Musical Archives - Directors Notes

A Stagnant Relationship Reaches a Theatrical Crescendo in Nick Rutter’s Dark Comedy Musical ‘Skewered’

Nick Rutter & Ben Richardson explain how they established the dark, witty tone of their farcical short about opposing sexual appetites and dietary ethics.

Live Action, Premiere

Georgios Hartofilakidis’ ‘Thursday Night Sorbet’ Lays Bare Awkward Romantic Interludes in a Late Night Rideshare

Georgios Hartofilakidis walks through the technicalities of shooting 4 separate but thematically connected one-shot rideshare romance stories in a moving car.

Live Action, Premiere

Will Wightman’s Frenetic Short ‘Heart Failure’ Is a Whip-Smart Gen Z Take on Modern Relationships

Will Wightman speaks about his desire to convey the rollercoaster of romantic turmoil that comes with being a 21-year-old in his musical dating comedy.

Film Festival, Live Action

A Taxidermist Sets Her Eyes on Stuffing a Human in Theo Rhys’ Bombastic Comedy Horror Opera ‘Stuffed’

Theo Rhys talks embracing the macabre for his ambitious horror musical 'Stuffed', the tale of a lonely taxidermist and her desire to stuff a human.

Music

Nathan Nzanga’s Life Is Told Through Illusory Montage in Caleb Slain’s Startling Hip Hop Film ‘Enough’

Caleb Slain reveals the important relationships his crew established to tackle the personal subject matter at the heart of his lifespanning film 'Enough'.

Live Action, Premiere

An Insecure Man Embraces His Desire to Become a Power Bottom in Kevin Rios’ Comedy ‘THE SHIT! An Opera’

DN speaks to Kevin Rios about power bottoms, self-induced panic and a wisdom-spouting stop-motion piece of crap in his comedy short 'THE SHIT! An Opera'.

Live Action

On Greed

Nothing kills a budding romance like selfishness and few people can depict a relationship’s downfall with the measured, lyrical beauty of Jamie Travis,

Live Action, Podcasts

DN238: Doctor Glamour – Andrew W Jones

Proving that he’s lost none of his crazy, imaginative approach to storytelling since he last joined us, director Andrew W Jones returns to DN with his

Asides, Music

Digitals

Chris Crutchfield creates the score that powers our digital lives in his humorous short Digitals.

Live Action

Doctor Glamour Trailer

After taking us on the chemical thrill ride of our lives in Frank DanCoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer, we were pleased to see Andrew W Jones set his sights even

Live Action

Kickstart Doctor Glamour

If you loved the hyper-drug madness of Neo-Mega-Ultra Tokyo’s premiere narcotics pusher, Frank DanCoolo: Paranormal Drug Dealer you’ll probably be

Art & Fashion, Live Action, Podcasts

DN133: The Patterns Trilogy – Jamie Travis

Sometimes filmmakers come pre-recommended, which often brings the potential for huge disappointment when I eventually get to view their raved about work.

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