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77 Beds - Alnoor Dewshi

By MarBelle ⋅ June 9, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Turning insomnia to his advantage, director Alnoor Dewshi developed the concept for his astounding short 77 Beds whilst finding an alternative to counting sheep, “I got the idea from lying awake one night and trying to count back through all the beds I’d ever slept in, back to and including the bed I was [...]

The Darkside - Shane Sheils

By MarBelle ⋅ April 8, 2007 ⋅ 2 comments

Discovering several great locations whilst on a shoot, director Shane Sheils worked backwards to create a script that would exploit them to the fullest. Marrying his dislike of the corporate office job to an Invasion of the Body Snatchers theme, The Darkside is a classic tale of a free spirit hunted down by a steadily [...]

Consider Yourself at Home - Andy Gibson

By MarBelle ⋅ February 25, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

In Consider Yourself at Home, Tim’s daily routine is interrupted by a song from his dead wife that sets in motion a descent into the surreal. A project initially conceived by director Andy Gibson to demonstrate his aptitude with various software and hardware, Consider Yourself at Home is a 10-minute film comprising 17,000 still images [...]

15 - Royston Tan

By MarBelle ⋅ June 17, 2006 ⋅ 2 comments

Royston Tan had 27 cuts applied to his feature 15 when it was given a limited release in his native Singapore, due to its potential for “the promotion of civil unrest.”