Her Scents of Pu Er

Anna-Claria Ostasenko Bogdanoff details how she captured sensorial experiences for her documentary unveiling the ancient tasting practices of China’s first female tea master.

Our Uniform

Yegane Moghaddam reveals the profound real-life anecdotes from Iranian schoolgirls that informed her Oscar nominated short which began life as an animated documentary.

Astonishing Little Feet

Maegan Houang returns to DN and explains how she used confronting POV shots to challenge the viewer in her potent historical drama short about the genesis of America’s Asian exploitation.

Father’s Day

Kali Kahn breaks down the technical choices that informed the subtly maturing awareness of the teenage girl at the centre of her poolside drama.