Kickstarter Archives - Directors Notes

Tristan Anderson Heads to Kickstarter to Finish His Michael Jackson Tribute Artists Doc ‘Moonwalkers’

Tristan Anderson speaks to DN about how and why he's turned to Kickstarter for his triple Michael Jackson impersonator documentary 'Moonwalkers'.

Animation

A Decade of Holy Machines – Jossie Malis’ Beloved ‘Bendito Machine’ Series Heads to its Grand Finale

Since 2006 the ‘Bendito Machine’ series has made us consider our relationship to technology and the world around us. As the series approaches its grande

Live Action

Director Nick Peterson Offers Backers the Opportunity to Star in his Latest Film

Looking for help crowdfunding his latest film 'Sticky Fingers', director Nick Peterson joins us to discuss the benefits of rotoscoping and what backers can

Documentary

Director Alex Barrett on Composing a Modern Day Silent Film Ode to England’s Capital in ‘London Symphony’

Long time DN writer & filmmaker Alex Barrett joins us to discuss his new feature film project 'London Symphony', a poetic silent film about the culture and

Live Action

Kire Paputts Challenges Preconceptions About Special Needs Actors in ‘The Rainbow Kid’

DN alumni Kire Paputts tell us how his forthcoming feature 'The Rainbow Kid' bucks the norm without succumbing to lazy cinematic conventions, to tell the

Animation

Kickstart Lee Hardcastle’s Feature Length Claysplotation ‘SPOOK TRAIN’

If you happen to take a browse through the DN archives, it quickly becomes apparent that animation is one of our favourite forms of filmmaking, and while

Live Action

Kickstart Mark Jenkin’s 16mm Featurette ‘Bronco’s House’

Mark Jenkin on 'Bronco’s House', a 16mm experimental narrative featurette about one man’s quest for a roof created in adherence with the SLDG13 manifesto.

Documentary

Kickstart Benjamin Wigley’s Godfather of the Fantasy Coffin Documentary ‘Paa Joe & The Lion’

Nottingham director Benjamin Wigley is no stranger to the pages of DN, having joined the ranks of our interview alumni back in 2010 with his Paul Smith

Live Action

Kickstart Rob Brown’s Debut Feature ‘Sixteen’

Help talented UK Director Rob Brown take his feature debut Sixteen through post-production and into film festivals.

Live Action

Kickstart The Visitant from Nick Peterson & Jon Heder

Writer/Director Nick Peterson once again teams up with Actor Jon Heder (taking up the producer role) to start production on their new short ‘The Visitant’.

Art & Fashion, Documentary

Kickstart Cryosphere

Long term DN friend and accomplished filmmaker Kurtis Hough seems incapable of taking a break from creating (something we’ll be talking to him about in

Animation

Kickstart Bendito Machine

It was over four years ago that we spoke to Jossie Malis about the first two episodes of his shadow play inspired ten part animation series Bendito Machine.

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