USA Tag Archive

Live Action

A Naive Swimming Prodigy Finds His Humanity at Odds with His Desire to Succeed in Verner Maldonado’s ‘Swim’

Verner Maldonado joins DN with 'Swim', the story of a naive swimming prodigy who grapples with the choice between his humanity and his desire to succeed.

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Documentary

Rodney Lucas Showcases The Heart of Chicago in His Short Doc ‘Southside Forever’

Director Rodney Lucas reveals the process and thoughts behind his restructuring of Chicago's image in deeply personal documentary 'Southside Forever'.

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Live Action, Premiere

An Insecure Man Embraces His Desire to Become a Power Bottom in Kevin Rios’ Comedy ‘THE SHIT! An Opera’

DN speaks to Kevin Rios about power bottoms, self-induced panic and a wisdom-spouting stop-motion piece of crap in his comedy short 'THE SHIT! An Opera'.

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Film Festival, Live Action

A Heated Argument Leads to Relationship Transgression in Rhianon Jones’ ‘Parker’

Rhianon Jones tells DN how the transgression of arguments and a short story inspired 'Parker' a film about a couple arguing in a car after a social event

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Music Video

Maegan Houang Calls Out the Cult of Rape Culture in Allegorical Charly Bliss Music Video ‘Chatroom’

Maegan Houang shares how she deftly deployed the shorthand of allegory to address the pernicious damage of rape culture & sexual assault in 'Chatroom'.

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Documentary

Kidd Adamz Reflects on How Miami Shaped Him in James&James’ Contemplative Documentary Short

James&James share how taking a chance on their Kidd Adamz doc resulted in a personal portrait of an artist determined not to squander his opportunities.

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Art & Fashion, Music Video

Stephania Dulowski Salutes the Electrifying Vibrant Diversity of New York’s Women in Mighty Ode ‘Girls Just Wanna’

Stephania Dulowski reveals how along with SLMBR PRTY and Hanna Ashbrook's original cover she celebrated the vibrancy of NYC's women in 'Girls Just Wanna'.

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Asides, Film Festival

Watch #FiveFilms4Freedom 2019 – A Global Digital LGBTQ+ Online Film Festival

The British Council & BFI Flare Festival bring back their global, digital LGBTQ+ online film festival #FiveFilms4Freedom for another year of great shorts.

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Live Action

A Young Woman Tries to Find Harmony Between Her Past & Future Selves in Clément Oberto’s ‘Unacceptable Behavior’

Clément Oberto discusses 'Unacceptable Behavior' his portrait of a young woman trying to find harmony in the balance between childhood and adulthood.

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Live Action

A Bodybuilder Falls Under the Spell of a Financial Dominatrix in Hunt Beaty’s Modern Kink Short ‘Pay Pig’

DN speaks to director Hunt Beaty about finding inspiration in the vast world of internet powered fetishes for his financial domination short 'Pay Pig'.

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Music Video

Zack Campbell Takes a Hallucinatory Trip Into a Landscape of Illusions in Dreamscape Music Video ‘Choke Throat’

Zack Campbell returns to DN with Goon music video 'Choke Throat' and reveals how he deployed the practical effects of 60s horror for this cosmic journey.

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Live Action, Premiere

A Rural Woodworker Consumed by Grief Builds His Own Coffin in Sanford Jenkins Jr.’s USC Short ‘A Craftsman’

Sanford Jenkins Jr. joins DN for the premiere of his USC Diploma short 'A Craftsman', the story of a grief stricken widower who builds his own coffin.

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