Religion Archives - Directors Notes

Grief Wears the Face of a Stranger Who Arrives With the Storm in Kalani Gacon’s Himalayan Drama ‘Family Man’

Kalani Gacon conjures a missing father from the rain in his near-wordless Himalayan myth where image, weather and a single song carry the unsayable.

Documentary, Live Action, Premiere

Lorenz Klapfer Journeys Into the Sacred Gender Fluidity of Naples in Poetic Documentary ‘Figlie di Partenope’

Lorenz Klapfer explores a 13th century Neapolitan legend and the present day realities for the Naples trans community in his stunning poetic docufiction short.

Live Action

Sacred Vows Collapse Under Carnal Desire in Alexander Jeremy’s Psychodrama ‘The Consecration of a Perpetual Virgin’

Alexander Jeremy trumpets the lofi manifesto which has enabled him to continually develop his filmmaking creativity free from gatekeeping financial barriers.

Documentary, Film Festival, Podcasts

A Nun Untangles the Threads of Her Sense of Self in Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson’s ‘Mother Vera’

Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson speak to us about the multi-year journey of their Grierson Award winning doc about a young nun facing deep inner conflict.

Live Action

Iggy London’s Dreamlike ‘Area Boy’ Finds a Young Man Questioning His Place in the World Ahead of His Baptism

Iggy London explains why 16mm was the perfect vehicle for the timeless thematics and transcendental narrative of his coming of age identity short.

Live Action

Rudá Santos’ ‘Vibrations’ Sees A Young Girl’s Surprise Survival Lead a Mother to Rebel Against Those in Power

Rudá Santos digs into the process of creating impactful characterisation by fine-tuning the dialogue delivery in his subversive film about female rebellion.

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN371: Maura Delpero Embarks on an Enthralling Exploration of the Meaning of Motherhood in Dramatic Debut ‘Maternal’

Maura Delpero reveals how she built cohesion between the professional, non-professional and child performances needed for her drama debut 'Maternal'.

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN367: A Deep Dive into ‘Burning Cane’, Phillip Youmans’ Debut Feature Which Made Tribeca History

Phillip Youmans joins DN to discuss the experience of taking on multiple production roles for his Tribeca winning debut feature 'Burning Cane'.

Animation

Stephen Irwin Explores Childhood Delusions & Religious Confusion in ‘The Obvious Child’

With UK animator Stephen Irwin's new short 'The Obvious Child' hitting Vimeo’s VOD service last week we decided to find out more about the motivations which

Religion Tag Archive

Grief Wears the Face of a Stranger Who Arrives With the Storm in Kalani Gacon’s Himalayan Drama ‘Family Man’

Lorenz Klapfer Journeys Into the Sacred Gender Fluidity of Naples in Poetic Documentary ‘Figlie di Partenope’

Sacred Vows Collapse Under Carnal Desire in Alexander Jeremy’s Psychodrama ‘The Consecration of a Perpetual Virgin’

A Nun Untangles the Threads of Her Sense of Self in Cécile Embleton & Alys Tomlinson’s ‘Mother Vera’

Iggy London’s Dreamlike ‘Area Boy’ Finds a Young Man Questioning His Place in the World Ahead of His Baptism

Rudá Santos’ ‘Vibrations’ Sees A Young Girl’s Surprise Survival Lead a Mother to Rebel Against Those in Power

DN371: Maura Delpero Embarks on an Enthralling Exploration of the Meaning of Motherhood in Dramatic Debut ‘Maternal’

DN367: A Deep Dive into ‘Burning Cane’, Phillip Youmans’ Debut Feature Which Made Tribeca History

Stephen Irwin Explores Childhood Delusions & Religious Confusion in ‘The Obvious Child’

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