Romance Tag Archive

Film Festival, Live Action, Podcasts

DN372: The Passion of Desire Spans Decades in Lucio Castro’s Queer Romance Feature ‘End of the Century’

Lucio Castro joins DN with decade spanning film 'End of the Century' which reunites 2 men for a one night stand whose seeds were sown two decades earlier.

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Live Action, Premiere

The Fear of Pain Comes Between Two Lovers in Ross Allen’s Romance Drama ‘The Limit of Love’

Ross Allen shares how he subverted audience expectations in his exploration of the paradox of loving eternally whilst fearing the end 'The Limit of Love'.

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Animation, Asides, Live Action

Handsy

LA based Director John Alan Thompson gets us in the Valentine's Day mood with his cute playful tale of dismembered limbs in love, 'Handsy'.

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Asides, Live Action

Blackout

Alexan Sarikamichian considers those moments of loveless anguish when you find yourself adrift in your deepest thoughts in dark romance short 'Blackout'.

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Asides, Live Action

Lobsters

A twisted romance blooms between holiday park neighbours in Matt Huntley’s darkly comedic short 'Lobsters', starring the ever entertaining Steve Oram.

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Asides, Live Action

Between the Lines

Kieran Thompson demonstrates the power of authenticity over pre-date social media stalking in his downright charming first date short 'Between the Lines'.

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Live Action

Sune Lykke Albinus Intuits the Unreality of Love & Festivals in ‘Don’t Tell Me About Your Dreams’

Sune Lykke Albinus explains the free flowing logistics of shooting his dreamy young adult romance amidst a crowd of 160K people at the Roskilde Festival.

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Documentary

A Break-Up Reverberates Through the Life of a Filmmaker in Revealing Short Doc ‘The Residue of a Relationship’

Brett Chapman tells DN how he used filmmaking to examine the lingering remnants of his recent relationship in this heart-warming documentary short.

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Live Action

Teenage Temptations, Desires & Fantasies Are All Explored in Anthony Doncque’s ‘1992’

Anthony Doncque reveals how personal footage shot 25yrs ago formed the basis of his nostalgic tale of passion between a student and his teaching assistant.

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Film Festival, Live Action

“I Always Wanted to Make a Piece About Sex Dates” – Get Under the Sheets of Arthur Cahn’s ‘Herculanum’

Writer/Director/Actor/Editor Arthur Cahn explains his multi-role process, how he works with actors and why casting calls are similar to dating apps.

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Live Action

A Teenage Romance Turns Into a Surrealist Dreamscape in Damien Manivel’s ‘Le Parc’

Director/Producer Damien Manivel discusses making his second feature, teenage romance, dreams and how restrictions can aid creativity in filmmaking.

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In his short animation, William Garrett shows it’s not always easy finding the perfect mate. This film is sure to make you chuckle!