Short Film Tag Archive

Film Festival, Live Action

Join Three Teenagers on an Evening They’ll Never Forget in Amelia Hashemi’s Short Drama ‘Night Out’

DN speaks with Amelia Hashemi at BFI Flare about the shooting logistics of a nightclub, difficulties with the casting process, and clever camera tricks.

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Film Festival

A Roundup of BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2019

DN rounds up another year of BFI Flare London, offering highlights from the shorts and features that were screened at this year's festival.

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Animation

Ah!Serif Bravely Faces Our Collective Irrational Fears in Playful Retro Styled 3D Animated Short ‘Phobias’

Ah Serif tells DN how siderodromophobia inspired him to take a playful animated swipe at our collective irrational fears in 3D animated short 'Phobias'.

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Documentary

Matt Houghton Looks to Take the Very Personal & Make It Universally Relevant in Award-Winning LGBTQ Short ‘Landline’

Director Matt Houghton explains to DN how he hopes to "draw attention to something often overlooked" with his powerful Film London doc short 'Landline'.

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Asides, Film Festival

Watch #FiveFilms4Freedom 2019 – A Global Digital LGBTQ+ Online Film Festival

The British Council & BFI Flare Festival bring back their global, digital LGBTQ+ online film festival #FiveFilms4Freedom for another year of great shorts.

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Documentary, Film Festival

Charlie Lyne Reexamines an Important Part of LGBT History in Operation Spanner Documentary ‘Lasting Marks’

Prolific documentary filmmaker Charlie Lyne joins us to discuss the creative & researched-based process behind his Operation Spanner doc 'Lasting Marks'.

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Animation, Asides

Truth vs Lies

Director Clim & animator João Lucas explore the nature, differences and confusion that can arise between facts and fabrications in CG short Truth vs Lies.

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Film Festival, Live Action

Ellie Rogers Unravels The Cyclical Nature of Trauma In Her Short Thriller ‘They Found Her in a Field’

DN speaks with Ellie Rogers, who reveals how she used time and repetition to tell the story of a woman revisiting the trauma of a past relationship.

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Film Festival

BFI Flare London LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2019: Sign of the Times

DN looks ahead to this year's BFI Flare festival, assessing the selection of works being presented and offering suggestions of what to watch.

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Live Action

Elena Petitti Di Roreto Raises the Global Warming Panic Level With Vogue Italia Horror Short ‘Let it Pour’

Elena Petitti di Roreto tells DN why she felt compelled to convey the danger of global warming within the frame of a horror short in 'Let it Pour'.

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Animation, Asides

The Deep End

Elise Augarten’s The Deep End is the charming hand-drawn story of a little girl who gets lost between the locker room and the deep end of a swimming pool.

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Live Action

Emily Elizabeth Thomas Tackles Southern Gun Violence With a Twist in ‘Lola: Girl Got A Gun’

DN speaks with Emily Elizabeth Thomas who discusses her approach to armed violence on screen, working with child actors and creating a Texas-set trilogy.

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