Insecurity Archives - Directors Notes

Stuck in Rut a Couple Make a Risky Move To Save Their Marriage in Colin O’Toole’s Comedy ‘Cul-de-sac’

Colin O'Toole talks about using tension as the narrative fuel of his comedy where a couple in a waning marriage try an unconventional method of reconnection.

Animation, Awards

Breakfast With “A Room Full of Bald Men”: The Unlikely Inspiration Behind Nicolas Keppens’ ‘Beautiful Men’

Director Nicolas Keppens walks DN through his journey into stop motion animation and the inspiration behind his Oscar-nominated short about male insecurity.

Live Action

A Causal Game Confounds a Socially Awkward Guy in Kyle Jon Shephard’s ‘Tell Me Where I’m Going Wrong’

Kyle Jon Shephard explains how he expanded an initial spark of silliness into a fully formed, delightfully awkward dead-pan comedy short about insecurity.

Live Action, Premiere

A Relationship Revelation Leads to a Spiral of Insecurity in Sam Baron’s Tragicomedy ‘Tall Dark and Handsome’

We chat to Sam Baron about his love of subversion in comedy and digging into the paranoid fragility of the male ego in the conclusion of his Amit Shah trilogy.

Film Festival, Live Action

Eivind Landsvik’s Cannes Palme d’Or Short ‘TITS’ Shares an Achingly Honest Portrayal of Teenage Insecurities

Eivind Landsvik details the key scenes from his tender Cannes selected coming of age drama short which could only be captured on 16mm film.

Animation

A Spiral of Self-Doubt Ensues When a Woman Finds a Grey Hair in Eilidh Nicoll’s Animated Short ‘Silvering’

Eilidh Nicoll discusses the practical and creative purpose behind the stark black, white, pink and green colour scheme of her short about ageing insecurity.

Live Action

Bedroom Insecurities Spiral out of Control in Greg Fox’s Unsatisfied Romance Comedy ‘I Love You, Hannah’

"A guy… in a sex shop… holding two dildos…" We talk strong character motivations and sexual insecurity with 'I Love You, Hannah' director Greg Fox.

Insecurity Tag Archive

Stuck in Rut a Couple Make a Risky Move To Save Their Marriage in Colin O’Toole’s Comedy ‘Cul-de-sac’

Breakfast With “A Room Full of Bald Men”: The Unlikely Inspiration Behind Nicolas Keppens’ ‘Beautiful Men’

A Causal Game Confounds a Socially Awkward Guy in Kyle Jon Shephard’s ‘Tell Me Where I’m Going Wrong’

A Relationship Revelation Leads to a Spiral of Insecurity in Sam Baron’s Tragicomedy ‘Tall Dark and Handsome’

Eivind Landsvik’s Cannes Palme d’Or Short ‘TITS’ Shares an Achingly Honest Portrayal of Teenage Insecurities

A Spiral of Self-Doubt Ensues When a Woman Finds a Grey Hair in Eilidh Nicoll’s Animated Short ‘Silvering’

Bedroom Insecurities Spiral out of Control in Greg Fox’s Unsatisfied Romance Comedy ‘I Love You, Hannah’

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