NARRATIVE REEL
CINEMATOGRAPHER
DARIUS SHU
FILMS
I AM NORMAN
A man living in his car takes a filmmaker into the woods to share a dark secret.
Official Selection at Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021
Official Selection at Shorts List Vol.2 @ The Cinema at Battersea Power Station 2023
Official Selection BFI Network Film Academy @ Belfast - Screened at Queen's Film Theatre in 2022.
Original Soundtrack 'A Peaceful Killing' written by Darius Shu & Matthew Barton
‘Masterpiece’ – HeyUGuys
‘Poignant and Magnificent Storytelling’ – Indie Shorts Mag
‘Admirable Direction’ – UK Film Review
‘Silently Masterful’ – Voice Magazine
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Dekkoo
HIS HANDS
Two men of different ages meet for the strangest encounter of their lives.
Nominated Best Narrative Film at Tribeca Film Festival 2019
Screened for four nights at Village East Cinema in New York
Award of Excellence at Canada Shorts Film Festival 2019
Nominated for Best Narrative / Fiction UK Short Film at London International Motion Picture Awards 2019
'A beguilingly beautiful gem' - Mark Gatiss
‘An unsettling short film of striking power’ - Attitude
‘Unnerving Experience’ – Advocate
‘Glorious’ – Film Threat
“Pure art with directing notes of Nicolas Winding Refn, David Lynch, Denis Villeneuve, and David Fincher” – Viddy Well
“This is cinema in its purest form" – Film Ink Australia
“Thought-provoking cinema” – UK Film Review
“A work of art” – Vulture Hound Magazine
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Dekkoo
TELEVISION
Mockumentary Web Series
DOGGING (2021)
Episode 1-3
Over 100k views on TikTok.
Comedy exploring the lives of people engaging in public sex while others watch.
Audience Response:
'So British and relatable'
'This is the best, can't stop laughing, Genius'
'Crudely brilliant!'
'It’s like watching Kerry and Kurtan’s long lost cousins'
'This should be on BBC 3! love it!'