Directors Notes

Directors Notes

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Motherboard
MOTHERBOARD: Victoria Mapplebeck on Filming 20 Years of Solo Parenting on iPhones
Motherboard (2024) · Aug 15, 2025
Girls on Film
GIRLS ON FILM: Anna Smith on the Power of Female Perspectives in Cinema & Film Criticism
Girls on Film (2023) · Aug 3, 2025
Harvest
HARVEST: Athina Rachel Tsangari on Her 16mm Hallucinatory Tale of a Community’s Collapse
Harvest (2025) · Jul 22, 2025
Cactus Pears
CACTUS PEARS: Rohan Parashuram Kanawade Dissects His Sundance & SXSW Award-Winning Debut
Cactus Pears (2025) · Jun 29, 2025
Lollipop Man
LOLLIPOP: Daisy-May Hudson on Depicting the Heartbreaking Impact of a Failing Care System
Lollipop Man (2025) · Jun 9, 2025
Rocket Fuel
ROCKET FUEL: Jordon Scott Kennedy on Capturing Childhood Magic Through a Working-Class Lens
Rocket Fuel (2022) · May 26, 2025
Satu - Year of the Rabbit
SATU - YEAR OF THE RABBIT: Joshua Trigg on His 16mm Indie Feature Odyssey in Laos
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
THE ONLY GIRL IN THE ORCHESTRA: From Producer to Oscar Winning Director with Molly O’Brien
In the Shadow of the Cypress
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CYPRESS: Inside the Oscar Winning Silent Father-Daughter Short Film
Santosh
SANTOSH: Sandhya Suri on Crafting a Nuanced Crime Thriller About Violence Against Women
Santosh (2024) · Mar 23, 2025
Sister Midnight
SISTER MIDNIGHT: Exploring Misanthropy and Marriage with Director Karan Kandhari
Sister Midnight (2025) · Mar 16, 2025
I'm Not a Robot
I'M NOT A ROBOT: From CAPTCHA Fail to Oscar Win with Filmmakers Victoria Warmerdam & Trent
I'm Not a Robot (2025) · Mar 9, 2025
Rock. Paper. Scissors.
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS: BAFTA Winner Franz Böhm on Depicting the Horrors of the Ukraine War
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing
THE FLOWERS STAND SILENTLY, WITNESSING: How Theo Panagopoulos Reclaimed Archive Films of Palestine
Bring Them Down
BRING THEM DOWN - Christopher Andrews on Broken Trust, Violence & Toxic Masculinity
Bring Them Down (2025) · Dec 20, 2024
Wander to Wonder
WANDER TO WONDER: Nina Gantz on the Craftsmanship of Her BIFA Winning Short
Wander to Wonder (2024) · Dec 14, 2024
Kneecap
KNEECAP: Rich Peppiatt on Jokes as Molotov Cocktails in His BIFA Winning Feature Debut
Kneecap (2024) · Dec 1, 2024
Last Swim
LAST SWIM: Sasha Nathwani on Capturing the Carefree Nostalgia of Youthful Friendships
Last Swim (2025) · Nov 17, 2024
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
HOLLOWAY: Sophie Compton & Daisy-May Hudson on Co-Creating a Trauma-Informed Documentary Feature
End of the Century
DN372: The Passion of Desire Spans Decades in Lucio Castro’s Queer Romance Feature ‘End of the Century’
Maternal
DN371: Maura Delpero Embarks on an Enthralling Exploration of the Meaning of Motherhood in Dramatic Debut ‘Maternal’
Maternal (2019) · Dec 20, 2019
County Lines
DN369: Henry Blake Exposes the Cruel Exploitation of Britain’s Youth by Drugs Gangs in Shocking Debut ‘County Lines’
County Lines (2020) · Nov 30, 2019
My Sister, Sister, Sister...
DN368: A Defiant Teen Discovers the Destructive Power of Lies in Svetla Tsotsorkova’s Bulgarian Drama ‘Sister’
Burning Cane
DN367: A Deep Dive into ‘Burning Cane’, Phillip Youmans’ Debut Feature Which Made Tribeca History
Burning Cane (2019) · Nov 6, 2019
This Is Not Berlin
DN366: Hari Sama Returns to the Hedonistic Days of Mexico City’s Post-Punk Scene in ‘This Is Not Berlin’
Holiday
DN365: Isabella Eklöf Exposes the Rot Beneath the Glitzy Veneer of Power & Money in Unflinching Debut ‘Holiday’
Holiday (2018) · Nov 30, 2018
Amin
DN364: Philippe Faucon Contemplates the Loneliness of Economic Migration in French Drama ‘Amin’
Amin (2018) · Nov 23, 2018
The Kindergarten Teacher
DN363: Sara Colangelo Tracks a Destructive Spiral of Obsession in Feature Thriller ‘The Kindergarten Teacher’
Nancy
DN362: A Troubled Imposter Tries to Find Her Way Home in Christina Choe’s Psychodrama ‘Nancy’
Nancy (2018) · Nov 8, 2018
Utøya: July 22
DN361: Erik Poppe Forces Us to Experience Norway’s Terror Attack First Hand in One-Shot Feature ‘Utøya – July 22’
Utøya: July 22 (2018) · Nov 2, 2018
United Skates
DN360: London Film Festival 2018 – Female Filmmaker Panel
United Skates (2018) · Oct 25, 2018
The Fight
DN360: London Film Festival 2018 – Female Filmmaker Panel
The Fight (2018) · Oct 25, 2018
The Day I Lost My Shadow
DN360: London Film Festival 2018 – Female Filmmaker Panel
Mayfair
DN360: London Film Festival 2018 – Female Filmmaker Panel
Mayfair (2018) · Oct 25, 2018
The Man from Mo'Wax
DN359: Matthew Jones Charts the Rise, Fall & Redemption of James Lavelle in ‘The Man from Mo’Wax’