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DN SXSW10: The Freebie – Katie Aselton
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If you’re in a strong, loving relationship you can withstand anything right? In her debut feature, The Freebie, actor turned director Katie Aselton stress tests a couple’s marriage, when they give each other a mutual pass to a one night stand. I spoke to Katie about her move to [...]
DN SXSW2010: Junko’s Shamisen – Sol Friedman
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Alongside the feature strands, SXSW runs several shorts programmes throughout the festival, which often provide an early chance to see the work of up and coming directors. Sol Friedman’s Kabuki inspired short, Junko’s Shamisen has to be one of the most ambitious, and visually stunning pieces I’ve ever seen. [...]
Junko’s Shamisen – Sol Friedman
Junko’s Shamisen (2009)
Set in the rural backwoods of feudal Japan, a young peasant girl named Junko, returns home to discover her blind grandfather brutally murdered. Filled with despair, Junko, accompanied by a mystical fox spirit, abandons her old life and sets off for the village in search of better fortune. While begging, young Junko inadvertently [...]
DN SXSW10: His & Hers – Ken Wardrop
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It’s been a long time coming but I’ve finally packed the DN bags, jumped on a plane and hit the indie directors’ favourite film festival, South by Southwest, or SXSW for those in the know. We open up with an interview for a film I originally saw at last [...]
His & Hers – Ken Wardrop
His & Hers (2009)
A 90-year-old love story told through the collective voice of 70 ladies at different stages of their lives.
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DN EP 159: The Armoire – Jamie Travis
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The first time we had the pleasure of director Jamie Travis’ company was for his triplet of films The Patterns Trilogy. Well, working in threes once again, he’s recently finished The Armoire, the final installment of his The Saddest Children in the World trilogy, and joins us to discuss [...]
The Armoire – Jamie Travis
The Armoire (2009)
11 year-old Aaron plays a game of Hide and Seek in which his friend Tony is never found. The mystery of their relationship—and of their queer attachment to the armoire in Aaron’s bedroom—can only be revealed, it turns out, through hypnosis.
Note: If you’re in or near London on the 20th March, Jamie will [...]
DN EP 158: Cotton Stones – Jonathan Entwistle
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I miss my days of living in the North of England, so when I find a film that perfectly captures the spirit of the people and the atmosphere of the landscapes I feel at home, amongst friends or possibly enemies, but either way in the company of truly living, [...]
Cotton Stones – Jonathan Entwistle
Cotton Stones (2009)
A brother’s betrayal and the nightmare of growing up too fast, in a place where there is nothing to live for.
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DN Special: How Far Would You Go…? – Neil LaBute
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Director Neil LaBute’s career has spanned numerous theatre and feature film productions, but for his latest project, LaBute collaborated with the team behind new PS3 game Heavy Rain, to create a documentary where famous ‘witnesses’ answered the question How Far would You Go…? to save someone you loved.
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