Live Action

DN018: The Big Day – Scott Ludden

Our director de jour Scott Ludden knows how the support of a good crew can mean the difference between success or failure on a project. The crew who worked with him on his disquieting film The Big Day, were all willing to step up to the plate for the 20 hour shoot, which is good, …

DN016: The 12 Inch Pianist – War-rag

My guest today was harder to pin down than most, but was well worth the effort. I first came across Mark Jenkin back in my print days and it’s been a pleasure to check in with him every few years to witness how he continually evolves as a filmmaker. We spoke about his involvement with …

The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light – Mark Jenkin

Anyone who’s been stuck waiting to pull out at a busy junction will sympathise with The Man in Mark Jenkin’s The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light. Based on an idea a friend had for a comedy sketch, Jenkin fleshed it out into a 10-minute script, followed by a redrafting which brought it down to …

Little Terrorist – Ashvin Kumar

From script to screen, the production of Little Terrorist was completed between November 2003 and March 2004. Little Terrorist was originally written for Fox Searchlight who, having seen Road to Ladakh on the film festival circuit, approached writer/director Ashvin Kumar to make a short for their lab.

DN010: Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet – Joon Goh

Director Joon Goh talks to us about balancing a career as a filmmaker and working in the city, as well as how he came up with the title for his short film Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet. Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet (2005) An old Senegalese proverb states that it’s unlucky …

DN003: Anamnesis – Brendon Foster-Algoo

Director Brendon Foster-Algoo joins us to discuss his boxing short Anamnesis, which explores the psychological legacies of childhood violence past, through violence present in the ring. Anamnesis (2004) Why do we fight? Are we able to live past our experiences? Anamnesis explores two boxers’ traumatic childhood’s as they fight each other in the ring. A …

DN002: Lucky – Avie Luthra

This week we interview director Avie Luthra about his 20 minute drama Lucky, which explores the effects of HIV on children in South Africa, whilst looking at African/Indian relationships. Lucky (2005) Lucky is an Aids orphan desperate to leave his rural Zulu village for the bright lights of Durban. He is full of excitement and …