Oscar-Nominated The Singers: Sam Davis on Underdogs, Improvisation and Finding Beauty in Ordinary Rooms

By Rebecca Ford Now streaming globally on Netflix, The Singers is an Oscar-nominated, genre-bending short from two-time Academy Award® nominee Sam A. Davis. Inspired by a nineteenth-century story from Ivan Turgenev, the film reimagines classic literature as a contemporary meditation on connection, artistry and the overlooked voices hiding in plain sight. Set inside a down-at-heel pub filled with downtrodden men, The Singers unfolds around an impromptu sing-off that gradually dissolves emotional barriers. … Continue reading Oscar-Nominated The Singers: Sam Davis on Underdogs, Improvisation and Finding Beauty in Ordinary Rooms

INTERVIEW: BROTHERS

BAFTA Qualifying short film BROTHERS is a heartbreaking dance with morality. We sat down with filmmaker Ross Syner to break down his creative process for the prestige film. INTERVIEW: BROTHERS explores grief and morality in an intensely intimate way. What first inspired this story, and how personal was it for you to tell? During lockdown, Leanne and I came across a true-crime story that sparked a … Continue reading INTERVIEW: BROTHERS