UK Tag Archive

Film Festival, Live Action

A Sexual Education Lesson Becomes Eruptive For All The Wrong Reasons in Alice Seabright’s ‘Sex Ed’

Alice Seabright discusses using an intense one-take shot to honestly portray a man on the edge of self-destruction within the confines of a Sex Ed lesson.

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Film Festival, Live Action

A Mother Protects Her Daughter at All Costs in Fateme Ahmadi’s ‘Bitter Sea’

Fateme Ahmadi talks to DN about the intense camera work of 'Bitter Sea' her short film about an immigrant mother's hope of a better life for her daughter.

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Animation, Asides

Selfridges and Sustainability

Dirs. Anna Ginsburg & Hannah Jacobs celebrate the range of sustainability initiatives Selfridges employs in this charming hand drawn, 2D animated short.

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Animation, Film Festival

Anna Mantzaris Explores the Catharsis of Explosive Impulses in Animated Comedy ‘Enough’

Anna Mantzaris tells DN how moving to London and Roy Andersson inspired her short comedy animation about a loss of self-control, 'Enough'.

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Live Action

A Male Government Conspires to Change the Fate of Women in Alicia Macdonald’s Satire ‘Domestic Policy’

DN speaks with Alicia MacDonald about comedy, tragedy and everything in between in her government conspiracy satire 'Domestic Policy'.

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Live Action

The Importance of Performance is Highlighted in Alan Friel’s Stark Short ‘Cake’

"I knew I needed strong actors to do it justice" - Alan Friel discusses casting Maxine Peake & Letitia Wright in his stark short 'Cake'.

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Asides, Live Action

Wild Horses

A young girl struggles to deal with her illness, whilst also becoming obsessed with horses, in Rory Stewart's NFTS short.

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Animation, Asides, Live Action, Music Video

Rone: Wave (Feat. Noga Erez)

A virtual hook up falls foul to spotty internet connections & the freemium upsell model in Greg Barth’s worryingly relatable 'Wave' music video for Rone.

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Animation

Obsession Clouds a Father’s View of What’s Truly Important in Animade’s Impressive First Studio Film ‘Tend’

DN caught up with dirs. Tom Judd & Ed Barrett to find out why they made us wait so long for Animade’s first full short film & how it all came together.

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Animation, Asides

Tom Rosenthal: Soon Goodbye, Now Love

Daniela Sherer’s sublime music video for Tom Rosenthal’s 'Soon Goodbye, Now Love', achingly depicts a mother’s daydream of escape from domestic monotony.

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Asides, Live Action

Ostrich

Patrick Walsh’s tense political thriller 'Ostrich' sees what should be a simple interview escalate into a worrying demonstration of the impunity of power.

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Documentary, Film Festival, Premiere

Unseen Films & Forgotten Cult Classics: Take a Look Inside East London Film Club ‘Deeper Into Movies’

Christopher Rogers’ new documentary unearths the roots and ethos behind Steven T Hanley’s cult East London film club 'Deeper Into Movies'.

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