Borrowing Tape had the opportunity to interview producer Colmán Mac Cionnaith and writer Michael Whelan on the drama short film nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” at the 2025 Oscars.

Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Nebojsa Slijepcevic, the director and writer of the 2024 drama short film, nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” at the 2025 Oscars.

Interviewer: Sofia Sheehan

The Iranian animated short film In the Shadow of the Cypress was one of the films nominated for Best Animated Short at the 2025 Oscars. In this interview with Borrowing Tape, the husband-and-wife director duo Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohai break down the short's commentary on real-life PTSD among war veterans in Iran, the significance of the titular cypress tree and the daily struggles of making it big as an Iranian animator and director.

Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

Italian filmmaker Marco Perego joins his creative collaborator and wife Zoe Saldaña for Dovecote, a slow-burning prison drama that made it to the Oscars nominations for Best Live-Action Short. Perego breaks down how he filmed a short film in an actual Venetian prison, using female inmates as extras, and the incredible sense of community he discovered among them.

Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Adam J. Graves the director and writer of the 2024 drama short film, nominated for “Best Live Action Short Film” at the 2025 Oscars.

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Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Laurynas Bareiša, the director and writer of the 2024 drama film selected as Lithuania's entry for 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. 

The interview explores the filming process, the director's experience working with the cast, and the film's fragmented narrative structure, with the latter leading to a consideration of how narrative structure may impact the viewing experience.

Interviewer: Connor Winterton

The following interview is with Gints Zilbalodis, the director and writer of the 2024 Latvian silent animation film FLOW about Cat, who must team up with various species on a refuge boat to survive a flood.  The film won the Golden Globes for Best Picture - Animated and is shortlisted for the Best International Film Award at the 97th Oscars.

Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Lucy Kerr, the director and writer of the 2023 drama movie FAMILY PORTRAIT.  The film follows a family whose attempts at capturing a family photo things take a dreamlike turn. 

Interviewer: Connor Winterton

The following interview is with Benjamin Barfoot,, the director and writer of the 2024 folk horror movie DADDY’S HEAD. 

A boy and his stepmother are terrified after a strange creature, resembling the boy's recently deceased father, visits them.

Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa

The following interview is with Mary Dauterman, the director and writer of the 2023 body horror comedy movie BOOGER. 

After her best friend dies in a bike accident and her cat escapes, Anna struggles to cope. Her frantic search for her cat leads to a severe bite that causes alarming physical changes..

Interviewer: Shaurya Thapa