At Sea

Martin Marko talks to DN about his multi-year journey across sea, editing, sound, and image to create the enveloping, unpredictable mood and atmosphere of his epic maritime adventure short At Sea, which engages and plays with audience expectations in equal measure.

Crease

Demitri Zujew delves into the importance of representing "strong eat the weak" culture for what it is in Crease (Залом), his powerful debut short that merges his observations of conflict in Russia over the years with a deep and unnerving story set in a school which reflects the pernicious nature of a society permeated by a cult of strength and neglect towards the weak.

Everyone Does It

Writer/Director Craig Ainsley returns to unpack the blend of low-key sci-fi and awkward comedy in Everyone Does It, his short film grounded in the painful relatability of human awkwardness, where a group of women on a weekend jaunt debate the very peculiar ethics behind a one-night stand.