Short Film Tag Archive

Live Action

Christmas Is a Time for Coming-Of-Age in Annie St-Pierre’s Festive Short ‘Like the Ones I Used to Know’

Annie St-Pierre tells DN why and how she staged her coming-of-age story about a broken family amidst the melancholy of the festive period.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Brother Confronts His Sister’s Appalling Boyfriend in Max Kane’s NYE Drama ‘House of Brotherly Love’

Max Kane tells DN how he gained eye-opening benefits from applying creative limitations to the narrative of his NYE set family drama short.

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Sisterly Love

Live Action, Premiere

David Zinck Thrillingly Explores the Contradictory Nature of Sibling Relationships in ‘Sisterly Love’

David Zinck discusses the gripping handheld cinematography and performances which propel the fresh take on youth gangs of his fractious sibling drama.

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Documentary

Julien Soulier’s Sun-Kissed ‘Ali’ Tenderly Explores Freestyle Gymnastics as a Form of Self-Expression

Julien Soulier discusses blending VHS footage with 16mm, voiceover with intimate access in his tender portrait of finding freedom through gymnastics.

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Art & Fashion

Lanre Malaolu Highlights the Challenges of Racial Communication in One-Shot Dance Film ‘The Conversation’

Lanre Malaolu discusses utilising the tension of one-shot filmmaking to convey the racial politics at the heart of his experimental dance short.

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Animation, Premiere

An Oblivious Duo Make a Daring Escape in Karl Poyzer & Joseph Roberts’ Comedy ‘Floaters: The Big Number Two’

Joe Roberts & Karl Poyzer discuss stepping up their creative ambitions for the sequel to their space set viral animated short.

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Animation

Joe Loftus Evokes the Wonder of Classic Sci-FI Epics With Animated Adventure Short ‘Girl and Robot’

Animator Joe Loftus breaks down his impractical yet self-motivating approach to storyboarding and animation for his sci-fi adventure epic.

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Live Action

A Biohazard Remediator Questions Her Own Morality in Ryan Oksenberg’s Horror Drama ‘Together’

Ryan Oksenberg talks about the in-depth research he conducted with a forensic illustrator to faithfully represent a murder scene in his short film.

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The Long Goodbye

Awards, Live Action

Aneil Karia & Riz Ahmed’s Oscar Winning ‘The Long Goodbye’ Brutally Depicts Britain Sliding into Fascist Violence

We speak to Aneil Karia about the improvisational approaches he took when shooting his scathing short film insight into Britain's worst impulses.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Young Alcoholic Is Confronted by a Strange Ethereal Voice in Will Liney’s Subversive Short ‘Last Drop’

Will Liney imparts the creative motivations that led him to subvert the typically cliched portrayals of alcoholism in his short drama.

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Live Action

A Fading Actress Delivers a Bloody Restaging of a Shakespearian Comedy in Kelsey Bollig’s Visceral ‘The Fourth Wall’

Kelsey Bollig explains how she brought the energy of theatre to screen in 'The Fourth Wall' while exploring the separation between actors and the audience.

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Live Action, Premiere

Simon K Matthews Deconstructs the Portentous Nature of the Actors in One-Upmanship Comedy ‘Behind the Mask’

Simon K Matthews unravels his desire to inspect the toxicity of performative behaviour in the entertainment industry for his short comedy.

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