Work Archives - Directors Notes

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A Recent Graduate Attempts to Navigate the Maddening Drudgery of a Retail Job in Alec Pronovost’s ‘Pro Pool’

Alec Pronovost discusses the fast paced editing which absorbs us in the building rancour of his true life inspired comedy short about a dead end retail job.

Live Action

Jon Ryan Sugimoto’s ‘Full Time’ Is a Stark Warning Against Falling Into the Trap of the 9 to 5

Jon Ryan Sugimoto defines the visual motifs he deployed to capture the passion crushing effect adulthood and responsibility can have on youthful dreams.

Live Action

Serkan Bayrak’s ‘Civil Servant’ Encourages Us to Better Understand Ourselves Through the Eyes of Others

Serkan Bayrak reveals how letting go of the meticulous script structure of his debut short allowed the unique dynamics of his characters to shine through.

Live Action

Sachin Dheeraj’s ‘Men in Blue’ Viscerally Exposes the Modern Slave Labour Inflicted on Immigrant Guest Workers

Sachin Dheeraj discusses the visual language he used to depict the deplorable true story of men stripped of their dignity for profit by modern day slavery.

Documentary, Premiere

William Williamson Encapsulates the Backbreaking Labour of Vietnam’s Wet Market in ‘All for You’

William Williamson explains how he captured the sheer scale and arduous working conditions of Vietnam's wet market in his succinct and decisive doc.

Animation, Asides

Keith Reynolds can't make it tonight

Animator, writer and director Felix Massie employs a simple stickman animation to tell a gruesome, blood-splattered story in his 2007 graduation film Keith