Seamus Murphy talks to DN about the painstaking production design which set the stage for his absurd comedy short starring Nicholas Hope.

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Documentary, Premiere

Exploring the Ends of the World: The Perseverance and Determination Behind Nicholas Jones’ Documentary ‘A Greenlander’

Nicholas Jones recounts persevering through many obstacles and obscene cold to capture his documentary following a man’s fight to stay in his beloved home.

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Music Video

Giada Bossi’s Hybrid Short ‘Quattro Pareti’ Takes Us on a Painful Yet Tender Reflection of Grief

Giada Bossi talks to us about using 16mm to capture the dreamy yet emotionally challenging scenes of loss for her music video/narrative crossover short.

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Documentary, Premiere

Matt Cascella Ennobles Man’s Best Friend in Charming Doc Short ‘Talking Dog’

Matt Cascella enlightens DN on his free-form approach to directing in ‘Talking Dog’, a documentary ode to the dogs of Maine by their human companions.

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Live Action

A Girl Learns a Harsh Lesson About Culpability From Her Canine Friend in Nick Singer’s Short ‘Bite’

DN talks to dir. Nick Singer about his return to shorts, casting child and canine leads and paring a narrative back to its thematic essentials.

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Live Action

Make Like a Dog

Actor/Director Marshall Allman launches his Marriage (In Short) comedy film series with a beautifully styled 60s tale of frustration, anger & infertility.

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Animation

Sonja Rohleder Explores the Narrative Power of Minimalism in Abstract Animation ‘Walk the Dog’

Berlin-based Animator Sonja Rohleder proves that less can indeed be more with her minimalist, abstract animation ‘Walk the Dog’

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN205: Animal Control – Kire Paputts

The hidden life of an Animal Services worker by day / taxidermist by night may be the last place you’d expect to find a touching story of friendship

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