Short Film Tag Archive

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Jon Ryan Sugimoto’s ‘Full Time’ Is a Stark Warning Against Falling Into the Trap of the 9 to 5

Jon Ryan Sugimoto defines the visual motifs he deployed to capture the passion crushing effect adulthood and responsibility can have on youthful dreams.

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A Screenwriting Professor Experiences a Kafkaesque Descent in Harry Sherriff’s ‘Jeremy: A Nightmare’

Harry Sherriff returns to reveal how his creative development at the NFTS informed his latest nightmarish comedy about a man pitted against his doppelgänger.

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Conor Dooley’s Sprawling Short ‘Gold and Mud’ Tells a Lifelong Story of Love and Loss via a Single Face

Conor Dooley reveals to DN how he struck the balance between absurdist comedy and honest emotion for his ambitious vignette packed comedy short.

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A Shy Englishman Abroad Isn’t Quite Able to Read Between the Lines in Edoardo Ulivelli’s Flirtatious ‘Lo Sguardo’

Edoardo Ulivelli discusses the catharsis of putting his own insecurities into his short film following a young man unable to decipher romantic advances.

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A Forgetful Spouse Sparks Marital Disharmony in Arne Gjelten’s ‘The Best Day of Our Lives’

Arne Gjelten breaks down how he and his team achieved the tense atmosphere that permeates throughout his Bergman-esque marriage anniversary drama.

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Imminent Death Forces a Wall Street Suit to Assess Her Boujee Life in Tomson Tee’s Comedy ‘click, click, BOOM!’

Tomson Tee details the narrative division of warm and cold tones and wide frames within his dark comedy pointing a mocking finger at the super wealthy.

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Two Warring Sisters’ Desperation Reaches Its Peak in Tom Berkeley & Ross White’s Bleak Western ‘The Golden West’

Tom Berkeley & Ross White discuss subverting character expectations in their psychological pitch black comedy Western about sisters hunting gold in Wales.

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A Stagnant Relationship Reaches a Theatrical Crescendo in Nick Rutter’s Dark Comedy Musical ‘Skewered’

Nick Rutter & Ben Richardson explain how they established the dark, witty tone of their farcical short about opposing sexual appetites and dietary ethics.

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Vinnie Jones Deals With Santa’s Naughty List in Andzej Gavriss’ Satirical WoT Branded Spot ‘Never Going Back’

Andzej Gavriss explains how meticulous planning enabled him to execute the ambitious level of production required for his Christmas-set World of Tanks spot.

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A Man Bungles Through Life With a Complete Lack of Self-Awareness in Jonathan Salmon’s Comedy ‘Life of Brad James’

Jonathan Salmon reveals how he seamlessly tied together the three parts of his comedic anthology following the life of a blissfully unaware man-child.

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Repressed Family Trauma Rears Its Ugly Head in Tracy Mathewson & Kate Winter’s Psychological Trip Drama ‘ORTOLAN’

Tracy Mathewson & Kate Winter reveal how set design expressed emotional claustrophobia as 3 sisters embark on a psychedelic trip during their mother's wake.

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A Mother and Son Embark on a Surreal Day Out in Tom Stuart’s Emotive Comedy Short Debut ‘Good Boy’

Tom Stuart details the awkward practicalities of shooting in the vintage VW van which sits at the heart of his touching surreal personification of grief.

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