Charlotte Regan Explores the Father/Son Relationship in B&W Short ‘Dodgy Dave’
London-based writer/director Charlotte Regan joins us to discuss how the parental relationships of friends & family inspired her LFF short 'Dodgy Dave'.
View ArticleDN361: Erik Poppe Forces Us to Experience Norway’s Terror Attack First Hand...
DN speaks to director Erik Poppe about the moral and cinematic considerations which led him to recreate Norway's Utøya tragedy in a gruelling single shot.
View ArticleA Teen’s Secret Guilt Over His Brother’s Death Threatens to Crush Him in...
Nolan Wilson Goff discusses returning to his native Texas for a tragic story of death, guilt & characters forged by their surroundings in 'Nobody Knows'.
View ArticleThe Discovery of a Girl’s Body Derails Three Brothers’ Plans of Escape in...
Jonny Blair talks to DN about 'Come Out of the Woods' - the story of three brothers whose plans of escape are disrupted by the discovery of a girl's body.
View ArticleA Pizza Delivery Girl Falls Into a World of Wonders & Deadly Dangers in...
Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Garau tells DN how his idea of a pizza delivery gone awry became a loving ode to the history of cinema in 'Seven Pizzas'.
View ArticleReverie
Stunning animation and powerful storytelling come together seamlessly in Philip Louis Piaget Rodriguez’s The Animation Workshop grad short 'Reverie'.
View ArticleDN362: A Troubled Imposter Tries to Find Her Way Home in Christina Choe’s...
DN speaks to Christina Choe about her debut psychodrama 'Nancy' and the difficulties of bringing stories led by complex female protagonists to screen.
View ArticleLittle Monster
Charlotte Regan reunites with actor Neil Maskell for Random Acts short 'Little Monster' the emotive story of a father’s prison phone call to his daughter.
View ArticleA Young Woman Is Torn Between Her Future or Caring for Her Family in Vishnu...
Vishnu Vallabhaneni talks to DN about transforming the experiences of a close friend into an emotional story about family responsibility & self-sacrifice.
View ArticleDN364: Philippe Faucon Contemplates the Loneliness of Economic Migration in...
Philippe Faucon discusses the integral role non-actors played in bringing authenticity to his story of economic separation and loneliness, 'Amin'.
View ArticleGirl of the Sky
A Ukrainian girl shifts the power dynamic between herself and a boorish past hookup in Ariel Martin’s tale of teenage sexual expression 'Girl of the Sky'.
View ArticleAn Island
Rory Byrne’s vibrant animated short 'An Island' follows a man haunted by grief through his solo efforts to conquer an isolated island.
View ArticleDN365: Isabella Eklöf Exposes the Rot Beneath the Glitzy Veneer of Power &...
Isabella Eklöf discusses 'Holiday', her unflinching depiction of the control and sexual violence lurking beneath the glitzy veneer of power and money.
View ArticleAmerican Dream
Alexia Oldini’s heartbreaking 'American Dream' follows a young Chinese immigrant whose dream of becoming a singer meets the harsh indifference of reality.
View ArticleAbandon
Georgia Parris’ one-shot short 'Abandon' observes the emotional turmoil of a dancer required to give her all moments after being told she’s pregnant.
View ArticleBabs
An estranged son makes an alarming discovery when cleaning out his late father's home in Celine Held & Logan George's tender short 'Babs'.
View ArticleJohn Robert Brown Delves into the Madness of the Male Psyche in Dark Irish...
DN sat down with John Robert Brown to discover how the awe-inspiring Irish landscape galvanised his dark western meets fairy tale, 'My Father, My Blood'.
View ArticleÁlvaro Gago Depicts the Humdrum Treadmill of Life & Work in Insightful Short...
Álvaro Gago explores what keeps us going in the face of a monotonous existence with his sobering tale of one woman's thankless life in 'Matria'.
View ArticleA Man Pays the Price for Blind Obsession in The Gasser Brothers’ Underground...
The Gasser Brothers discuss discovering the pleasures of filmmaking without client restrictions in their debut narrative short 'Beloved Stranger'.
View ArticleA Burnt-Out American Globetrotter Goes in Search of a Psychedelic Adventure...
Jacob Kirby discusses heading to Nepal with an open mind and flexible production plan for his story of a burnt-out globetrotter on a psychedelic adventure.
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