Sea Archives - Directors Notes

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Natko Stipaničev’s ‘Arka’ Is an Unconventional Interpretation of Life Through the Strata of a Grand Cruise Ship

Natko Stipaničev talks to us about mimicking stop motion with 2D & 3D to create his bizarre animated world aboard a doomed transoceanic cruise ship.

John Stevenson’s BAFTA Nominated Animation ‘Middle Watch’ Sees a Struggling Sailor Face the Extraordinary

John Stevenson reveals the lessons he learned directing for major studios and how they guided him in the creation of his BAFTA nominated short.

Documentary, Premiere

Jack Pirie’s Genre-Blurring ‘The Storm Chaser’ Offers a Mythical Revamp to Conventional Extreme Sports Films

Jack Pirie speaks about finding the harmony between nature and humans at their extremes in his profound windsurfing dramatic documentary short.

The Happiest Guy in the World Lance Oppenheim

Delve into the Headspace of a “Frequent Floater” in Lance Oppenheim’s ‘The Happiest Guy in the World’

Director Lance Oppenheim takes us behind the lens of his cruise ship set New York Times Op-Doc 'The Happiest Guy in the World'.