Short Film Tag Archive

Live Action

A Low-Ranking Worker Finds Himself in the Eye of a Viral Data Leak Storm in Matt Porter’s ‘See Saw’

Matt Porter breaks down the origins of his viral culture comedy and shares how they constructed a paranoid visual tone to match their character's predicament.

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Music Video

Alexandre Richard’s Striking Mada Mada Music Video ‘NonNonNon’ Wanders Through a Dreamlike Journey of Apprehension

Alexandre Richard talks through the rich visual language and expressionistic sound design of his film about a man's dreamlike journey into his deepest fears.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Cat Sitting Mishap Leads a Woman to Fall into a Spiral of Self-Recrimination in James Arden’s ‘Sitter’

James Arden explains how he crafted the anxious and heightened social realist tone of his kinetic urban short, about a lonely cat sitter.

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Art & Fashion

Sirius’ ‘Morning Interlude’ Finds a Fractious Young Couple Reconciling Their Differences After a Long Night

Sirius unpacks the challenges of blending choreography with performance in his country road-set film about a couple dancing their way back to one another.

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Live Action, Premiere

The True Gravity of a Devious Cheater’s Actions Send Shock Waves Through Matt René’s ‘What We Did Yesterday’

Matt René maps out how he built towards the life shattering gut punch moment of realisation in his short film drama depicting a heinous betrayal.

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Music Video

A Honey-Covered Loner Seeks Love in Alice Fassi’s Gooey Practical Effects-Driven Music Video ‘Honey Boy’

Alice Fassi tells DN why she opted for the practicalities of tangible special effects for her sticky, honey-laden music video.

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Awards, Live Action, Premiere

An Unexpected Knock on the Door Shatters a New Home Owner’s Notions of Security in Liam White’s ‘Housewarming’

Liam White explains how he aligned audience anxiety with his protagonist's feeling of vulnerability in his tension fuelled short about an unwelcome visitor.

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Live Action

A Cocksure Man’s Bravado Is Put to the Test in Seb Tabe’s Youwasntder & Nike Short ‘Back Your Chat’

Seb Tabe reveals the challenges a gentrified London posed when sourcing locations for his Youwasntder | Nike branded short about a man who missed his shot.

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Live Action

A Lonely Spinster Slowly Disappears Into a Void of Insignificance in Luke Roulstone’s Comedy Horror ‘Shelf Life’

Luke Roulstone describes crafting the gungy, mouldy aesthetic which dominates his comedy horror where an ignored woman finds herself disappearing.

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Live Action, Premiere

Age Proves to Be No Obstacle to a Long Lost Love Affair in Katia Shannon’s ‘Us & In Between’

Katia Shannon reveals how she approached subverting the commonly held reductive vision of growing older in her passionate dramedy about long lost lovers.

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Animation, Film Festival

10 Must-Catch Shorts From 2024’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival

DN offers up ten recommended short film picks from the 2024 programme at Annecy, the world's leading film festival specialising in animation.

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Animation

Tsz-wing Ho Reinterprets the Geometric Nature of Hong Kong’s M+ Museum in Abstract Animation ‘& More’

Animator Tsz-wing Ho tells DN how she deconstructed the form of the M+ Museum into her fluid shifting short exploring what underpins our material world.

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