Brutal

Jordan Chandler talks to us about channelling her righteous indignation into a blistering thriller about a mother on a Sisyphean quest to save her missing child in her NFTS grad short which serves as a haunting but powerful love letter to all women grappling with motherhood and trauma.

Space Plug

Marcus Anthony Thomas details how leaping into the unknown paid off and forced him to expand his directorial skills throughout the creation of his singular B&W sci-fi short about a baby human raised in a stimulant free room that looks out into the vastness of space.

Art Choose Us

Tomas Kamphuis reveals how he came across the four artists featured in his contemplative documentary which poetically tells a story of diverse African identity through artists of distinct disciplines from four different African countries as they contemplate what it means to be an artist in Africa today.

Silverlines

Co-Directors Nono & Rodrigo return to DN to peel back the process of creating the wide-angled, 90s influenced rich cinematic style of their Damiano David music video, which sees David evolve and transform into his latest artistic chapter.

Yeah The Boys

Director Stefan Hunt talks us through blending the rambunctious reality of Australian masculinity with the expressive qualities of dance in his boisterous choreographic short which explores the excessiveness of Aussie masculinity and drinking culture.

Last Swim

A film we enjoyed so much that we invited writer/director Sasha Nathwani to join us on the DN podcast for a (second) deep dive interview about his Crystal Bear winning feature debut, in which he explains why the vibrant yet nostalgic colour palette was intrinsic to his contemporary coming-of-age drama and how this specific London-set story captures a universal sense of youth relevant far beyond the borders of England's capital.