It’s the time of year when I get to pretend I’m hard done by; slaving away in darkened cinemas, gorging on the finest films the Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival has to offer. The upside to my valiant sacrifice is that I’m a sharing kinda guy:
Whilst most of us are happy to simply revisit [...]
Director Thomas Egas joined us way back on DN022 with his cautionary tale LIVE LOVE WORK PLAY. It’s a pleasure to welcome him back this week to discuss his latest comic adaptation and move into animation, with the relationship secrets fable AMOR FATI.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Johnny Ryan
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AMOR FATI (2008)
A couple’s secrets are revealed, but the love of fate wins outs.
Sometimes when I’m out hunting for films I catch something that I’m certain I want to feature from around frame 5 and have to hold back from firing off the interview invite before I’ve watched to the end. The fashion / art / experimental fusion that is Bathtub from M.A.Y.O. - Mind All Your Outsides [...]
Bathtub (2008)
In a bathroom set with diamonds, white cake, and a porcelain claw-foot tub, a beautiful young woman readies for death. She’s hooked up to a machine, which instead of reading her vital signs emits a warning about the extinction of dinosaurs. In the minutes before her death, she practices a ritual to prepare herself [...]
Not many directors can thank the lilt of the banjo for their move into feature projects, but this week’s guest Alex Walker - a self confessed indie boy - followed the siren’s call down the rabbit hole of Country/Americana after being exposed to the genre through his work and friendship with band Hey Negrita and [...]
We Dreamed America (2007)
A documentary that delves deep into the dark recesses of the British Americana music scene, exploring the gritty underworld of the New British Country movement.
Featuring an array of music from all the featured artists, cultural and historical critiques from London’s luminaries of musical journalism as well as a heady slice of perspective [...]
Many artists have the all too unfortunate experience of working away in obscurity for their entire creative life spans, so when the first two projects you put out are warmly received, with one of them selected as the winner for Thunderheist’s ‘make us a promo’ competition, chances are you’re doing several things right. Noel Paul [...]
Thunderheist: Jerk It (2008)
Winner of the Thunderheist promo competition for track Jerk It.
If you’re of the view that that fan films are exclusively the domain of soulless, sub-standard knock-offs, the work of this week’s guests Simon Gesrel and Xavier Ehretsmann is going to massively shake your world view. Their John Carpenter inspired promo for electronic duo ZOMBIE ZOMBIE, Driving This Road Until Death Sets You Free, is [...]