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Griffin Wenzler’s Parking Lot Comedy ‘Horse Dreams’ Finds a Literary Agent Forced to Reveal Bad News

Griffin Wenzler explains the dynamic editing techniques he employed to energise the cinematic language of his single-location bickering brothers comedy short.

Article

Eyecandy Founder Jacobi Mehringer on Building an Innovative Visual Techniques Library to Inspire Filmmakers Everywhere

Jacobi Mehringer reveals how the decision not to gatekeep his work led to the creation of one of the fastest-growing film reference libraries on the internet.

Live Action, Premiere

A Seemingly Adorable Term of Endearment Reveals the Cracks and Toxicity of a Relationship in Dan Boaden’s ‘Pet Name’

Dan Boaden details how he created a dreamlike and timeless look for his awkward comedy delving into the toxicity of a young couple's relationship.

Live Action

Shihan Fé Blanca Fahim’s ‘Influential’ Shatters the Carefully Crafted Façades Presented by Our Online Selves

Shihan Fé Blanca Fahim details her inventive use of creative lighting cues to mimic social media filters in her dark comedy questioning online personas vs

Live Action

Three New York Locals Argue About Pills, Politics and Semantics in Jon Ryan Sugimoto’s Bodega Comedy ‘Gut Punch’

Jon Ryan Sugimoto recounts the joyful atmosphere between cast and crew that was fostered during the shoot of his New York-set comedy short.

Live Action

Michael Rees’ Comedy ‘Middle Sized Things’ Sees a Lecturer’s Nonsensical Theory Demolished by His Students

Michael Rees takes DN through his brisk and effective approach to production for his short about a lecturer being challenged about his baffling thesis.

Live Action

A Couple’s Intimate Conversation Takes a Flagrantly Freaky Turn in Erin Murray’s ‘I Don’t Need to Know’

Erin Murray talks to us about exposing the cracks in a relationship through a revelatory conversation about sexual desires in her sharp-witted comedy short.

Live Action

Giorgio Miraflor’s ‘Me + Lee’ Is a Love Letter to the Intangible Energy That Exists Between Siblings

Giorgio Miraflor talks to DN about providing his audience with an absorbing fly's eye view of a transformative conversation in his slice of life drama.

Film Festival

Ten Must-See Shorts Screening at the 19th Annual Hollyshorts

Split between American and international efforts, we pick out 10 fantastic shorts from LA's very own 19th Hollyshorts Film Festival.

Live Action, Premiere

Jim Vendiola’s Horror-Comedy ‘Pretty Pickle’ Reveals Why Our Lover’s Quirks Are Perhaps Best Left Alone

Jim Vendiola talks about marrying disparate moments of eroticism, mystery, horror and comedy in his unconventional and shocking tale of modern dating.

Live Action, Premiere

Hilary Eden Immerses Us in the Fervently Charged World of a Y2K Teenager in Nostalgic Short ‘Bellybutton’

Hilary Eden speaks to DN about the power she found in the specificity of her storytelling for her evocative coming-of-age portrait of adolescent girlhood.

Animation, Live Action

Jeff Ledellaytner & Ariel Costa Present a Lo-Fi Psychedelic Visual Feast With Super Bobby Music Video ‘Dirty City’

Jeff Ledellaytner reveals how he and Co-Director Ariel Costa embraced each other's creativity for their constantly-evolving surreal music video.

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