Police Archives - Directors Notes

Ellen Rodnianski’s Claustrophobic Short ‘Family Matters’ Probes the Moral Paralysis Behind Systemic Violence

Forcing audiences to confront complicity, Ellen Rodnianski explains how the moral inaction in her short mirrors societal apathy towards large scale violence.

Live Action

Neeraj Ghaywan Unpacks the “Code 360” Method Behind the Emotional Power of India’s Academy Award Entry ‘Homebound’

Neeraj Ghaywan expounds on how a friendship between two young men in rural India became an Oscar contending universal parable for today’s troubled times.

Podcasts

Sandhya Suri on Crafting a Nuanced Crime Thriller About Violence Against Women in ‘Santosh’

Sandhya Suri discusses her decade-long journey to bring Santosh to life, blending crime thriller tension with a searing critique of gendered violence in India.

Awards, Documentary

Bill Morrison Unveils the Power of Contemporary Archive in ‘Incident’ a Harrowing Exploration of Police Collusion

Bill Morrison discusses the defined parameters he adhered to when constructing his haunting Oscar nominated documentary short about a 2018 police shooting.

Awards, Film Festival, Live Action

Sandhya Suri’s Debut ‘Santosh’ Navigates a World of Power, Prejudice and Corruption Through a Distinctive Female Gaze

Sandhya Suri delves into exploring the complexities between women in positions of power as a way of dissecting the all too common violence inflicted on women.

Awards, Live Action

An Undersung Political Activist is Given Her Due in Alex Kayode-Kay’s BAFTA Nominated ‘The Ballad of Olive Morris’

Alex Kayode-Kay reveals how he pounded Brixton's pavements to fund his BAFTA nominated short exploring the life of a woefully overlooked Black activist.

Live Action

Roxy Rezvany Explores the Skewed Power Dynamics of a Domestic Abuse Police Interview in ‘Honesty’

Roxy Rezvany details the subtle aesthetic decisions that inform and propel the quietly intensifying narrative of her BIFA-nominated dramatic short.

Animation, Music Video

Philipp Yuryev & Ivan Proskuryakov’s ‘Against Tortures in Russia’ Powerfully Condemns Police Brutality

Philipp Yuryev talks about giving voice to those victims the Kremlin tries to silence through a careful blend of live-action and storybook stop-motion.

Awards, Documentary

Cherish Oteka Finds the Intimate Heart of a Poignant Story of Institutional Racism in ‘The Black Cop’

Cherish Oteka explains how they used classic documentary hardware & a retrospective 4:3 aesthetic to tell an unflinching story of racism & identity.

Live Action

Where the Woods End

Felix Ahrens examines the destructive nature of guilt in his student Oscar winning short film about a police officer who fatally shoots an innocent man.

Asides, Live Action

Thunder Road

You’ve never seen grief expressed quite like it is in Jim Cummings' painfully captivating single continuous take short 'Thunder Road'.

Police Tag Archive

Ellen Rodnianski’s Claustrophobic Short ‘Family Matters’ Probes the Moral Paralysis Behind Systemic Violence

Neeraj Ghaywan Unpacks the “Code 360” Method Behind the Emotional Power of India’s Academy Award Entry ‘Homebound’

Sandhya Suri on Crafting a Nuanced Crime Thriller About Violence Against Women in ‘Santosh’

Bill Morrison Unveils the Power of Contemporary Archive in ‘Incident’ a Harrowing Exploration of Police Collusion

Sandhya Suri’s Debut ‘Santosh’ Navigates a World of Power, Prejudice and Corruption Through a Distinctive Female Gaze

An Undersung Political Activist is Given Her Due in Alex Kayode-Kay’s BAFTA Nominated ‘The Ballad of Olive Morris’

Roxy Rezvany Explores the Skewed Power Dynamics of a Domestic Abuse Police Interview in ‘Honesty’

Philipp Yuryev & Ivan Proskuryakov’s ‘Against Tortures in Russia’ Powerfully Condemns Police Brutality

Cherish Oteka Finds the Intimate Heart of a Poignant Story of Institutional Racism in ‘The Black Cop’

Where the Woods End

Thunder Road

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