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David Robinson-Smith’s ‘We Used To Own Houses’ Vividly Conveys the Despair of Those Caught in the Housing Crisis

David Robinson-Smith shares how he moved between the dual realities of his acerbic housing crisis short where a landlord is confronted by his evicted tenant.

Live Action

An Unexpected Knock on the Door Shatters a New Home Owner’s Notions of Security in Liam White’s ‘Housewarming’

Liam White explains how he aligned audience anxiety with his protagonist's feeling of vulnerability in his tension fuelled short about an unwelcome visitor.

Live Action

Charlie Reader’s Emotionally Charged Short ‘Lobo’ Questions the Struggles of Belonging Through Heart Wrenching Loss.

Charlie Reader talks about the complexities of straddling three languages when shooting his exploration of belonging and the inevitability of change.

Animation, Premiere

An Uninvited Guest Disrupts a Quiet Family Reunion in Joseph Brett’s Unnerving Stop Motion Folk Horror ‘Stones’

Joseph Brett expounds on his desire to challenge gaps of representation in British folk aesthetics with his eerie stop motion film about home and belonging.

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.

Animation

A Young Artist Falls Into Nostalgic Pitfalls in Ewa Smyk’s Wistful Hand-Painted Animated Short ‘Homebird’

Ewa Smyk tells DN how she combined 3D modelling with hand-drawn 2D animation to speed up the lengthy creation process of her NFTS grad short.

Live Action, Premiere

An Unlikely Bond Forms Between a Young Boy and His Neighbour in Emma Miranda Moore’s Stirring Drama ‘Run’

Emma Miranda Moore explains how she adapted to the constraints of filming in lockdown by making a small-scale drama with a big heart.

Live Action, Podcasts

DN296: Palimpsest – Michael Tyburski

Michael Tyburski’s short film Palimpsest explores the subtle forces at play in relationships, and the tangible remnants of memory in the spaces around us. He

Documentary, Podcasts

DN047: Teenland: In Teenagers’ Bedrooms – Jeanie Finlay

Coming from an arts background, but well down the road of documentary directing, I’m joined today by director Jeanie Finlay whose 60 min film Teenland:

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