Trailer Tag Archive

Live Action

Rosie May Bird Smith Hatches a Surreal Sisterhood From Biological Clock Anxiety in Comedy Short ‘Egg Timer’

Rosie May Bird Smith discusses rejecting CGI in favour of in-camera effects for the opinionated ovarian eggs in her riotous take on fertility anxiety.

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Live Action

Ali Gill Weighs the Nobility of Truth Against the Power of Conformity in Absurdist Satire ‘Party Animal’

Ali Gill details how the voyeuristic cinematography in his allegorical short framed the descent into political madness of a man whose truth falls on deaf ears.

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Live Action, Premiere

Albert Bullock’s ‘Love Is Real’ Replaces Cinematic Romanticism With a Striking Dissection of the Nature of Love

Following a split, a disconnected couple set out to confront the mechanics of intimacy in Albert Bullock's compelling exploration of modern connection.

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Live Action

Georgia Small Shoulders the Crushing, Inescapable Weight of a Partner’s Silent Grief in ‘Baby’

Georgia Small details using voyeuristic, lingering camerawork to externalise the internal flood of anguish in her intimate debut short.

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Live Action

A Charity Shop Transaction Spirals Into Surreal Chaos in Ken Abalos & Ash Meshkati’s Unpredictable Comedy ‘Easy Sell’

Ken Abalos and Ash Meshkati reveal how a mundane charity shop became a stage for absurd comedy, using ad-world precision to craft every cringe-worthy moment.

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Film Festival, Live Action

A Communication Breakdown Reveals the Simmering Toxicity of a Relationship in Vida Skerk’s Cannes Premiering ‘Ether’

From NFTS first year film to Cannes red carpet: Vida Skerk reflects on embracing subtlety over spectacle for her history making La Cinef selected short film.

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Live Action

A Darkly Obsessed Woman Contemplates the End of Everything in Matthew B.C.’s Comedy Short ‘Death!’

Matthew B.C. tells DN how he and his crew maximised their minimal budget to create a high-quality short that's both funny and unsettling.

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Awards, Live Action

Cindy Lee & Darwin Shaw Explore the Human Cost of Conservation in Their Oscar Nominated Short ‘The Last Ranger’

Cindy Lee & Darwin Shaw share how they orchestrated powerful performances while tracking wild rhinos in a game reserve with less than 5 days to capture it all.

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Awards, Live Action

Adam J. Graves’ Oscar Short ‘Anuja’ Is a Powerful Portrait of Sisterhood & Resilience in Delhi’s Garment Industry

Adam J. Graves reveals how he balanced the dark realities of fast fashion's child labour with moments of joy, resilience and hope in his Oscar nominated short.

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Awards, Live Action

A Father’s Loneliness Erupts Corporeally In Matty Crawford’s SXSW Winning BAFTA Body Horror ‘Stomach Bug’

Matty Crawford chats to DN about building the horror fuelled landscape of his psychological drama about a lonely parent suffering from empty nest syndrome.

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Awards, Live Action

A Singular Young Man’s Resiliency Captures the Collective Horrors of War in Franz Böhm’s ‘Rock Paper Scissors’

Franz Böhm breaks down how he built two distinct visual worlds in his BAFTA nominated Ukraine war drama where a makeshift hospital faces enemy attack.

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Animation, Awards

Robin Shaw on the Pressure of Adapting Beloved ‘Mog’s Christmas’ for His BAFTA Nominated Animated Short

Robin Shaw discusses the art of creating family-friendly films, the challenge of staying true to source material and replicating the tactile intimacy of books.

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