The Farm

Leo Villares details the creeping zooms accentuating the dark comedic anxiety of his protagonist as he wrestles against the teachings of a cult guru while taking part in the hippy free-for-all activities of a wellness retreat in the hopes of repairing a rocky patch in his marriage.

She’s Gone, Dance On

Vincent Catel tells DN how he drew from the music videos of Madonna and Demon when creating the visual language of his Disclosure promo which transports us to a saturated island party with an early 00s screensaver aesthetic where the rules of time no longer apply.

A Lien

Filmmaking brothers Sam & David Cutler-Kreutz return to talk about the detailed process underpinning their heartrending immigration drama ‘A Lien’, which follows a young family as a dangerous process confronts them on the day of their green card interview.

Threaded

Naaman Azhari champions the creative flexibility of the bare bones live action footage underpinning the rotoscoped animation of his soft-textured drama about a mother who wishes only the best for her son.

Margin

Daniel Rands reveals how he created the claustrophobic, emotionally taut environment of his Grey Moth Originals drama short where a classroom plays host to contentious explorations of class, race and power dynamics sparked by the teaching of an old poem.