UK Tag Archive

Documentary, Podcasts

DN059: Tovarisch I Am Not Dead – Stuart Urban

Stuart Urban could be said to have pretty much been born a director, with his first film, The Virus of War screened at Cannes 1973 when he was just 13, making

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN058: The Leafcatcher – Leo Sedgley

Leo Sedgley is a National Film and Television School graduate, who after several years as an independent artist joined the school on its post production sound

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN056: Time Piece – Kat Mansoor

Kat Mansoor is a founding member of Brighton production company Animal Monday and joins me to discuss her short documentary Time Piece, which reveals the

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN055: Mash Up – Jesse Lawrence

This week’s guest director Jesse Lawrence is one of the founding members of La Famiglia, a self confessed mobile guerrilla film unit who are well versed

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN054: Sugarhouse – Gary Love

Gary Love has the dubious pleasure of sitting in the Directors Notes’ hot seat this week, a long time actor turned TV director, Gary’s feature

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Animation

The Scent of Seth – Anita Shukla

In partial homage to the sensation of dark imagination in the work of Tim Hope, Roman Dirge and Tim Burton, Anita Shukla’s animated short The Scent of

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN Special: Lighthouse Cineville – London to Brighton

Screen South’s Miranda Robinson chaired a Q&A with Rachel Robey and Alastair Clark, both producers for Nottingham based Wellington Films. Their debut

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Podcasts

DN052: Dead Bird – Brek Taylor & Clare Tinsley

I’m joined today by not one but two directors Brek Taylor & Clare Tinsley, to discuss their podcast released short Dead Bird which to continue the

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Animation, Documentary, Podcasts

DN051: What We’ve Found Out About Stem Cells – Richard Fenwick

Today’s guest director Richard Fenwick had two of his films play at this year’s Rushes Soho Shorts; The Box and the animated information packed

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Documentary, Podcasts

DN047: Teenland: In Teenagers’ Bedrooms – Jeanie Finlay

Coming from an arts background, but well down the road of documentary directing, I’m joined today by director Jeanie Finlay whose 60 min film Teenland:

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Live Action

A Young Boy Navigates the Trauma of School Bullies & His Heroin-Addict Mother in Candida Scott Knight’s ‘Mercy’

UK director Candida Scott Knight's 'Mercy' tells the story of Ben, a young boy who’s bullied at school and neglected at home by his heroin-addict mother.

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Live Action, Podcasts

DN044: Film Eight – Dan Gitsham

Today I’m joined by Dan Gitsham to discuss his dark comedy, horror, Film Eight which is quite fitting as I’m recording this on Friday the 13th. Dan

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