Drama Tag Archive

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN LFF2013: Ilo Ilo – Anthony Chen

Already an art house hit in France and his native Singapore, Anthony Chen’s debut feature Ilo Ilo pulls inspiration from his younger experiences of family

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN301: The Gift – Ralf Demesmaeker

Inspired by Chelsea Wolfe track Pale on Pale, Ralf Demesmaeker’s haunting short The Gift explores the complex relationship formed by a boy with the power

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If-I-Had-A-Heart - The Halsall Brothers

Live Action

The Halsall Brothers Take to Korea for Revenge Short ‘If I Had a Heart’

The Korean revenge movie isn't a genre often reproduced in the short film format, especially not by two filmmakers from the UK. The Halsall Brothers take

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Live Action

Take a Look at 'Blue Monday' Birthday Malaise with Charles Chintzer Lai

For some of us there comes a point when the annual occurrence of a birthday becomes less about jelly and ice cream or a night of alcohol infused revelry and

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Animation, Asides

Sam’s Hot Dogs

David Lopez Retamero presents the animated tale of a man, his bear and hot dogs in his 2009 RCA short Sam’s Hot Dogs.

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Music Video

Mixing Genres & Working With Non-Actors in Nick Rutter’s ‘Chrysalis’

Although we pride ourselves at DN as being passionate supporters of emerging talent in the world of independent film, it’s impossible for us to keep

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Asides, Live Action

The Explorer (Oppdageren)

Written and directed by Alexander Vestnes & Ola Martin Fjeld, The Explorer (Oppdageren) is a tale of youthful obsession and annoying younger brothers.

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN299: Mae and Ash – Shuchi Talati

Developing from its humble beginnings as a directing/acting exercise into a fully blown film over several drafts, Shuchi Talati’s well observed short Mae and

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Asides, Live Action

Long Days

It’s my firm opinion that the less you know about Adam Keleman’s alluringly strange short Long Days going in, the deeper you’ll fall under

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Live Action

Riley Stearns Provides a Wolf’s Eye View of His New Short ‘The Cub’

We chat to director Riley Stearns about his Sundance selected alternative take on child rearing short 'The Cub'.

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Asides, Live Action

Echoes

We still have a bit of a wait to see the fruits of DN alumnus director Rob Brown’s successfully crowdfunded feature Sixteen, but you can get a further

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Animation, Asides

Sleep Walk

A prophet of doom finds happiness in the final moments of the world in the impressive animated short Sleep Walk from directorial duo Hey Beautiful Jerk (Mark

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