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Tumble into the Fantastical World of Shelly Love’s ‘The Fallen Circus’

Director/Choreographer Shelly Love reveals how she drew from a background in dance and art to develop her enchanting tale of plummeting performers in Chapter 1

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Albert Choi Reconnects to Inspiration in Short Film ‘The Latecomer’

“Freedom can be found through self-imposed isolation.” Director Albert Choi joins DN to discuss his new short about reconnecting with inspiration, 'The

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The High School Rumour Mill Gets Fatal in Joe Testa’s Rashomon-esque Short ‘Hearsay’

“A lot of people ask what the ‘true’ ending is and I think they’re largely missing the point.” Director Joe Testa discusses the rumours & lies of his

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Good & Evil Battle it Out in Simon Eustace’s Microcosm Short ‘Two Wolves’

Director Simon Eustace reveals which wolf he fed to bring his economically told tale of our universal battle of wills 'Two Wolves' to cinematic life. new

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Luke Randall Reveals the Tusked Face of Depression in ‘The Walrus’

Luke Randall’s 'The Walrus' guides us through a world both painfully familiar and wonderfully strange. We invited Randall to tell us how he journeyed from

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Poolside with the Wife, the Thief, and the Demon in Jordan Chesney's Short 'Cahoots'

Director Jordan Chesney tells DN how he transformed an actor audition into the brief, but oh so intriguing (and damn strange) short film 'Cahoots'.

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The Traumatic Past Threatens to Destroy a Promising Future in Rob Brown’s ‘Sixteen’

We revisit our podcast interview recorded with DN alum Rob Brown ahead of his feature debut's world premiere at the London Film Festival.

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Beats, Breasts & Bloodshed – Sion Sono Brings Japanese Rap Battle to the UK Streets with ‘Tokyo Tribe’

Completely over-the-top and beautifully choreographed, 'Tokyo Tribe' is the feature-length rap-musical we’ve all been waiting for.

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Playing with the Subtle Power of the Small Moment in Paavo Hanninen's 'The Heart Wants What It Wants'

In Paavo Hanninen’s two-hander The Heart Wants What It Wants, former lovers attempt to rekindle the flame by re-enacting the past, only to discover that

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Society’s Feared & Forsaken Take Centre Stage in Duane Hopkins’ Lyrical Sophomore Feature ‘Bypass’

We talk to writer-director Duane Hopkins about his second feature 'Bypass', a beautifully observed morality tale of society’s feared and forsaken.

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Experience the Cruel Pain of Love & Leftovers in Clarissa Duque’s ‘Sogni Culinari’

Clarissa Duque tells DN how she cooked up an endearingly cruel tale of leftovers in her grin inducing short film 'Sogni Culinari'.

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Reimagining Documented Truth as Fiction in Misha Koroteev & Alex Sobolev’s Short ‘Partly Tired Slightly Dead’

Misha Koroteev discusses how he & co-director Alex Sobolev turned a reportage image into compelling short about loss and sacrifice ‘Partly Tired Slightly

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