Short Film Tag Archive

Film Festival

10 Essential British Shorts From the 2022 Edition of The Shortest Nights

DN breaks down the impressive offering of British shorts on display at The Shortest Nights 2022 into a list of ten must-watch essentials.

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Magdalena

Live Action

Michael Lazovsky’s Historical Holocaust Horror ‘Magdalena’ Acutely Captures the Difficulty of Letting Go of Trauma

With terrifying transitions, a foreboding tone and a Soviet-era atmosphere, Michael Lazovsky discusses collapsing past trauma and present reality.

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Still Life

Live Action, Premiere

Kevin Luna’s Slow Cinema Short ‘Still Life’ Offers a Novel Undemanding Way of Film Watching

Featuring slow takes and a great use of space, Kevin Luna reveals why he wanted to create a purposely enigmatic short to watch while folding laundry.

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Live Action, Premiere

Reece Daniels’ Experimental Dance Thriller ‘BONGO’ Tells a Tale of False Connection in the Modern Age

Reece Daniels walks through the construction of the frenetic tension that underpins his cautionary tale about trusting too freely in contemporary society.

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Live Action

Andrew Balasia Explores the Idiosyncratic Life of a Friend-For-Hire in Comedy Drama ‘Souvenirs’

Andrew Balasia unpacks the hazy colour palette of his humanistic comedy drama about a friend-for-hire who takes on his most involved assignment.

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Live Action

An Idealised Romance Reveals Its Toxic Underbelly in Tomás Whitmore’s Psychological Thriller ‘Allie & I’

Tomás Whitmore unveils how he built up the mystery as to the real meaning and intention behind his seductive social media psychological thriller.

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Live Action

A Romantic Camping Trip Descends Into a Psychological Nightmare in Jamie Wanstall’s Short ‘Still Waters Run Deep’

Jamie Wanstall breaks down the technicality behind the palpable tension and uneasiness in the cinematography of his folk horror short.

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Live Action

An Unusual Love Triangle Blossoms in Nick Flügge’s Whimsical Mockumentary ‘The Last Bee on Earth’

Nick Flügge speaks to DN about using black & white, academy ratio and unintelligible dialogue to poke fun at the earnest eco-documentary format.

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Art & Fashion

Kai Blamey Nguyen Opens up the Conversation on Male Mental Health With Therapeutic Dance Short ‘Feel’

Kai Blamey Nguyen explains how he generated a sense of formal cohesion within his abstract and interpretative experimental short.

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Film Festival

Reading & Leeds 2022 Cinema Tent….The Return

What do you do when the music stops at Reading & Leeds...head over to the Cinema Tent where we'll be screening a killer programme of shorts & music videos.

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Live Action

Harry Windsor’s ‘The Most Wonderful Day of the Year’ Explores What Happens When Dissatisfaction Turns Into Action

Harry Windsor discusses making the leap from film journalist to director with his nuanced drama about a young mother hitting the reset button on her life.

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Live Action, Premiere

An Inquisitive Retiree Surprises Her Neighbours in Caroline Steinbeis’ Comedy Drama ‘From A Strange Land’

Caroline Steinbeis breaks down the technical lessons she learnt in her transition from theatre to film for her debut short film.

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