USA Tag Archive

Live Action, Premiere

Daniel Drummond Confronts Blue-Collar Working Class Issues in His Short Drama ‘A Foreman’

Daniel Drummond tells DN about how audiences from all over the globe have resonated in similar ways to the grounding in his blue-collar drama 'A Foreman'.

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Animation, Documentary

A Disturbing Lateral Thinking Puzzle Takes Centre Stage in Winnie Cheung’s Entertaining New Animated Doc ‘Albatross Soup’

Fresh from playing the Sundance & GLAS film festivals in 2019, Winnie Cheung joins Directors Notes to discuss psychedelic animated doc 'Albatross Soup'.

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Music Video

Hot Chip: Hungry Child

Hot Chip return with the Saman Kesh directed music video about a couple pushed to the edge by the unrelenting sounds of new track ‘Hungry Child’.

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Asides, Music Video

FKA twigs: Cellophane

Andrew Thomas Huang's 'Cellophane' sees the unfathomable FKA twigs nail an expressive pole dance performance which demands your emotional engagement.

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Documentary, Music Video

Andrew Litten Captures How the 10 New Artists on Pusha T’s ‘1800 Seconds’ Album “Made It Count”

Andrew Litten tells DN how he deployed a mix of shooting formats to document how the 10 new artists on Pusha T's '1800 Seconds' album "made it count".

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Asides, Documentary

Zoomer’s Treasures ‘Shooting It All To Hell’

Sam Huntley's ‘Shooting It All To Hell’, provides a rip-roaring intro to the eccentric owner of rural Kansas roadside curiosity store Zoomer’s Treasures.

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Animation, Art & Fashion

Joshua Dawson Envisions the Digital Future of Chile’s Resource Striped Ghost Towns in Foreboding Short ‘Loa’s Promise’

Joshua Dawson tells DN how he used drone footage & 3D modelling to create a foreboding vision of Chile's resource striped ghost towns in 'Loa's Promise'.

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Animation, Live Action

A Pregnant Woman Struggles with a Life Altering Decision in Kevin Rios & Anamari Mesa’s Tender Short ‘Maternal’

Kevin Rios & Anamari Mesa co-direct the contemplative story of a young woman processing her doubts before meeting the adoptive parents of her unborn child

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Music Video, Premiere

Ashley Robicheaux Reminisces on the Pleasures of Past Love in One-Shot R O B I Music Video ‘Handlebars’

DN speaks to Ashley Robicheaux about crafting a haunting mix of live performance & improvisational dance in one-shot R O B I music video 'Handlebars'.

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Documentary

Lorenzo De Guia Introduces us to the Spirit of Self-Determination Which Stokes the Fire of Paralympian ‘Leeper’

Dir. Lorenzo de Guia explains how Blake Leeper’s infectious positivity, drive and outlook inspired his stirring depiction of the Paralympian medallist.

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Music Video

Ashley Robicheaux Carves Out Space for Interpretation in Her Expressive R O B I Music Video ‘Eclipse’

DN catches up with polymath Ashley Robicheaux to discuss her move into the director's chair for 'Eclipse', the debut video of her music alter ego R O B I.

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FlyTrap-Connor-Bland

Animation, Premiere

How a Housemate’s “Frustrating Domestic Habits” Inspired Connor Bland to Create Tense Animation ‘FlyTrap’

Connor Bland joins us to discuss his unusual short 'FlyTrap' - a claustrophobic animation about a germaphobe and his growing obsession with his housemate.

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