Short Film Tag Archive

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

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Live Action

Matthew Charof Crashes the Party in Short Film Adaptation ‘Firefly’

In Matthew Charof’s short film 'Firefly', when Remy and Juliet decide to crash a backyard barbecue , it’s not long before events escalate for the worse.

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Live Action

Navigating the Twists & Turns of Armen Antranikian’s Psychosexual Short ‘The Girlfriend Game’

Director Armen Antranikian guides us through the production twists and turns of his erotic thriller 'The Girlfriend Game' and explains why movies and sex are

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Live Action

Eric Kole Finds Tenderness at the End of the World in ‘Hold’

Actor/Director Eric Kole returns to DN to share the inspiration which led him to subvert typical post-apocalyptic narratives in his new short film 'Hold'.

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Art & Fashion

Hu Wei Explores the Erosion of Tibetan Culture in Oscar Nominated Short ‘Butter Lamp’

Ostensibly the story of a photographer and his assistant capturing family portraits of the inhabitants of a remote Tibetan village, Hu Wei's experimental short

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Animation, Premiere

Jessica Ashman Finds Acceptance of the Other in her BAFTA Winning Short ‘Fixing Luka’

Premiering online here at DN, Jessica Ashman’s beautifully intricate stop-motion short 'Fixing Luka' tells the affecting story of Lucy, a girl who believes

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Asides, Live Action

Jim Owen Offers Some Insightful Break-Up Advice in Comedy Short Film ‘Can We Talk?’

Jim Owen's comedic short film 'Can We Talk?' serves up some hilarious and slightly uncomfortable break-up advice from his misguided protagonist Vince.

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Live Action

Humanising the Struggle of America’s Undocumented Workers in Camille Stochitch’s ‘Interstate’

We speak to Director Camille Stochitch about the development and production of her Student Academy Award-winning and BAFTA nominated short film about

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Live Action

Stripping Science-Fiction Down to its Essentials with ‘Burnt Grass’ Director Ray Wong

Recently selected for Vimeo's curation of Toronto International Film Festival shorts, we speak to director Ray Wong about his science-fiction short film 'Burnt

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Live Action

Jih-E Peng & Guy Pooles Capture the Pain of Early Heartbreak in ‘The Light and the Little Girl’

DoP Jih-E Peng joins us with director Guy Pooles to discuss how they went about capturing the ‘girl’s eye-view’ of burgeoning, delicate romance.

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Live Action

Melissa Anastasi Takes a Meditative Look at Life, Loss and Longing in ‘This Feral Life’

Melissa Anastasi discusses the process of adapting a theatre monologue for screen and the importance of emotional truth and tone in storytelling.

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN320: Loves of a Cyclops – Nathan Punwar

Director Nathan Punwar guides us through the multi-layered story of his charming short film 'Loves of a Cyclops'.

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