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| Hullabaloo |
| Original title |
Raballder |
| Type |
Documentaries |
| Director |
Kenneth Elvebakk |
| Short summary |
Hullabaloo -
We join in on the pursuits of the gay handball team Raballder (Hullabaloo), following them on their ups and downs during the course of the season.
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| Summary |
Hullabaloo - a documentary about a gay handball team.
'You don't see openly gay athletes in Norway. I think it's because of the changing room-culture and the fact that homo is still used as an insult in sports', says 25 year old Henning Nygård.
We join in on the pursuits of the gay handball team Raballder (Hullabaloo), following them for a year. This colourful team is full of humorous, vulnerable, witty, rough, strong and warm characters. They play in the 4th Division of the Norwegian team handball.
The fascination with the team is based on the transformation of some stereotypical queers into aggressive sports jocks on the court. The athletes constantly challenge our expectations regarding gender and sexuality. Some of the athletes have famous Scandinavian women handball players as their role models. Everyone has a different playing style, from the goal-hungry offensive players to the agile keepers to the strategically inclined coaches.
We also meet family and friends, follow the boys at work, vacations and parties. And of course we follow the team at matches and tournaments, on their ups and downs during the course of the season. Raballder plays in the regular divisions, and their goal is to advance by one division every year. |
| Cast |
Karl Erik (Emil) Samila, Tommy C. Karlsen, Bjørn Windingstad, Don Jørgensen, Hans Erik Bragstad Vist, Henning Nygård, Per Anders Rangul, Øyvind Brevik, Tom Rosenlund |
| Screenplay |
Kenneth Elvebakk |
| D.O.P |
Torstein Nodland, Svend Even Hærra, Martin Otterbeck, Tore Vollan |
| Editor |
Torkel Gjørv |
| Composer |
Askil Holm |
| Sound |
Lydhodene, Håkon Lammetun |
| Producer |
Rune Denstad Langlo |
| Production company |
Motlys as | motlys @ motlys.com |
| Country of origin |
Norway |
| Release date (national) |
2006-04-25 |
| Technical information |
| Format |
DIGIBETA |
| Colour |
Colour |
| Length in min's |
52 |
| Festival participation |
2006 The Norwegian Documentary Festival, Volda, Norway
2006 Oslo Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Norway
2006 Mix, Brasil
2007 Kontakt - Ukranian Documentary Film Festival - Norwegian special
2007 Inside Out Toronto Lesbian & Gay Film & Video Festival
2007 Krakow Int'l Short Film Festival
2007 Stockholm Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
2007 Queer Lisboa
2007 Image+Nation, Montreal, Canada
2008 Melbourne Queer Film Festival
2008 Valladolid G&L Film Festival, Spain
2008 Pink Apple G&L Film Festival, Zürich, Switzerland
2008 Canadian Sport Film Festival, Toronto
2009 Outfest, Lima, Peru
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| URL |
http://www.motlys.com |
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Director biography:
 Kenneth Elvebakk (b. 1966 at Hemnesberget) is educated from the University of Oslo, Norwegian School of Management and Oslo Film and Television Academy. He has made the award winning documentary The Secret Club and received the Norwegian Television Award 'Gullruten' for Hullabaloo (TV-series).
Filmography:
2007: 3269 Daisy (documentary)
2006: Hullabaloo (documentary and tv series)
2003: The Secret Club (documentary)
2000: A positive life (documentary)
1997: Out of order (short fiction film)
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