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"As adults, I feel our imagination gets a bit dulled as we grow more cynical, framing a story from a child's perspective allows us to draw outside the lines somewhat."

@luigi_sibona delves into the rich narrative advantages of filtering themes of grief, isolation and a crumbling world through the lens of magical realism in his @grey__moth produced, South London set short 'Far From the Plains'.

Watch it & read our full interview with Luigi on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director: Luigi Sibona @luigi_sibona
Writer: Luigi Sibona and Niellah Arboine @niellaharboine
Starring: Amari Bucchus @amaribacchus_, Faith Alabi @faith.alabi, Kojey Radical @kojeyradical, Elena Mazzon @ele_mazzon___
Producer: Jack Filtness @jackfiltness
Associate Producer: Alex Ayodele - Otele @alexayodele.o
Exec Producers: Javier Alejandro @javieralejandroxldn, Greg Smith, Chuckie McEwan @chuckiemakesfilms, Archie Sinclair @grey__moth, James Bolton @jamieb0lton, Alfie Whittaker @alfieeeeeee7
Director of Photography: Jordan Stephens @jordanstephensdop
Editor: Olivia Bohac @oliviabohac
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar @hollieboohiya
Casting Director: Jonny Boutwood @jonnyboutwoodcasting
Production Designer: Delphine Fyrst @delphinefyrst
Costume Designer: Nancy Kane @nancykanex
Makeup Artist: Anusha Solanki @anushasolanki
1st AD: Sam Fullerton @samueljamesfullerton
Script Supervisor: Alexa Dibenedetto @_lex_noelle
Sound Op: James McGuinness @innitjames
Production Manager: David Dunnage @dunnageworld
Access Coordinator: Abbie Hills @itsabbiehills
PA Faith Alabi: Sabrina Seguro @sabrinaseguro
Focus Puller: Ernest Tu @not.ernesttu & Jordan Rawi @jordanrawi_film
2nd AC: Abi Lily Jones @abililyjones
Gaffer: Bobby Goulding @bobby_dop
Sparks: Samuel Hilaire @samuelhilaire & Joe Kennedy @joeekennedy_
Horse Master: Jonathan Marshall @jonathanmarshallshows
Water photography: Greg Dennis @gregwdennis
BTS Photography: Amira Umar @amiraamirau
Sound Designer: Pär Carlsson @pear_shapes
Colourist: Karl Barnes-Dallas @karl_does_colour
Title Design: Mikala Georgia Grante @missmiiika
Key Art Photographer: Oscar Yoosefinejad @oscar_yoosefinejad
Poster Designer: Madison Coby @madison_coby


73
1 days ago


"As adults, I feel our imagination gets a bit dulled as we grow more cynical, framing a story from a child's perspective allows us to draw outside the lines somewhat."

@luigi_sibona delves into the rich narrative advantages of filtering themes of grief, isolation and a crumbling world through the lens of magical realism in his @grey__moth produced, South London set short 'Far From the Plains'.

Watch it & read our full interview with Luigi on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director: Luigi Sibona @luigi_sibona
Writer: Luigi Sibona and Niellah Arboine @niellaharboine
Starring: Amari Bucchus @amaribacchus_, Faith Alabi @faith.alabi, Kojey Radical @kojeyradical, Elena Mazzon @ele_mazzon___
Producer: Jack Filtness @jackfiltness
Associate Producer: Alex Ayodele - Otele @alexayodele.o
Exec Producers: Javier Alejandro @javieralejandroxldn, Greg Smith, Chuckie McEwan @chuckiemakesfilms, Archie Sinclair @grey__moth, James Bolton @jamieb0lton, Alfie Whittaker @alfieeeeeee7
Director of Photography: Jordan Stephens @jordanstephensdop
Editor: Olivia Bohac @oliviabohac
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar @hollieboohiya
Casting Director: Jonny Boutwood @jonnyboutwoodcasting
Production Designer: Delphine Fyrst @delphinefyrst
Costume Designer: Nancy Kane @nancykanex
Makeup Artist: Anusha Solanki @anushasolanki
1st AD: Sam Fullerton @samueljamesfullerton
Script Supervisor: Alexa Dibenedetto @_lex_noelle
Sound Op: James McGuinness @innitjames
Production Manager: David Dunnage @dunnageworld
Access Coordinator: Abbie Hills @itsabbiehills
PA Faith Alabi: Sabrina Seguro @sabrinaseguro
Focus Puller: Ernest Tu @not.ernesttu & Jordan Rawi @jordanrawi_film
2nd AC: Abi Lily Jones @abililyjones
Gaffer: Bobby Goulding @bobby_dop
Sparks: Samuel Hilaire @samuelhilaire & Joe Kennedy @joeekennedy_
Horse Master: Jonathan Marshall @jonathanmarshallshows
Water photography: Greg Dennis @gregwdennis
BTS Photography: Amira Umar @amiraamirau
Sound Designer: Pär Carlsson @pear_shapes
Colourist: Karl Barnes-Dallas @karl_does_colour
Title Design: Mikala Georgia Grante @missmiiika
Key Art Photographer: Oscar Yoosefinejad @oscar_yoosefinejad
Poster Designer: Madison Coby @madison_coby


73
1 days ago

"As adults, I feel our imagination gets a bit dulled as we grow more cynical, framing a story from a child's perspective allows us to draw outside the lines somewhat."

@luigi_sibona delves into the rich narrative advantages of filtering themes of grief, isolation and a crumbling world through the lens of magical realism in his @grey__moth produced, South London set short 'Far From the Plains'.

Watch it & read our full interview with Luigi on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director: Luigi Sibona @luigi_sibona
Writer: Luigi Sibona and Niellah Arboine @niellaharboine
Starring: Amari Bucchus @amaribacchus_, Faith Alabi @faith.alabi, Kojey Radical @kojeyradical, Elena Mazzon @ele_mazzon___
Producer: Jack Filtness @jackfiltness
Associate Producer: Alex Ayodele - Otele @alexayodele.o
Exec Producers: Javier Alejandro @javieralejandroxldn, Greg Smith, Chuckie McEwan @chuckiemakesfilms, Archie Sinclair @grey__moth, James Bolton @jamieb0lton, Alfie Whittaker @alfieeeeeee7
Director of Photography: Jordan Stephens @jordanstephensdop
Editor: Olivia Bohac @oliviabohac
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar @hollieboohiya
Casting Director: Jonny Boutwood @jonnyboutwoodcasting
Production Designer: Delphine Fyrst @delphinefyrst
Costume Designer: Nancy Kane @nancykanex
Makeup Artist: Anusha Solanki @anushasolanki
1st AD: Sam Fullerton @samueljamesfullerton
Script Supervisor: Alexa Dibenedetto @_lex_noelle
Sound Op: James McGuinness @innitjames
Production Manager: David Dunnage @dunnageworld
Access Coordinator: Abbie Hills @itsabbiehills
PA Faith Alabi: Sabrina Seguro @sabrinaseguro
Focus Puller: Ernest Tu @not.ernesttu & Jordan Rawi @jordanrawi_film
2nd AC: Abi Lily Jones @abililyjones
Gaffer: Bobby Goulding @bobby_dop
Sparks: Samuel Hilaire @samuelhilaire & Joe Kennedy @joeekennedy_
Horse Master: Jonathan Marshall @jonathanmarshallshows
Water photography: Greg Dennis @gregwdennis
BTS Photography: Amira Umar @amiraamirau
Sound Designer: Pär Carlsson @pear_shapes
Colourist: Karl Barnes-Dallas @karl_does_colour
Title Design: Mikala Georgia Grante @missmiiika
Key Art Photographer: Oscar Yoosefinejad @oscar_yoosefinejad
Poster Designer: Madison Coby @madison_coby


73
1 days ago

"As adults, I feel our imagination gets a bit dulled as we grow more cynical, framing a story from a child's perspective allows us to draw outside the lines somewhat."

@luigi_sibona delves into the rich narrative advantages of filtering themes of grief, isolation and a crumbling world through the lens of magical realism in his @grey__moth produced, South London set short 'Far From the Plains'.

Watch it & read our full interview with Luigi on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director: Luigi Sibona @luigi_sibona
Writer: Luigi Sibona and Niellah Arboine @niellaharboine
Starring: Amari Bucchus @amaribacchus_, Faith Alabi @faith.alabi, Kojey Radical @kojeyradical, Elena Mazzon @ele_mazzon___
Producer: Jack Filtness @jackfiltness
Associate Producer: Alex Ayodele - Otele @alexayodele.o
Exec Producers: Javier Alejandro @javieralejandroxldn, Greg Smith, Chuckie McEwan @chuckiemakesfilms, Archie Sinclair @grey__moth, James Bolton @jamieb0lton, Alfie Whittaker @alfieeeeeee7
Director of Photography: Jordan Stephens @jordanstephensdop
Editor: Olivia Bohac @oliviabohac
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar @hollieboohiya
Casting Director: Jonny Boutwood @jonnyboutwoodcasting
Production Designer: Delphine Fyrst @delphinefyrst
Costume Designer: Nancy Kane @nancykanex
Makeup Artist: Anusha Solanki @anushasolanki
1st AD: Sam Fullerton @samueljamesfullerton
Script Supervisor: Alexa Dibenedetto @_lex_noelle
Sound Op: James McGuinness @innitjames
Production Manager: David Dunnage @dunnageworld
Access Coordinator: Abbie Hills @itsabbiehills
PA Faith Alabi: Sabrina Seguro @sabrinaseguro
Focus Puller: Ernest Tu @not.ernesttu & Jordan Rawi @jordanrawi_film
2nd AC: Abi Lily Jones @abililyjones
Gaffer: Bobby Goulding @bobby_dop
Sparks: Samuel Hilaire @samuelhilaire & Joe Kennedy @joeekennedy_
Horse Master: Jonathan Marshall @jonathanmarshallshows
Water photography: Greg Dennis @gregwdennis
BTS Photography: Amira Umar @amiraamirau
Sound Designer: Pär Carlsson @pear_shapes
Colourist: Karl Barnes-Dallas @karl_does_colour
Title Design: Mikala Georgia Grante @missmiiika
Key Art Photographer: Oscar Yoosefinejad @oscar_yoosefinejad
Poster Designer: Madison Coby @madison_coby


73
1 days ago

"As adults, I feel our imagination gets a bit dulled as we grow more cynical, framing a story from a child's perspective allows us to draw outside the lines somewhat."

@luigi_sibona delves into the rich narrative advantages of filtering themes of grief, isolation and a crumbling world through the lens of magical realism in his @grey__moth produced, South London set short 'Far From the Plains'.

Watch it & read our full interview with Luigi on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director: Luigi Sibona @luigi_sibona
Writer: Luigi Sibona and Niellah Arboine @niellaharboine
Starring: Amari Bucchus @amaribacchus_, Faith Alabi @faith.alabi, Kojey Radical @kojeyradical, Elena Mazzon @ele_mazzon___
Producer: Jack Filtness @jackfiltness
Associate Producer: Alex Ayodele - Otele @alexayodele.o
Exec Producers: Javier Alejandro @javieralejandroxldn, Greg Smith, Chuckie McEwan @chuckiemakesfilms, Archie Sinclair @grey__moth, James Bolton @jamieb0lton, Alfie Whittaker @alfieeeeeee7
Director of Photography: Jordan Stephens @jordanstephensdop
Editor: Olivia Bohac @oliviabohac
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar @hollieboohiya
Casting Director: Jonny Boutwood @jonnyboutwoodcasting
Production Designer: Delphine Fyrst @delphinefyrst
Costume Designer: Nancy Kane @nancykanex
Makeup Artist: Anusha Solanki @anushasolanki
1st AD: Sam Fullerton @samueljamesfullerton
Script Supervisor: Alexa Dibenedetto @_lex_noelle
Sound Op: James McGuinness @innitjames
Production Manager: David Dunnage @dunnageworld
Access Coordinator: Abbie Hills @itsabbiehills
PA Faith Alabi: Sabrina Seguro @sabrinaseguro
Focus Puller: Ernest Tu @not.ernesttu & Jordan Rawi @jordanrawi_film
2nd AC: Abi Lily Jones @abililyjones
Gaffer: Bobby Goulding @bobby_dop
Sparks: Samuel Hilaire @samuelhilaire & Joe Kennedy @joeekennedy_
Horse Master: Jonathan Marshall @jonathanmarshallshows
Water photography: Greg Dennis @gregwdennis
BTS Photography: Amira Umar @amiraamirau
Sound Designer: Pär Carlsson @pear_shapes
Colourist: Karl Barnes-Dallas @karl_does_colour
Title Design: Mikala Georgia Grante @missmiiika
Key Art Photographer: Oscar Yoosefinejad @oscar_yoosefinejad
Poster Designer: Madison Coby @madison_coby


73
1 days ago

"As adults, I feel our imagination gets a bit dulled as we grow more cynical, framing a story from a child's perspective allows us to draw outside the lines somewhat."

@luigi_sibona delves into the rich narrative advantages of filtering themes of grief, isolation and a crumbling world through the lens of magical realism in his @grey__moth produced, South London set short 'Far From the Plains'.

Watch it & read our full interview with Luigi on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director: Luigi Sibona @luigi_sibona
Writer: Luigi Sibona and Niellah Arboine @niellaharboine
Starring: Amari Bucchus @amaribacchus_, Faith Alabi @faith.alabi, Kojey Radical @kojeyradical, Elena Mazzon @ele_mazzon___
Producer: Jack Filtness @jackfiltness
Associate Producer: Alex Ayodele - Otele @alexayodele.o
Exec Producers: Javier Alejandro @javieralejandroxldn, Greg Smith, Chuckie McEwan @chuckiemakesfilms, Archie Sinclair @grey__moth, James Bolton @jamieb0lton, Alfie Whittaker @alfieeeeeee7
Director of Photography: Jordan Stephens @jordanstephensdop
Editor: Olivia Bohac @oliviabohac
Composer: Hollie Buhagiar @hollieboohiya
Casting Director: Jonny Boutwood @jonnyboutwoodcasting
Production Designer: Delphine Fyrst @delphinefyrst
Costume Designer: Nancy Kane @nancykanex
Makeup Artist: Anusha Solanki @anushasolanki
1st AD: Sam Fullerton @samueljamesfullerton
Script Supervisor: Alexa Dibenedetto @_lex_noelle
Sound Op: James McGuinness @innitjames
Production Manager: David Dunnage @dunnageworld
Access Coordinator: Abbie Hills @itsabbiehills
PA Faith Alabi: Sabrina Seguro @sabrinaseguro
Focus Puller: Ernest Tu @not.ernesttu & Jordan Rawi @jordanrawi_film
2nd AC: Abi Lily Jones @abililyjones
Gaffer: Bobby Goulding @bobby_dop
Sparks: Samuel Hilaire @samuelhilaire & Joe Kennedy @joeekennedy_
Horse Master: Jonathan Marshall @jonathanmarshallshows
Water photography: Greg Dennis @gregwdennis
BTS Photography: Amira Umar @amiraamirau
Sound Designer: Pär Carlsson @pear_shapes
Colourist: Karl Barnes-Dallas @karl_does_colour
Title Design: Mikala Georgia Grante @missmiiika
Key Art Photographer: Oscar Yoosefinejad @oscar_yoosefinejad
Poster Designer: Madison Coby @madison_coby


73
1 days ago

// Premiere // "The truth in The Snip is that a large percentage of men feel threatened and uncomfortable with the idea of a vasectomy, and it gives me the opportunity to make fun of that, push the comedy into the absurd and expose how ludicrous that threat on masculinity actually is."

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland shares the real-life inspiration behind his sharp vasectomy comedy 'The Snip', which satirises fragile masculinity with the perfect amount of testicle gags.

Watch 'The Snip' & read our full interview with Ben over on DN ⏯️

// CREDITS //
Starring
@ciarandowdcomedy
@rebeccashorrocks
@shozzashorty
@sunilpatelsolutions
Man with Dog @matts_entertainment_

Children
Arthur Jack Decourcey
Franklyn John Decourcey
Lucy Necchi

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland

Producers
@hiddenartfilms
@produceradamsmith
@jadenicoleway

Exec Producers
@bflynnfilms
David OCallaghan
@Henk_Brugge
Mel Mackaron
Richard Pate
Christian Zeise
Elias Savada
James Seyer
@reginaldwelkin
@taggoulet.filmproducer

Co-Producer
@_hiorns_

Associate Producers
Abid Majid
Doc Divecchio
@rankin01
Barry Vonk
@jenniferhaufler
@schadowschroeder
Paul Slootweg

DP @davidcawleydop
1st AC @dannystrasserac
1st AC @marironcalli
2nd AC @shortyninsta
2nd AC @marironcalli
Gaffer @daniel_templelighting
Spark @tamas.m.szabo
Production Manager @carlmasonfilm
1st AD @j.wayfilm
2rd AD Jans Ivans Matvejevs
Sound recordist @simonpetrov99
Production Designer @a.dpalma_
Props @kellypyner
Costume Designer Leocadia Fandos
Make Up Artist Tillie Robindon-Smith
@katierebecca.makeup
@unluckywednesday13_whmua
Unit Stills @nikibruckner_unitstills
Unit Stills @maxtuite
Editor @iamjimpage
VFX Marius @MariusSirliFinnstun
Animator @claire_winter_animation
Composer @hollieboohiya
Sound Designer Micha Theofanopoulou
Colourist @georgeneavecolour
Poster designer Chris Clayton
Picture Post @residencepics


72
2
2 days ago

// Premiere // "The truth in The Snip is that a large percentage of men feel threatened and uncomfortable with the idea of a vasectomy, and it gives me the opportunity to make fun of that, push the comedy into the absurd and expose how ludicrous that threat on masculinity actually is."

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland shares the real-life inspiration behind his sharp vasectomy comedy 'The Snip', which satirises fragile masculinity with the perfect amount of testicle gags.

Watch 'The Snip' & read our full interview with Ben over on DN ⏯️

// CREDITS //
Starring
@ciarandowdcomedy
@rebeccashorrocks
@shozzashorty
@sunilpatelsolutions
Man with Dog @matts_entertainment_

Children
Arthur Jack Decourcey
Franklyn John Decourcey
Lucy Necchi

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland

Producers
@hiddenartfilms
@produceradamsmith
@jadenicoleway

Exec Producers
@bflynnfilms
David OCallaghan
@Henk_Brugge
Mel Mackaron
Richard Pate
Christian Zeise
Elias Savada
James Seyer
@reginaldwelkin
@taggoulet.filmproducer

Co-Producer
@_hiorns_

Associate Producers
Abid Majid
Doc Divecchio
@rankin01
Barry Vonk
@jenniferhaufler
@schadowschroeder
Paul Slootweg

DP @davidcawleydop
1st AC @dannystrasserac
1st AC @marironcalli
2nd AC @shortyninsta
2nd AC @marironcalli
Gaffer @daniel_templelighting
Spark @tamas.m.szabo
Production Manager @carlmasonfilm
1st AD @j.wayfilm
2rd AD Jans Ivans Matvejevs
Sound recordist @simonpetrov99
Production Designer @a.dpalma_
Props @kellypyner
Costume Designer Leocadia Fandos
Make Up Artist Tillie Robindon-Smith
@katierebecca.makeup
@unluckywednesday13_whmua
Unit Stills @nikibruckner_unitstills
Unit Stills @maxtuite
Editor @iamjimpage
VFX Marius @MariusSirliFinnstun
Animator @claire_winter_animation
Composer @hollieboohiya
Sound Designer Micha Theofanopoulou
Colourist @georgeneavecolour
Poster designer Chris Clayton
Picture Post @residencepics


72
2
2 days ago


// Premiere // "The truth in The Snip is that a large percentage of men feel threatened and uncomfortable with the idea of a vasectomy, and it gives me the opportunity to make fun of that, push the comedy into the absurd and expose how ludicrous that threat on masculinity actually is."

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland shares the real-life inspiration behind his sharp vasectomy comedy 'The Snip', which satirises fragile masculinity with the perfect amount of testicle gags.

Watch 'The Snip' & read our full interview with Ben over on DN ⏯️

// CREDITS //
Starring
@ciarandowdcomedy
@rebeccashorrocks
@shozzashorty
@sunilpatelsolutions
Man with Dog @matts_entertainment_

Children
Arthur Jack Decourcey
Franklyn John Decourcey
Lucy Necchi

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland

Producers
@hiddenartfilms
@produceradamsmith
@jadenicoleway

Exec Producers
@bflynnfilms
David OCallaghan
@Henk_Brugge
Mel Mackaron
Richard Pate
Christian Zeise
Elias Savada
James Seyer
@reginaldwelkin
@taggoulet.filmproducer

Co-Producer
@_hiorns_

Associate Producers
Abid Majid
Doc Divecchio
@rankin01
Barry Vonk
@jenniferhaufler
@schadowschroeder
Paul Slootweg

DP @davidcawleydop
1st AC @dannystrasserac
1st AC @marironcalli
2nd AC @shortyninsta
2nd AC @marironcalli
Gaffer @daniel_templelighting
Spark @tamas.m.szabo
Production Manager @carlmasonfilm
1st AD @j.wayfilm
2rd AD Jans Ivans Matvejevs
Sound recordist @simonpetrov99
Production Designer @a.dpalma_
Props @kellypyner
Costume Designer Leocadia Fandos
Make Up Artist Tillie Robindon-Smith
@katierebecca.makeup
@unluckywednesday13_whmua
Unit Stills @nikibruckner_unitstills
Unit Stills @maxtuite
Editor @iamjimpage
VFX Marius @MariusSirliFinnstun
Animator @claire_winter_animation
Composer @hollieboohiya
Sound Designer Micha Theofanopoulou
Colourist @georgeneavecolour
Poster designer Chris Clayton
Picture Post @residencepics


72
2
2 days ago

// Premiere // "The truth in The Snip is that a large percentage of men feel threatened and uncomfortable with the idea of a vasectomy, and it gives me the opportunity to make fun of that, push the comedy into the absurd and expose how ludicrous that threat on masculinity actually is."

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland shares the real-life inspiration behind his sharp vasectomy comedy 'The Snip', which satirises fragile masculinity with the perfect amount of testicle gags.

Watch 'The Snip' & read our full interview with Ben over on DN ⏯️

// CREDITS //
Starring
@ciarandowdcomedy
@rebeccashorrocks
@shozzashorty
@sunilpatelsolutions
Man with Dog @matts_entertainment_

Children
Arthur Jack Decourcey
Franklyn John Decourcey
Lucy Necchi

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland

Producers
@hiddenartfilms
@produceradamsmith
@jadenicoleway

Exec Producers
@bflynnfilms
David OCallaghan
@Henk_Brugge
Mel Mackaron
Richard Pate
Christian Zeise
Elias Savada
James Seyer
@reginaldwelkin
@taggoulet.filmproducer

Co-Producer
@_hiorns_

Associate Producers
Abid Majid
Doc Divecchio
@rankin01
Barry Vonk
@jenniferhaufler
@schadowschroeder
Paul Slootweg

DP @davidcawleydop
1st AC @dannystrasserac
1st AC @marironcalli
2nd AC @shortyninsta
2nd AC @marironcalli
Gaffer @daniel_templelighting
Spark @tamas.m.szabo
Production Manager @carlmasonfilm
1st AD @j.wayfilm
2rd AD Jans Ivans Matvejevs
Sound recordist @simonpetrov99
Production Designer @a.dpalma_
Props @kellypyner
Costume Designer Leocadia Fandos
Make Up Artist Tillie Robindon-Smith
@katierebecca.makeup
@unluckywednesday13_whmua
Unit Stills @nikibruckner_unitstills
Unit Stills @maxtuite
Editor @iamjimpage
VFX Marius @MariusSirliFinnstun
Animator @claire_winter_animation
Composer @hollieboohiya
Sound Designer Micha Theofanopoulou
Colourist @georgeneavecolour
Poster designer Chris Clayton
Picture Post @residencepics


72
2
2 days ago

// Premiere // "The truth in The Snip is that a large percentage of men feel threatened and uncomfortable with the idea of a vasectomy, and it gives me the opportunity to make fun of that, push the comedy into the absurd and expose how ludicrous that threat on masculinity actually is."

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland shares the real-life inspiration behind his sharp vasectomy comedy 'The Snip', which satirises fragile masculinity with the perfect amount of testicle gags.

Watch 'The Snip' & read our full interview with Ben over on DN ⏯️

// CREDITS //
Starring
@ciarandowdcomedy
@rebeccashorrocks
@shozzashorty
@sunilpatelsolutions
Man with Dog @matts_entertainment_

Children
Arthur Jack Decourcey
Franklyn John Decourcey
Lucy Necchi

Writer/Director @ben_s_hyland

Producers
@hiddenartfilms
@produceradamsmith
@jadenicoleway

Exec Producers
@bflynnfilms
David OCallaghan
@Henk_Brugge
Mel Mackaron
Richard Pate
Christian Zeise
Elias Savada
James Seyer
@reginaldwelkin
@taggoulet.filmproducer

Co-Producer
@_hiorns_

Associate Producers
Abid Majid
Doc Divecchio
@rankin01
Barry Vonk
@jenniferhaufler
@schadowschroeder
Paul Slootweg

DP @davidcawleydop
1st AC @dannystrasserac
1st AC @marironcalli
2nd AC @shortyninsta
2nd AC @marironcalli
Gaffer @daniel_templelighting
Spark @tamas.m.szabo
Production Manager @carlmasonfilm
1st AD @j.wayfilm
2rd AD Jans Ivans Matvejevs
Sound recordist @simonpetrov99
Production Designer @a.dpalma_
Props @kellypyner
Costume Designer Leocadia Fandos
Make Up Artist Tillie Robindon-Smith
@katierebecca.makeup
@unluckywednesday13_whmua
Unit Stills @nikibruckner_unitstills
Unit Stills @maxtuite
Editor @iamjimpage
VFX Marius @MariusSirliFinnstun
Animator @claire_winter_animation
Composer @hollieboohiya
Sound Designer Micha Theofanopoulou
Colourist @georgeneavecolour
Poster designer Chris Clayton
Picture Post @residencepics


72
2
2 days ago

// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago

// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago

// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago

// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago


// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago

// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago

// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago

// Premiere // "For centuries, they have been part of Neapolitan life and tradition, embodying a form of gender fluidity that feels both historically rooted and strikingly present."

Writer/Director @lorenzklapferfilm invites us into the world of the Femminielli, the revered trans community born of a 13th century Neapolitan miracle, through his stunningly cinematic 'Figlie di Partenope'. He talks to us about the making of this beautiful poetic documentary, the curiosity of societal contradictions and how legends change over time, and how his vision for the short was further shaped when he met his own Femminielli who would go on to star in the film.

Watch 'Figlie di Partenope' & read our full interview with Lorenz over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //

STARRING
@vanalya.lure
@malaisernio
@alexisatena
Giuseppe Guastaferro
Vincenzo Lemmo
Diego di Natale

WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRESENTED BY
@bitteeinenfilm
@sandgrain.film

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
@jonasalcher_dop

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
@maecture
@engelbart._
@oxmox.ox.mollox
@toby_gruber
@moritzkluth
@lorenzklapferfilm

PRODUCED BY
@engelbart._
@majdabrecelj
@lukass.mayer

1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
@marvin.puscher

2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
@robertograniglia

GAFFER
@annaarsenia

BEST BOY
@aquadynamisch
@johanngrahamengelhardt

EDIT
@davidherbst.edit

GRADING
@franziska.heinemann

VFX & Compositing
@sirgulliver.art

GRAPHICS
@oxmox.ox.mollox

ORIGINAL SCORE & SOUNDDESIGN
@cceestudio
Lilian Mikorey
@quirinbrunhuber
@joaquinfreccia

SPECIAL THANKS
@studiocnp
@christophschaller
Don Antonio Chirichella
Famiglia Rallo


263
20
3 days ago

Forever Yours is now streaming free on Directors Notes. ✨

This ruthless love story has travelled to 60+ festivals around the world over the past two years, and I’m so grateful to every programmer, festival, cinema, and audience who supported it.

Thank you. Link in bio.


112
4 days ago

Forever Yours is now streaming free on Directors Notes. ✨

This ruthless love story has travelled to 60+ festivals around the world over the past two years, and I’m so grateful to every programmer, festival, cinema, and audience who supported it.

Thank you. Link in bio.


112
4 days ago


"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

"You can't construct genuine emotional manipulation through irony or with your tongue in your cheek — an audience feels that immediately and you lose them."

@elliottmckeee explains why the only way to truly betray the audience for their short 'Forever Yours' was to first seduce them sincerely. Their short presents a tender indie-romance about a woman devoted to her paralysed partner—until it quietly reveals itself as something else entirely.

Watch 'Forever Yours' & read our full interview with Elliott on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Directed and Produced by - Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Written by: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee & Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Valeria: Andrea Ariel @andrea___ariel
Sebastian: James Tuft @jamestuft
Lola: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
Benny: Amy @should.be.famey
DOP and Colour Grading: Manuel Schamberger @manuelschamberger
Film Editing: Elliott Louis McKee @elliottmckeee
Film Music & Sound Mix: Wouter Rentema @wouterrentema
Production Design: Simone Bucio @simonebucio
1st Assistant Camera: Leon Frind @leonfrind
2nd Assistant Camera: Mayar Attia @mayarattia & Masha Biller @biller_m
Gaffer: Lars Elliger @larselliger
Best Boys: Edgar Hill @edgar.hill & Kaito Sashihara @kaito.sashihara & Gonzalo Artabe
Production Manager: Shari Annabell Marks @shariannabellmarks
Production Assistant: Emily Orshan @em.oshan
Including songs by:
Alex Rapp @thats_arapp
Hans Schmerz @hans_schmerz
Suck @sucksucksuck666
Special Thanks:
Céline Frübis @ce_ramik
Hagen Schoenfeld @hagenschoenfeld
Fabian Saul @faboan_saul
Chloë Lewer @listentobokeh
James Chatburn @jameschatburn
Noa Ortiz @noaortiz
Job Antoni @jobantoni
Kendall Coleman @kendalltcoleman
Matthew Hornyak @mafra_silyan
Tom Sammons @tomsammons_
Altglas Cine Rent @altglas_rental
Cine Mobil @cinemobil
David Sills @dave_sillsayoga
Klaus Schmidt @claudio.chinotto
Kristin Gravdal @_kristin_gravdal_
Can Nicolas Winter @cannicolaswinter
Loophole Bar @loophole.berlin
Another Country @another.country.berlin
Sabine Strauch
Andrea Rojas
Arthur McKee @art.mckee
Tilmän Günnewig
Sam Mannering @sam.mannering
RGB Rental @rgbrental


123
5 days ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

What an incredible night. Twenty years on from the founding of Directors Notes and the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards. We found ourselves in a room full of the filmmakers we've spent two decades championing, and it's safe to say we're still as obsessed with this corner of the industry as we were on day one.

To everyone who came, watched, drank, danced, and cheered each other on: thank you. And to all the nominees and the final nine filmmakers whose work was singled out as this year's winners—congratulations 🏆

Watch the films and read the stories behind them via the 🔗 in our bio ⏯️

🏆 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗲𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗗𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦 🏆
🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛 - Love Is Real by @albrtbullock
🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 - Easy Sell by @ash_mesh87 & @kenstagram45
📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢 - Memories by @holow2098
🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬 - Ecsstasie by @lilybaldwinseesstuff
🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬 - An Indirect Message by @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔 - Purebred by @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms
✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 - Tortured Artist by @tom.laurance
🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣 - A Frementing Woman @afermentingwoman by @priscaaapie
🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 - Moncalvo by @nikitakkkuz @tanumuino

We also want to give a final shout-out and huge thanks to our fierce all-female jury ⚖️ CATH LE COUTEUR (@shootingpeople Co-Founder) ZOE ROTHWELL (@boltonfilmfest Producer & Programmer) MIRANDA STERN (BAFTA-nominated Writer/Director) | To @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award | Our industry partners @leuchtturm1917 📔 @boltonfilmfest @exit6filmfest @asffestival 📽️ | @lanzaroteworks for hosting us 🍻 | @connor_divita for capturing the evening 📸 | @mrmbrennan for keeping all running smoothly 💻 | @buyyourself & @amispahani for spinning the decks 🎶

Here's to the next 20 of being #WeAreDN together 💚


98
14
1 weeks ago

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz


72
8
1 weeks ago

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz


72
8
1 weeks ago

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz


72
8
1 weeks ago

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz


72
8
1 weeks ago

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz


72
8
1 weeks ago

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz


72
8
1 weeks ago

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi


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1 weeks ago

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi


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1 weeks ago

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi


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1 weeks ago

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi


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1 weeks ago

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi


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18
1 weeks ago

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi


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18
1 weeks ago

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi


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18
1 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


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2 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


106
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2 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


106
2
2 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


106
2
2 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


106
2
2 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


106
2
2 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


106
2
2 weeks ago

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️


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2 weeks ago

MEET THE JURY: MARBELLE 🇬🇧🎬
ΕΝΑΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΥΣ ΣΗΜΑΝΤΙΚΟΤΕΡΟΥΣ CURATORS ΤΟΥ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΥ INDIE ΣΙΝΕΜΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ ΜΑΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ. ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CURATORS OF GLOBAL INDIE CINEMA ON OUR JURY.

Με μεγάλη τιμή υποδεχόμαστε στην κριτική επιτροπή του Διεθνούς Διαγωνιστικού Τμήματος ΜΥθοπλασίας τον MarBelle, συνιδρυτή και αρχισυντάκτη της κορυφαίας πλατφόρμας Directors Notes. Από το 2006, το DN αποτελεί τον απόλυτο προορισμό για το ανεξάρτητο σινεμά παγκοσμίως, αποκαλύπτοντας τις ιστορίες πίσω από τις πιο καινοτόμες ταινίες μικρού μήκους. Με εκλεκτικό γούστο και διορατική ματιά, ο MarBelle έχει αναδείξει μερικές από τις πιο τολμηρές κινηματογραφικές φωνές της εποχής μας, καθιστώντας το Directors Notes έναν BIFA-qualifying θεσμό-σταθμό για τους επαγγελματίες του χώρου.

We are honored to welcome MarBelle to the International Fiction Competition Jury. As the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Directors Notes, he has spent nearly two decades at the forefront of independent film curation. Since 2006, DN has evolved into one of the world's leading platforms for high-end short cinema, providing a deep dive into the production stories of award-winning filmmakers. With an eye for the cutting edge and a passion for cinematic innovation, MarBelle brings his unparalleled expertise to help us select the standout voices of this year's festival.

@marbelle @directorsnotes
#PsarokokaloISFF #MeetTheJury #MarBelle #DirectorsNotes #InternationalCompetition #ShortFilmFestival #IndependentCinema #Filmmaking #ShortFilmCurator #Cinephile 🇬🇧📽️✨


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// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan


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// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan


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2 weeks ago

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan


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2 weeks ago

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan


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2 weeks ago

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan


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// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan


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"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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2 weeks ago

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman


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