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DN036: LIEBESTOD-Four Acts – Stathis Athanasiou

Today I’m joined by director Stathis Athanasiou who’s racked up an impressive list of films, including shorts and a couple features, one of which was based on Chekhov’s play The Three Sisters. His experimental piece LIEBESTOD – Four Acts, continues the theatre link, for which it was originally created as part of an experimental play …

DN028: Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning – Kurtis Hough

We could all take a cue from director Kurtis Hough, who finds little difficulty being a one man idea machine, working across pretty much all the creative fields it’s worth spending time in. He joins us today to discuss his A Silver Mt. Zion inspired film Stumble Then Rise on Some Awkward Morning. Stumble Then …

DN027: It’s Beautiful – Nicolas d’Haussy

Our guest director today Nicolas d’Haussy, is a master at keeping an eye on the minutia of a project, even when working with no budget and a volunteer crew as he did on the AIDs information ad spot, It’s Beautiful. It’s Beautiful (2006) Part of a 10 film series to educate and combat against the …

Consider Yourself at Home – Andy Gibson

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 …

DN014: Frame of Mind – Susie Glynn

Today is a show of firsts. Our guest Susie Glynn is the first solo woman director we’ve interviewed on the show to date and is here to discuss the first dance film to be featured on Directors Notes, her one minute piece Frame of Mind, which is the shortest director’s note we’ve featured, but you …

DN009: Deadwing – Mike Bennion

Commercials director Mike Bennion along with writing partner Steven Wilson of band Porcupine Tree, have taken the unusual step of marketing their yet to be shot feature Deadwing in an effort prove it has an audience and get the project greenlit. Mike takes us through it. Deadwing (2006) David is a loner, submersed in his …

DN005: Ionisation – Flat-e

Visual collective Flat-e join us on this week’s Directors Notes podcast to discuss their re-imagined experimental piece Ionisation and why you don’t want to call them VJs! Ionisation (2005) A hyper-edit to a specially produced score by Ultre. The project began life as a film to accompany a performance by the London Sinfonietta of Edgard …