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🏆 The WeAreDN Awards 2026 + Directors Notes 20th Anniversary 🎬

Launching way back in 2006, Directors Notes turns twenty imminently. To mark two decades of supporting short filmmakers, we're throwing our biggest WeAreDN Awards yet.

📅 Thursday 7th May 2026
🕖 7–11pm
📍 @lanzaroteworks

Expect DN films, award presentations supported by @leuchtturm1917, live DJ, drinks, dancing and the kind of mischief that comes with letting loose twenty years' worth of celebrating.

Tickets available at the 🔗 in our bio or at: https://filmfreeway.com/DirectorsNotes/tickets 🎟️
(Also head to DN for further details and a time hop back to the post that started it all...)

// THE NOMINEES //
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

#WeAreDN #DirectorsNotes #ShortFilm #FilmAwards

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz

🥂✨ Twenty years of DN. The 2026 WeAreDN Awards. One day to go.🎬

The night lands in London this Thursday, 7 May, celebrating the filmmakers, films, festivals and DN community that we have been part of for the past 20 years.

None of it happens without the generosity of our partners, so a huge thank you to @leuchtturm1917 for providing our beautiful bespoke awards, @hiikeindependent the official supporters of our Best Comedy Short Award, and to our @bifa_film / @bafta qualifying festival friends @boltonfilmfest @asffestival & @exit6filmfest for providing one lucky filmmaker with a route to awards season qualification 🤞 as part of the Bingo prizes to be won on the night!

Running order:
7pm — Doors @lanzaroteworks
7:45pm — Screenings + Awards
10pm — 🎧 DJ, Bingo, Prizes + Celebrations
11:30pm — carriages 🚕

🎟️ Final run of tickets available — 🔗 link in bio.

Nominees: @albrtbullock @mateshortfilm @georgealexnagle @amirnyou @asisypheantask__film @gusflindhenry @georgemalch @purebredshortfilm @calebjfilms @ooofilms @evablckwll @ada_pea @bronwaugh @craig_ainsley_ @kenstagram45 @ash_mesh87 @eggtimerfilm @rosiemaybirdsmith @hansel.rodrigues @ieuancoombs @thepizzamovie @taliashea23 @afermentingwoman @priscaaapie @piper.viper @tobiasfroystad @tayocittadella @wlhp_short @therewillbebren @rileydoni @tom.laurance @anothermotionpicturecompany @amandabonaiuto @natcet @wednesday__studio @pernille_m_a_kjaer @mart.ark @lilybaldwinseesstuff @lucyvknox @bronfilms @imaiduozee @julesharbulot @gushchinadash @jasebock @giadabossi @fabricius.anna @rolfhellat @jessieoldfield @adammurfet @tanumuino @nikitakkkuz

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi

// Premiere // "The film holds up a funhouse mirror to how broken women's healthcare can be, but it's also deliberately ridiculous; an effervescent portrait of a woman who takes herself too seriously."

Writer/Director @maya_lou_who channels her own health scare into delightfully off-kilter comedy short 'Lumps', a deadpan descent into the absurdities of navigating the medical system as a woman - anchored by electric performances from @hannahkanter & @averagefashionblogger as besties determined to cause as much chaos as possible before the final bell tolls.

Watch 'Lumps' & read our full interview with Maya over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Written & Directed by @maya_lou_who
Starring @hannahkanter @averagefashionblogger with @drew.liner @davidschedule @charlie_hall
Featuring @audz__ @jonstoddardofficial @potschbrb @calldergriffith
Produced by @thereallseabass @talia.levy @amnd.sears
Edited by @rach_lafond @trevames
Cinematographer @alexia_barroso_
EP @jackhprice
1st AD @saravbp
Gaffer @wheresjd
2nd AD @davidlinjr
1st AC @kaylamason11
2nd AC @yo.dars
Key Grip @vonpoevii
Sound Recordist @olegolden
Production Designer @ashlombardi
Art Director - Solal Marvel
Hair & Makeup @elisenicolebeauty @mua_seva
Costumes - Jessyca Bluwal
Script Supervisor @greeneggsn__sam
Intimacy Coordinator @larajeanc_
Post Producer @rach_lafond
Colorist @emilybailey.colorist @company_3
Color Producer @ray.stanton2
VFX artist - Justin Fox
Animator @imdb_13
Re-recording Mixer @jaude_
Composer - @mikeymakez
Sound Designer @rodriogoandradesound
Sound FX Editor @pammelagentil
PA’s @eliwinkler_ , @natee.swan
G & E provided by @threatculturemedia
Poster by @ashlombardi

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

"The strength of the film becomes something to reckon with because of its nostalgia, the fact that it was made with a kind of depth and a timeless approach to art. Today, everything is in a hurry, and everything is divided too much between people. Nobody really penetrates deep enough into the creative thought."

45 years on from its initial release, filmmaker @muzaffar.ali.kotwara joins DN's @nimiraja to reflect on the organic, intentional craft behind his 19th-century courtesan bio-epic 'Umrao Jaan' — receiving a 4K restoration debut at @britishfilminstitute IMAX as part of the 2026 edition of the @ukasianfilmfest — and makes the case for slowing down and committing to craft in an age of clickbait culture.

Watch/Read our full interview with Muzaffar over on DN now ⏯️

MEET THE JURY: MARBELLE 🇬🇧🎬
ΕΝΑΣ ΑΠΟ ΤΟΥΣ ΣΗΜΑΝΤΙΚΟΤΕΡΟΥΣ CURATORS ΤΟΥ ΠΑΓΚΟΣΜΙΟΥ INDIE ΣΙΝΕΜΑ ΣΤΗΝ ΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ ΜΑΣ ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ. ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL CURATORS OF GLOBAL INDIE CINEMA ON OUR JURY.

Με μεγάλη τιμή υποδεχόμαστε στην κριτική επιτροπή του Διεθνούς Διαγωνιστικού Τμήματος ΜΥθοπλασίας τον MarBelle, συνιδρυτή και αρχισυντάκτη της κορυφαίας πλατφόρμας Directors Notes. Από το 2006, το DN αποτελεί τον απόλυτο προορισμό για το ανεξάρτητο σινεμά παγκοσμίως, αποκαλύπτοντας τις ιστορίες πίσω από τις πιο καινοτόμες ταινίες μικρού μήκους. Με εκλεκτικό γούστο και διορατική ματιά, ο MarBelle έχει αναδείξει μερικές από τις πιο τολμηρές κινηματογραφικές φωνές της εποχής μας, καθιστώντας το Directors Notes έναν BIFA-qualifying θεσμό-σταθμό για τους επαγγελματίες του χώρου.

We are honored to welcome MarBelle to the International Fiction Competition Jury. As the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Directors Notes, he has spent nearly two decades at the forefront of independent film curation. Since 2006, DN has evolved into one of the world's leading platforms for high-end short cinema, providing a deep dive into the production stories of award-winning filmmakers. With an eye for the cutting edge and a passion for cinematic innovation, MarBelle brings his unparalleled expertise to help us select the standout voices of this year's festival.

@marbelle @directorsnotes
#PsarokokaloISFF #MeetTheJury #MarBelle #DirectorsNotes #InternationalCompetition #ShortFilmFestival #IndependentCinema #Filmmaking #ShortFilmCurator #Cinephile 🇬🇧📽️✨

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan

// Premiere // "I was incredibly nervous and scared of that version of the story, and cautious about how the lead character would come across. I knew, because I was scared, that this was the best version of the short to make."

In her empowering virginity-focused short 'Squash' @squash_short, filmmaker @ruhiradke turns the awkwardness of a first time into something quietly radical: a woman losing her virginity to herself. No glamour, no tragedy—just shame, stubbornness, and a private smile alone in the bathroom.

Ruhi joins us to discuss writing through her own nervousness, making male dialogue mundanely awful rather than monstrous, and why the only real intimacy happens when the camera lingers on a face processing everything at once.

Watch 'Squash' & read our full interview with Ruhi over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Zoya: Shubhangi Kuchibhotla @shubhyk
Guy: Brendan Lin @brendammmit
Writer & Director: Ruhi Radke @ruhiradke
Producer: Hayley Ulmer & Ruhi Radke. @_hay.hayley_
Assistant Director: Rachel Debolski @rachel_debolski
DP: Anh Vu @_anhdvu_
1st AC: Jane Yang @jane.m.yang
Gaffer: Rutuja Sawant @thatsnotrue_
Grip: Bri Fronczak @fronczilla
DIT: Gokul Pann @gokulpann
Production Designer: Abe Chan @uberabe
Intimacy Coordinator: Brooke Haney @brookemhaneyintimacy
Sound Mixers: Teresa-Esmerelda Sanchez & Maximilian Arias @staticsiftingfilms
Composer: Hannah Lipton
Editors: Kim Su & Ruhi Radke
Colorist: Kim Su
Sound Designer: Wren Haven @wildshapesound
PA's: Gioia Kelleher & Misha Han @gkelle10 @himishahan

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"We talked a lot about the cinematography feeling like a chess game - precise movements, nothing wasted, each cut, each frame, a strategic proposition in this mythic Greek war between mother and son."

A Muslim mother and her drag queen son battle for the spotlight in @glamrou's surreal short 'Original Sin' commissioned by @wepresent. Amrou sits down with DN to unpack how the film's tightly choreographed visual language stages their domestic trauma funhouse standoff as something altogether more operatic.

Watch 'Original Sin' & read our full interview with Amrou on DN now ⏯️

// Credits //
Director & Writer, Amrou Al-Kadhi @glamrou
Commissioner, WePresent, @wepresent
Producer, Tim Katz at Knucklehead @knucklehead_hq
Executive Producer, Holly Fraser @hollymercedes27
Executive Producer, Alex Mattinson @almexsattinon
Cast, Mojean Aria and Darina Al Joundi @mojeanaria @darinaaljoundi
Director of Photography, Christopher Aoun @chris.aoun_
Production Designer, Soraya Gilanni Viljoen @sorayagilanniviljoen
Casting, Shaheen Baig @shaheenbaigcasting
Editor, Konstantin Bock @konstantin_bok
Original Score, CJ Mirra @cj_mirra
Costume Design, Jonathan Lipman
Make-Up and Hair, AJ Juttla @ajmakeupman

"I didn't want to impose a story on Ghana from the outside. I wanted to find something real that already existed there and build from that."

Sydney-based director @isaacbrown__ and @genesisowusu head to Accra's electrifying daredevil bike culture, blending raw street energy with mythic staging to create a rallying music video that captures a real community from the inside out.

Watch 'Stampede' & read our interview with Isaac over on DN ⏯️

// Credits//
Director: Isaac Brown @isaacbrown__
Artist: Genesis Owusu @genesisowusu
Creative Director: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Cinematographer: Daniel Attoh @danielattoh_
1st AD: Prince Suasie Attipoe @prince_suasie
1st AC: Sein Faisal @seinfaisal
2nd AC: Deborah Aduamah Okyerewaa @derbbsss
3rd AC: Olanrewaju Folarin @olanrewaju.o.folarin
Steadicam Operator: Steadi Paul @steadipaul
Gaffer: Ibrah
Best Boy: Joshua Fuseini
Drone Operator: Kwesi Glover @kwesi__glover
MUA: Elizabeth Boateng @elizabethboateng.mua
Styling Assistant: Francis Googo @eii_googo
Production Designer: James Avaala
Production Company: Phenomena Productions
Production Company (Accra): WB Group
Executive Producers: Annabel Blue & Gina Wagstaffe
Producer: Ekow Barnes @ekowbarnes_
Assistant Producer: Nana Asomani @as0maniii
Logistics: Isaac Ayisi @ayisiwheelspro
Male Actor: Fifi Jefferson Pratt @fiifi__jeffersonpratt
Female Actor: Tasia Cobbinah @tasiacobbinah
DIT: Mel Arthur @mel.arthurrr
Editor: Ian Wallace @ianwallace
Titles: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham

"I didn't want to impose a story on Ghana from the outside. I wanted to find something real that already existed there and build from that."

Sydney-based director @isaacbrown__ and @genesisowusu head to Accra's electrifying daredevil bike culture, blending raw street energy with mythic staging to create a rallying music video that captures a real community from the inside out.

Watch 'Stampede' & read our interview with Isaac over on DN ⏯️

// Credits//
Director: Isaac Brown @isaacbrown__
Artist: Genesis Owusu @genesisowusu
Creative Director: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Cinematographer: Daniel Attoh @danielattoh_
1st AD: Prince Suasie Attipoe @prince_suasie
1st AC: Sein Faisal @seinfaisal
2nd AC: Deborah Aduamah Okyerewaa @derbbsss
3rd AC: Olanrewaju Folarin @olanrewaju.o.folarin
Steadicam Operator: Steadi Paul @steadipaul
Gaffer: Ibrah
Best Boy: Joshua Fuseini
Drone Operator: Kwesi Glover @kwesi__glover
MUA: Elizabeth Boateng @elizabethboateng.mua
Styling Assistant: Francis Googo @eii_googo
Production Designer: James Avaala
Production Company: Phenomena Productions
Production Company (Accra): WB Group
Executive Producers: Annabel Blue & Gina Wagstaffe
Producer: Ekow Barnes @ekowbarnes_
Assistant Producer: Nana Asomani @as0maniii
Logistics: Isaac Ayisi @ayisiwheelspro
Male Actor: Fifi Jefferson Pratt @fiifi__jeffersonpratt
Female Actor: Tasia Cobbinah @tasiacobbinah
DIT: Mel Arthur @mel.arthurrr
Editor: Ian Wallace @ianwallace
Titles: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham

"I didn't want to impose a story on Ghana from the outside. I wanted to find something real that already existed there and build from that."

Sydney-based director @isaacbrown__ and @genesisowusu head to Accra's electrifying daredevil bike culture, blending raw street energy with mythic staging to create a rallying music video that captures a real community from the inside out.

Watch 'Stampede' & read our interview with Isaac over on DN ⏯️

// Credits//
Director: Isaac Brown @isaacbrown__
Artist: Genesis Owusu @genesisowusu
Creative Director: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Cinematographer: Daniel Attoh @danielattoh_
1st AD: Prince Suasie Attipoe @prince_suasie
1st AC: Sein Faisal @seinfaisal
2nd AC: Deborah Aduamah Okyerewaa @derbbsss
3rd AC: Olanrewaju Folarin @olanrewaju.o.folarin
Steadicam Operator: Steadi Paul @steadipaul
Gaffer: Ibrah
Best Boy: Joshua Fuseini
Drone Operator: Kwesi Glover @kwesi__glover
MUA: Elizabeth Boateng @elizabethboateng.mua
Styling Assistant: Francis Googo @eii_googo
Production Designer: James Avaala
Production Company: Phenomena Productions
Production Company (Accra): WB Group
Executive Producers: Annabel Blue & Gina Wagstaffe
Producer: Ekow Barnes @ekowbarnes_
Assistant Producer: Nana Asomani @as0maniii
Logistics: Isaac Ayisi @ayisiwheelspro
Male Actor: Fifi Jefferson Pratt @fiifi__jeffersonpratt
Female Actor: Tasia Cobbinah @tasiacobbinah
DIT: Mel Arthur @mel.arthurrr
Editor: Ian Wallace @ianwallace
Titles: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham

"I didn't want to impose a story on Ghana from the outside. I wanted to find something real that already existed there and build from that."

Sydney-based director @isaacbrown__ and @genesisowusu head to Accra's electrifying daredevil bike culture, blending raw street energy with mythic staging to create a rallying music video that captures a real community from the inside out.

Watch 'Stampede' & read our interview with Isaac over on DN ⏯️

// Credits//
Director: Isaac Brown @isaacbrown__
Artist: Genesis Owusu @genesisowusu
Creative Director: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Cinematographer: Daniel Attoh @danielattoh_
1st AD: Prince Suasie Attipoe @prince_suasie
1st AC: Sein Faisal @seinfaisal
2nd AC: Deborah Aduamah Okyerewaa @derbbsss
3rd AC: Olanrewaju Folarin @olanrewaju.o.folarin
Steadicam Operator: Steadi Paul @steadipaul
Gaffer: Ibrah
Best Boy: Joshua Fuseini
Drone Operator: Kwesi Glover @kwesi__glover
MUA: Elizabeth Boateng @elizabethboateng.mua
Styling Assistant: Francis Googo @eii_googo
Production Designer: James Avaala
Production Company: Phenomena Productions
Production Company (Accra): WB Group
Executive Producers: Annabel Blue & Gina Wagstaffe
Producer: Ekow Barnes @ekowbarnes_
Assistant Producer: Nana Asomani @as0maniii
Logistics: Isaac Ayisi @ayisiwheelspro
Male Actor: Fifi Jefferson Pratt @fiifi__jeffersonpratt
Female Actor: Tasia Cobbinah @tasiacobbinah
DIT: Mel Arthur @mel.arthurrr
Editor: Ian Wallace @ianwallace
Titles: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham

"I didn't want to impose a story on Ghana from the outside. I wanted to find something real that already existed there and build from that."

Sydney-based director @isaacbrown__ and @genesisowusu head to Accra's electrifying daredevil bike culture, blending raw street energy with mythic staging to create a rallying music video that captures a real community from the inside out.

Watch 'Stampede' & read our interview with Isaac over on DN ⏯️

// Credits//
Director: Isaac Brown @isaacbrown__
Artist: Genesis Owusu @genesisowusu
Creative Director: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Cinematographer: Daniel Attoh @danielattoh_
1st AD: Prince Suasie Attipoe @prince_suasie
1st AC: Sein Faisal @seinfaisal
2nd AC: Deborah Aduamah Okyerewaa @derbbsss
3rd AC: Olanrewaju Folarin @olanrewaju.o.folarin
Steadicam Operator: Steadi Paul @steadipaul
Gaffer: Ibrah
Best Boy: Joshua Fuseini
Drone Operator: Kwesi Glover @kwesi__glover
MUA: Elizabeth Boateng @elizabethboateng.mua
Styling Assistant: Francis Googo @eii_googo
Production Designer: James Avaala
Production Company: Phenomena Productions
Production Company (Accra): WB Group
Executive Producers: Annabel Blue & Gina Wagstaffe
Producer: Ekow Barnes @ekowbarnes_
Assistant Producer: Nana Asomani @as0maniii
Logistics: Isaac Ayisi @ayisiwheelspro
Male Actor: Fifi Jefferson Pratt @fiifi__jeffersonpratt
Female Actor: Tasia Cobbinah @tasiacobbinah
DIT: Mel Arthur @mel.arthurrr
Editor: Ian Wallace @ianwallace
Titles: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham

"I didn't want to impose a story on Ghana from the outside. I wanted to find something real that already existed there and build from that."

Sydney-based director @isaacbrown__ and @genesisowusu head to Accra's electrifying daredevil bike culture, blending raw street energy with mythic staging to create a rallying music video that captures a real community from the inside out.

Watch 'Stampede' & read our interview with Isaac over on DN ⏯️

// Credits//
Director: Isaac Brown @isaacbrown__
Artist: Genesis Owusu @genesisowusu
Creative Director: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Cinematographer: Daniel Attoh @danielattoh_
1st AD: Prince Suasie Attipoe @prince_suasie
1st AC: Sein Faisal @seinfaisal
2nd AC: Deborah Aduamah Okyerewaa @derbbsss
3rd AC: Olanrewaju Folarin @olanrewaju.o.folarin
Steadicam Operator: Steadi Paul @steadipaul
Gaffer: Ibrah
Best Boy: Joshua Fuseini
Drone Operator: Kwesi Glover @kwesi__glover
MUA: Elizabeth Boateng @elizabethboateng.mua
Styling Assistant: Francis Googo @eii_googo
Production Designer: James Avaala
Production Company: Phenomena Productions
Production Company (Accra): WB Group
Executive Producers: Annabel Blue & Gina Wagstaffe
Producer: Ekow Barnes @ekowbarnes_
Assistant Producer: Nana Asomani @as0maniii
Logistics: Isaac Ayisi @ayisiwheelspro
Male Actor: Fifi Jefferson Pratt @fiifi__jeffersonpratt
Female Actor: Tasia Cobbinah @tasiacobbinah
DIT: Mel Arthur @mel.arthurrr
Editor: Ian Wallace @ianwallace
Titles: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham

"I didn't want to impose a story on Ghana from the outside. I wanted to find something real that already existed there and build from that."

Sydney-based director @isaacbrown__ and @genesisowusu head to Accra's electrifying daredevil bike culture, blending raw street energy with mythic staging to create a rallying music video that captures a real community from the inside out.

Watch 'Stampede' & read our interview with Isaac over on DN ⏯️

// Credits//
Director: Isaac Brown @isaacbrown__
Artist: Genesis Owusu @genesisowusu
Creative Director: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Cinematographer: Daniel Attoh @danielattoh_
1st AD: Prince Suasie Attipoe @prince_suasie
1st AC: Sein Faisal @seinfaisal
2nd AC: Deborah Aduamah Okyerewaa @derbbsss
3rd AC: Olanrewaju Folarin @olanrewaju.o.folarin
Steadicam Operator: Steadi Paul @steadipaul
Gaffer: Ibrah
Best Boy: Joshua Fuseini
Drone Operator: Kwesi Glover @kwesi__glover
MUA: Elizabeth Boateng @elizabethboateng.mua
Styling Assistant: Francis Googo @eii_googo
Production Designer: James Avaala
Production Company: Phenomena Productions
Production Company (Accra): WB Group
Executive Producers: Annabel Blue & Gina Wagstaffe
Producer: Ekow Barnes @ekowbarnes_
Assistant Producer: Nana Asomani @as0maniii
Logistics: Isaac Ayisi @ayisiwheelspro
Male Actor: Fifi Jefferson Pratt @fiifi__jeffersonpratt
Female Actor: Tasia Cobbinah @tasiacobbinah
DIT: Mel Arthur @mel.arthurrr
Editor: Ian Wallace @ianwallace
Titles: Gina Wagstaffe @ginawagstaffe
Colourist: Fergus Rotherham @fergrotherham

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

🏆 𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗡 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗦

To mark two decades of championing short form filmmaking, the 2026 WeAreDN Awards doubles as our 20th anniversary bash set to celebrate the nominated filmmakers across 9 categories that span everything we live for: the fearless, the fierce, and the feverishly original.

📣 Shout for your category favourites in the comments!

📅 Thursday 7th May
🕖 7 - 11
📍 @lanzaroteworks
🎟️ Link in bio

✏️ 𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
Tortured Artist – @tom.laurance
Confetti – @amandabonaiuto
And The Cranes Kept Dancing – @natcet
Yin & Yang – @wednesday__studio
Spring – @pernille_m_a_kjaer

🤯 𝗕𝗨𝗖𝗞𝗟𝗘 𝗨𝗣
@afermentingwoman – @priscaaapie
Ponytailhead – Brent Michal @piper.viper
Fuck The Crops – @tobiasfroystad & @tayocittadella
@wlhp_short – @therewillbebren
Shithead – @rileydoni

🤡 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗬
Spare Part – @ada_pea & @bronwaugh
Everyone Does It – @craig_ainsley_
Easy Sell – @kenstagram45 & @ash_mesh87
@eggtimerfilm – @rosiemaybirdsmith
An Indirect Message – @hansel.rodrigues & @ieuancoombs
@thepizzamovie – @taliashea23

🪩 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
Shaping Change – @fabricius.anna
Déjà Nu – @rolfhellat
As One – @jessieoldfield & @adammurfet
Moncalvo – @tanumuino & @nikitakkkuz
The Butterfly – @satya_films & @gilitwena

🔎 𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗬
At Sea by @mart.ark
Ecstasie – @lilybaldwinseesstuff
Eighteen – @lucyvknox
COME – @bronfilms
Crown – @imaiduozee

🎭 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗠𝗔
Love Is Real – @albrtbullock
Dawn Every Day – @amirnyou
@mateshortfilm – @georgealexnagle
@asisypheantask__film – @gusflindhenry & @georgemalch
Watering Hole – @evablckwll
@purebredshortfilm – @calebjfilms @ooofilms

📻 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗢
Memories by @julesharbulot
Goodbye by @gushchinadash
Lace by @jasebock
To Call Home Always The Same Place by @giadabossi

🌱 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧
A Fermenting Woman
The Butterfly
Easy Sell
A Sisyphean Task
Watering Hole

🫖 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗛
Everyone Does It
A Sisyphean Task
Egg Timer
An Indirect Message
Spare Part
Love Is Real
Tortured Artist
Easy Sell
COME
And The Cranes Kept Dancing
Watering Hole
Yin & Yang
Purebred

// Premiere // "We were lucky to get the opportunity to shoot it on 35mm, 4-perf. I felt it was important for the process as the world of our main character is very tactile, mouldable and raw and that was the experience I wanted me and my crew to go through as well."

Director and debut screenwriter @femkehu talks to us about creating her darkly comic short @carve_film where a struggling artist crosses paths with a self-aggrandising couple who commission her to create a sculpture depicting their perfect pairing. Femke explains how an ad for a cutesy couples keepsake provided inspiration, building trust with her actors to capture intimate horrific scenes, and developing the film's retro look and soundscape.

Watch 'Carve' & read our interview with Femke over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Writer/Director: @femkehu
Producers: @blancaballeste & @melandzane
Director of Photography: @buckjordan
Production Designer: @salma_rina
Editor: @mahferraz

// Cast //
Valentina Cytrynowicz @oxis
Kate Adams @_kateada_
Johnny Smith @thejohnnysmith

// Premiere // "We were lucky to get the opportunity to shoot it on 35mm, 4-perf. I felt it was important for the process as the world of our main character is very tactile, mouldable and raw and that was the experience I wanted me and my crew to go through as well."

Director and debut screenwriter @femkehu talks to us about creating her darkly comic short @carve_film where a struggling artist crosses paths with a self-aggrandising couple who commission her to create a sculpture depicting their perfect pairing. Femke explains how an ad for a cutesy couples keepsake provided inspiration, building trust with her actors to capture intimate horrific scenes, and developing the film's retro look and soundscape.

Watch 'Carve' & read our interview with Femke over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Writer/Director: @femkehu
Producers: @blancaballeste & @melandzane
Director of Photography: @buckjordan
Production Designer: @salma_rina
Editor: @mahferraz

// Cast //
Valentina Cytrynowicz @oxis
Kate Adams @_kateada_
Johnny Smith @thejohnnysmith

// Premiere // "We were lucky to get the opportunity to shoot it on 35mm, 4-perf. I felt it was important for the process as the world of our main character is very tactile, mouldable and raw and that was the experience I wanted me and my crew to go through as well."

Director and debut screenwriter @femkehu talks to us about creating her darkly comic short @carve_film where a struggling artist crosses paths with a self-aggrandising couple who commission her to create a sculpture depicting their perfect pairing. Femke explains how an ad for a cutesy couples keepsake provided inspiration, building trust with her actors to capture intimate horrific scenes, and developing the film's retro look and soundscape.

Watch 'Carve' & read our interview with Femke over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Writer/Director: @femkehu
Producers: @blancaballeste & @melandzane
Director of Photography: @buckjordan
Production Designer: @salma_rina
Editor: @mahferraz

// Cast //
Valentina Cytrynowicz @oxis
Kate Adams @_kateada_
Johnny Smith @thejohnnysmith

// Premiere // "We were lucky to get the opportunity to shoot it on 35mm, 4-perf. I felt it was important for the process as the world of our main character is very tactile, mouldable and raw and that was the experience I wanted me and my crew to go through as well."

Director and debut screenwriter @femkehu talks to us about creating her darkly comic short @carve_film where a struggling artist crosses paths with a self-aggrandising couple who commission her to create a sculpture depicting their perfect pairing. Femke explains how an ad for a cutesy couples keepsake provided inspiration, building trust with her actors to capture intimate horrific scenes, and developing the film's retro look and soundscape.

Watch 'Carve' & read our interview with Femke over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Writer/Director: @femkehu
Producers: @blancaballeste & @melandzane
Director of Photography: @buckjordan
Production Designer: @salma_rina
Editor: @mahferraz

// Cast //
Valentina Cytrynowicz @oxis
Kate Adams @_kateada_
Johnny Smith @thejohnnysmith

// Premiere // "We were lucky to get the opportunity to shoot it on 35mm, 4-perf. I felt it was important for the process as the world of our main character is very tactile, mouldable and raw and that was the experience I wanted me and my crew to go through as well."

Director and debut screenwriter @femkehu talks to us about creating her darkly comic short @carve_film where a struggling artist crosses paths with a self-aggrandising couple who commission her to create a sculpture depicting their perfect pairing. Femke explains how an ad for a cutesy couples keepsake provided inspiration, building trust with her actors to capture intimate horrific scenes, and developing the film's retro look and soundscape.

Watch 'Carve' & read our interview with Femke over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Writer/Director: @femkehu
Producers: @blancaballeste & @melandzane
Director of Photography: @buckjordan
Production Designer: @salma_rina
Editor: @mahferraz

// Cast //
Valentina Cytrynowicz @oxis
Kate Adams @_kateada_
Johnny Smith @thejohnnysmith

// Premiere // "We were lucky to get the opportunity to shoot it on 35mm, 4-perf. I felt it was important for the process as the world of our main character is very tactile, mouldable and raw and that was the experience I wanted me and my crew to go through as well."

Director and debut screenwriter @femkehu talks to us about creating her darkly comic short @carve_film where a struggling artist crosses paths with a self-aggrandising couple who commission her to create a sculpture depicting their perfect pairing. Femke explains how an ad for a cutesy couples keepsake provided inspiration, building trust with her actors to capture intimate horrific scenes, and developing the film's retro look and soundscape.

Watch 'Carve' & read our interview with Femke over on DN ⏯️

// Credits //
Writer/Director: @femkehu
Producers: @blancaballeste & @melandzane
Director of Photography: @buckjordan
Production Designer: @salma_rina
Editor: @mahferraz

// Cast //
Valentina Cytrynowicz @oxis
Kate Adams @_kateada_
Johnny Smith @thejohnnysmith

Are you in London? Our friends at @directorsnotes are hosting the third edition of the WeAreDN Awards while also celebrating a huge milestone of 20 years 🎉🎉🎉

Join them on the 7th of May from 7-11 pm at Lanzarote Works to honour their nominated and winning filmmakers with awards sponsored by Leuchtturm1917, live dj sets, celebratory drinks and the ever joyful opportunity to make meaningful industry connections and revel in the community DN has built with and for filmmakers for over two decades!

Follow them to learn more about this bash & to secure your ticket (and please cheers them on our behalf 🥂🎥)

"I rely on my short filmmaking even more than I used to… by making the short films it means I’m constantly making films."

Two decades after his first conversation with Directors Notes, @mark_jenkin sits down with Neil Fox to discuss his latest feature 'Rose of Nevada' and explore how his shorts such as 'I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash' have become essential to his creative practice—a laboratory where he stays sharp between features, providing a space where he can experiment without the need for studio backing. 📽️

Read our full, wide-ranging interview with Mark over on DN ⏯️

"I rely on my short filmmaking even more than I used to… by making the short films it means I’m constantly making films."

Two decades after his first conversation with Directors Notes, @mark_jenkin sits down with Neil Fox to discuss his latest feature 'Rose of Nevada' and explore how his shorts such as 'I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash' have become essential to his creative practice—a laboratory where he stays sharp between features, providing a space where he can experiment without the need for studio backing. 📽️

Read our full, wide-ranging interview with Mark over on DN ⏯️

"I rely on my short filmmaking even more than I used to… by making the short films it means I’m constantly making films."

Two decades after his first conversation with Directors Notes, @mark_jenkin sits down with Neil Fox to discuss his latest feature 'Rose of Nevada' and explore how his shorts such as 'I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash' have become essential to his creative practice—a laboratory where he stays sharp between features, providing a space where he can experiment without the need for studio backing. 📽️

Read our full, wide-ranging interview with Mark over on DN ⏯️

"I rely on my short filmmaking even more than I used to… by making the short films it means I’m constantly making films."

Two decades after his first conversation with Directors Notes, @mark_jenkin sits down with Neil Fox to discuss his latest feature 'Rose of Nevada' and explore how his shorts such as 'I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash' have become essential to his creative practice—a laboratory where he stays sharp between features, providing a space where he can experiment without the need for studio backing. 📽️

Read our full, wide-ranging interview with Mark over on DN ⏯️

"I rely on my short filmmaking even more than I used to… by making the short films it means I’m constantly making films."

Two decades after his first conversation with Directors Notes, @mark_jenkin sits down with Neil Fox to discuss his latest feature 'Rose of Nevada' and explore how his shorts such as 'I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash' have become essential to his creative practice—a laboratory where he stays sharp between features, providing a space where he can experiment without the need for studio backing. 📽️

Read our full, wide-ranging interview with Mark over on DN ⏯️

"I rely on my short filmmaking even more than I used to… by making the short films it means I’m constantly making films."

Two decades after his first conversation with Directors Notes, @mark_jenkin sits down with Neil Fox to discuss his latest feature 'Rose of Nevada' and explore how his shorts such as 'I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash' have become essential to his creative practice—a laboratory where he stays sharp between features, providing a space where he can experiment without the need for studio backing. 📽️

Read our full, wide-ranging interview with Mark over on DN ⏯️