Red, White and Blue

Nazrin Choudhury discusses crafting the pace of her Oscar nominated short to fully immerse the audience into the precarious life of a struggling young mother.

Crab Day

Ross Stringer breaks down the deceptively minimal monochrome colour palette he used to tell the thematically rich story of his BAFTA nominated NFTS graduate short.

Are You Awake?

Gabriel Caste tells DN about drawing viewers into his psychological thriller probing the dread of existence which can throw us into a depressive cycle.

Knight of Fortune

Lasse Lyskjær Noer speaks to capturing the cathartic release of comedy even in the depths of despair for his Academy Award nominated short about two widowers struggling with grief.

Letter to a Pig

Tal Kantor breaks down the brushstroke-infused monochrome aesthetic of her haunting Oscar nominated animation about identity, collective trauma and the extremes of human nature.