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Very honoured and moved that ORIGINAL SIN has been featured on @directorsnotes.bsky.social - I am so deeply proud of this short film, and I loved doing this interview. You can read about the film and watch it on the link here. directorsnotes.com/2026/04/28/a...
Original Sin by Amrou Al-Kadhi // Drama // Directors Notes
A Muslim mother and her drag queen son go to war for cinematic immortality in Amrou Al-Kadhi's WePresent commissioned chamber piece.
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The Mountain is now streaming on DirectorsNotes.com, alongside a fantastic interview with programmer Mark Brennan! Many thanks to everyone at @directorsnotes.bsky.social 💛
Premiere: The Mountain by Will Mayo & Ian Scott McGregor // Directors Notes
Will Mayo and Ian Scott McGregor explore the imagined melodrama behind a real-life viral video, using sharp visual storytelling to blend humour and pathos.
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Inspired by a viral video you know and love, The Mountain premieres tomorrow, exclusively on @directorsnotes.bsky.social.
@lauracarreira.bsky.social speaks to @directorsnotes.bsky.social about ON FALLING's @bifa-film.bsky.social nominations 🏆 directorsnotes.com/2025/11/15/l...
On Falling by Laura Carreira // BIFA Debut Feature // Directors Notes
Laura Carreira explains why removing antagonists sharpened her film's critique of the gig economy and its deleterious effect on an isolated Portuguese migrant.
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This is one of the most asked questions we get from filmmakers. Thanks for sharing the actual stats with us all @stephenfollows.com 🙏🏾
Stephen Follows@stephenfollows.com · 10mo agoDo most film festivals require premiere status? A question from MarBelle, the Editor-in-Chief of @directorsnotes.bsky.social, made me curious to find out. I studied the rules of 10,549 film festivals to see how many still insist on a premiere and how many don’t.
Thanks to @directorsnotes.bsky.social for picking out their 10 Outstanding Shorts from this years edition of Bolton Film Festival (Wed 1st - Sun 5th October) - tickets and passes are now on sale. directorsnotes.com/2025/09/11/b...
10 Outstanding Shorts From Bolton Film Festival 2025 - Directors Notes
With a varied, engrossing programme sure to delight one and all playing at Bolton Film Festival next month, DN compiles our list of 10 choice, riveting shorts.
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The Newman Brothers reveal how their rent-a-friend satire 'Amigo' starring seannwalsh.bsky.social evolved from TV pilot to a sharp social commentary comedy short about overly convenient, predatory gig work tech platforms. directorsnotes.com/2025/07/02/n... #premiere #comedy #shortfilm
Premiere: Amigo by The Newman Brothers // Comedy // Directors Notes
The Newman Brothers reveal how their rent-a-friend satire evolved from TV pilot to a sharp social commentary comedy about convenient, predatory tech platforms.
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Ten Essential Short Films to Watch From Tribeca’s 2025 Lineup directorsnotes.com/2025/06/15/t... #TribecaFestival #Tribeca2025 #BestofFest
Ten Essential Short Film Discoveries From Tribeca 2025 - Directors Notes
As the 24th edition of Tribeca draws to a close, DN shares a choice selection of 10 of our favourites from the festival's biggest ever showcase of short films.
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Gerardo Coello Escalante Transforms Childhood Status Symbols Into Devastating Class Commentary in ‘Business Trip’ directorsnotes.com/2025/06/12/g...
Premiere: Business Trip by Gerardo Coello Escalante // Directors Notes
Gerardo Coello Escalante dissects how he confronted cultural malinchismo through his story of a sneaker revelation that unravels a Mexican boy's worldview.
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Sci-Fi IVF Mystery Meets YouTube Storytelling in Uzo Oleh’s ‘Beth’, Channel 4’s First Digital Original Drama directorsnotes.com/2025/06/09/u...
Beth by Uzo Oleh // Sci-Fi Drama // Directors Notes
Director Uzo Oleh & producer Yaw Basoah discuss the impact of subtext in their emotionally charged short made as Channel 4's first digital original drama.
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Daisy-May Hudson’s ‘Lollipop’ Is a Heartbreaking Portrait of Maternal Resilience and Devastating Systemic Failure directorsnotes.com/2025/06/06/d...
Lollipop by Daisy-May Hudson // Family Drama // Directors Notes
Daisy-May Hudson opens up about turning pain into power in her feature where a young woman struggles against a broken system to regain custody of her kids.
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A Second-Hand Sale Gone Wrong Véras Fawaz’s ‘Warm’ Traps You in a Terrifying Game of Power and Control directorsnotes.com/2025/05/28/v... #premiere #shortfilm #psychologicalthriller
Premiere: Warm by Véras Fawaz // Thriller // Directors Notes
Exploring the invisible grip of social and parental power, Véras Fawaz reveals how a news story inspired his tension fuelled psychological thriller.
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A Neglected Young Man Seeks Belonging in the Wrong Place in Jeroen Kooistra’s Desolate Debut ‘Triton’ directorsnotes.com/2025/05/27/j... #premiere #shortfilm
Premiere: Triton by Jeroen Kooistra // Drama // Directors Notes
Jeroen Kooistra recounts how a shared creative itch evolved into his stark short exploring how our need for belonging can be manipulated to serve others.
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Jordon Scott Kennedy Reignites the Joy of Working Class Childhoods in His BBC Comedy Short ‘Rocket Fuel’ directorsnotes.com/2025/05/22/j... #shortfilm #comedy #bradford #bbcthree
Rocket Fuel by Jordon Scott Kennedy // Comedy // Directors Notes
Jordon Scott Kennedy shares his frustration with typical social realist films and his desire to tell joyful working class stories which embrace a child's POV.
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Jack King Traverses the Moral Wilderness of Childhood Cruelty in His Unsettling Drama-Thriller ‘Predators’ directorsnotes.com/2025/05/20/j... #shortfilm
Predators by Jack King // Drama Short Film // Directors Notes
From abandoned snakes to abandoned morals: Jack King discusses crafting a dark, child-led world of ethical ambiguity in his BFI-backed suburban short.
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A Confused Monster Finds Herself Adrift in a Surreal Seaside Town in Olivier Richomme’s Disorienting Short ‘Mush’ directorsnotes.com/2025/05/12/o... #premiere #shortfilm #blackpool
Premiere: Mush by Olivier Richomme // Short Film // Directors Notes
Drawn to the faded heyday glamour of Blackpool, Olivier Richomme explains how he transformed seaside banality into a surrealist meditation on monstrosity.
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VERSUS Reimagine Operatic Tradition Through the Contemporary Lens of Sydney’s Melting Pot in Triptych Short ‘Oleum’ directorsnotes.com/2025/05/08/v... #opera #sydneyoperahouse #shortfilm
Oleum by VERSUS // Short Film // Directors Notes
VERSUS breakdown the collaborations at the heart of their love letter reframing of Opera in Sydney's underground which pays homage to its iconic institution.
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Sacred Vows Collapse Under Carnal Desire in Alexander Jeremy’s Psychodrama ‘The Consecration of a Perpetual Virgin' directorsnotes.com/2025/05/07/a... #psychodrama #shortfilm
The Consecration of a Perpetual Virgin by Alexander Jeremy // Directors Notes
Alexander Jeremy trumpets the lofi manifesto which has enabled him to continually develop his filmmaking creativity free from gatekeeping financial barriers.
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Picket Fence Perfection Unravels in Julia Godfrey & Will Abbott’s Unsettlingly Suburban Nightmare ‘Flattened’ directorsnotes.com/2025/05/06/j... #premiere #shortfilm #hitandrun
Premiere: Flattened by Julia Godfrey & Will Abbott // Directors Notes
Julia Godfrey & Will Abbott talk about creating a disorientatingly cohesive world where two friends manically unravel in the 24 hours after a hit and run.
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A huge thank you to everyone who came to the WeAreDN Awards 2025 🏆 You can watch them & learn how these award winning films were made over on DN directorsnotes.com/2025/05/02/w...
The WeAreDN Awards 2025 Winners - Directors Notes
Join us in reflecting on the WeAreDN Awards 2025 winning shorts and learn how all the films went from ideation to completion in the our making of interviews.
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🏆 Join @directorsnotes.bsky.social to celebrate with a screening of the winning shorts followed by celebratory drinks, networking and a live DJ set 💃 1 May @ 7pm | FOMO House, London Tickets available at: bit.ly/WeAreDNAward... 🎟️ Good luck to our alumni! 🤞🎉
Directors Notes Presents: The WeAreDN Awards 2025
After the resounding success of last year’s launch, Directors Notes is thrilled to present our 2025 edition of the WeAreDN Awards.
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Dan Braga Ulvestad Confronts the Unspoken Weight of Shared History in His Emotionally Raw Two-Hander ‘Park Benches’ directorsnotes.com/2025/04/29/d... #premiere #breakup #shortfilm
Premiere: Park Benches by Dan Braga Ulvestad // Directors Notes
Dan Braga Ulvestad takes us inside the stripped-back approach, actor trust and delicate existential dialogue which were central to his grounded breakup short.
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Giada Bossi Blurs the Space Between Film and Music Video in ‘To Call Home Always The Same Place' directorsnotes.com/2025/04/23/g... #musicvideo #shortfilm
To Call Home Always the Same Place by Giada Bossi // Directors Notes
Giada Bossi reveals how she and musician Arssalendo built a visual/sonic journey capturing the vibrant euphoria and profound introspection of adolescence.
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Time Stretches and Fractures in @louisacb.bsky.social’s Unflinching Exploration of Consent ‘The Ceiling’ directorsnotes.com/2025/04/21/l... #premiere #consent #arousalnonconcordance #shortfilm
Premiere: The Ceiling by Louisa Connolly-Burnham // Drama // Directors Notes
Louisa Connolly-Burnham discusses using long takes to place us in the visceral tension of her depiction of a woman's lack of consent being repeatedly ignored.
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Craig Ainsley Blends Sci-Fi and Morning-After Awkwardness in One Night Stand Comedy ‘Everyone Does It’ directorsnotes.com/2025/04/18/c... #scifi #shortfilm
Everyone Does It by Craig Ainsley // Comedy // Directors Notes
Craig Ainsley reveals how a sleep-deprived 4am idea evolved into a sci-fi comedy short grounded in painfully relatable human awkwardness.
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Demitri Zujew Crafts an Emblematic Tale Denouncing the Cult of Strength and Power in His Debut Short ‘Crease’ directorsnotes.com/2025/04/16/d... #premiere #shortfilm #victimization #debutshort
Premiere: Crease by Demitri Zujew // Drama Short Film // Directors Notes
Demetri Zujew delves into the importance of representing "strong eat the weak" culture for what it is and his use of origami as a potent narrative symbol.
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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' directorsnotes.com/2025/04/14/m... #premiere #sailing #adventure #shortfilm
Premiere: At Sea by Martin Marko // Documentary // Directors Notes
Martin Marko talks about the multi-year journey across sea, editing, sound and image to create his enveloping, unpredictable epic maritime adventure short.
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Riccardo Fusetti Gives the Carefree Lifestyle Fashion Film a Subversive Twist in Multiformat Short ‘Editorial’ directorsnotes.com/2025/04/08/r... #premiere #fashion #aifilmmaking
Premiere: Editorial by Riccardo Fusetti // Fashion // Directors Notes
Riccardo Fusetti walks through the construction of his lifestyle short which uses 80 AI VFX shots to subvert our expectations of a model's carefree existence.
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