Father-Daughter Archives - Directors Notes

James Nicholas Green’s ‘Victory To The Mimers’ Turns Silent Art Into a Roaring Satire On Class, Solidarity & Family

James Nicholas Green gives DN the low-down on his comedic take on England's 1980s class struggle which moves the political fight from the pits to the stage.

Animation, Awards

The Art of Minimalism: Shirin Sohani & Hossein Molayemi on Oscar Winning Animation ‘In the Shadow of the Cypress’

We learn how Shirin Sohani & Hossein Molayemi battled against the headwinds of filmmaking in Iran all the way to the Academy Awards with their animated short.

Awards, Live Action

A Father’s Loneliness Erupts Corporeally In Matty Crawford’s SXSW Winning BAFTA Body Horror ‘Stomach Bug’

Matty Crawford chats to DN about building the horror fuelled landscape of his psychological drama about a lonely parent suffering from empty nest syndrome.

Live Action

A Middle Aged Man Frenziedly Clings Onto Illusory Notions of Youth in Jens Schillmöller’s ‘Pura Vida Ibiza’

Jens Schillmöller discusses subverting audience expectations and maintaining intrigue in his short about a man attempting to bridge the generational divide.

Live Action

Kali Kahn Captures the Nuance of a Girl Growing Into a Woman in Her Coming of Age Short ‘Father’s

Kali Kahn breaks down the technical choices that informed the subtly maturing awareness of the teenage girl at the centre of her poolside drama.

Live Action, Premiere

Hannah Renton Considers the Lasting Impact of Flawed Models of Love in Decade Spanning Triptych ‘Love Is Free’

Hannah Renton breaks down the challenge of building cohesion between the individual yet joined parts of her triptych film depicting the complexities of love.

Live Action

Jimmy Olsson Explores the Delicately Shifting Father-Daughter Bond in ‘Last Weekend With Jenny and John’

Jimmy Olsson speaks to us about drawing on his own fatherhood anxieties when constructing his drama about a maturing daughter pulling away for her father.

Live Action

Kurt Andrew Schneider’s Dark Comedy ‘Notice Me’ Questions the Contrasting Facades We Hide Behind Online

Kurt Andrew Schneider explains why he chose to shoot on film for his contemporary story examining our problematic engagement with phones and social media.

Live Action

A Daughter Struggles to Hold onto Her Drug Addicted Father in Matt Genesis’ ‘The One Who Breaks Your Heart’

Matt Genesis reveals how personal experiences of mental health & addiction informed the content and style of music video 'The One Who Breaks Your Heart'.

Animation

Tal Kantor Reflects on the Gulf Between Words and Actions in Fragmented Mixed Media Animation ‘In Other Words’

Tal Kantor returns to DN for an extensive look at the techniques, tools & thought processes which led to her captivating exploration of inaction & regret.

Film Festival, Live Action

Your Mother and I

Hoping to make you laugh & cry with a story encompassing the micro & macro, Anna Maguire joins us to discuss her adaptation of Dave Eggers' short story.

Live Action, Podcasts

DN337: Jaco Van Dormael Preaches the Gospel According to God’s Daughter in ‘The Brand New Testament’

Award winning Director Jaco Van Dormael joins DN to discuss why his irreverent forth feature ’The Brand New Testament‘ isn't about religion.

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