Youth Archives - Directors Notes

Pack Mentality Transforms Idle Teens Into a Feral Gang in Barnaby Blackburn’s Anxiety Inducing Drama ‘Pylon’

Barnaby Blackburn discusses why he wanted to lead his audience unwillingly through the high tension drama of his tale of sibling rivalry and false bravado.

Live Action

A Middle Aged Man Frenziedly Clings Onto Illusory Notions of Youth in Jens Schillmöller’s ‘Pura Vida Ibiza’

Jens Schillmöller discusses subverting audience expectations and maintaining intrigue in his short about a man attempting to bridge the generational divide.

Live Action, Premiere

Liam Pinheiro-Rogers’ ‘London’s Forgotten’ Asks Why the Pernicious Cycle of Knife Crime Refuses to End

Liam Pinheiro-Rogers unpacks the expanded ambitions and creative decision-making behind the uncanny atmosphere of his haunting anti-knife crime drama.

Live Action, Premiere

A Young Clubber Dissociates From Reality on a Wild Trip in Sami Schinaia’s Stylistic Short ‘LOVE U 2CB’

Sami Schinaia details how his relationship to social media helped to shape his vibrant short following a young clubber on a surreal trip.

Live Action, Premiere

A Knockabout Game of Football Becomes a Playground for Toxic Masculinity in Rumi Kaul’s Coming of Age Drama ‘Cage’

Rumi Kaul breaks down the underlying themes of youth and its progression to toxic masculinity he sought to reckon with in his vibrant playground drama.

Live Action

Vira-Lata & Youth Express the Vibrancy of Mexican Culture in Their Co-Directed Branded Short ‘Nuestras Manos’

Vira-Lata tell DN how they collaborated with Youth to capture the colourful authenticity of Mexico's cultural heritage for their short film.

Art & Fashion

Will & Carly Confront a Rising Tide of Youth Violence in Poetic Anti-Knife Crime Short ‘No More Knives LDN’

Directing duo Will & Carly tell DN why they felt compelled to address escalating knife crime by combining slam poetry & 16mm film in 'No More Knives LDN'.

Documentary

Matt Dempsey Looks at an Alternative to the UK Knife Crime Crisis in Doc Short ‘Knives Down, Bikes Up’

Matt Dempsey shares how he captured the story of a group riders hoping to break down barriers and create a sense of community in 'Knives Down, Bikes Up'.

Documentary

Darkest Hour

In an impressively astute snapshot of UK youth sentiment Thomas Ralph captures earnest declarations of what it means to be British in the wake of Brexit.

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