A story about a young man's quest for love and acceptance, all in a lively musical film about being yourself and loving whoever you want. This is a film about forbidden and boundless love and the risk of losing everything when your choice is head on with the morally accepted.
Short film
Bald Guy
(Skallamann)
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A vital musical film about being who you are and loving who ever you want.
Production and distribution
- Production Year:
- 2011
- Production country:
- Norway
- Release date (national):
- 2011-01-17
- Release date (international):
- 2011-04-06
- Production company:
- Fiksjonsforsyninga AS
- Producer:
- Tomas Evjen
- Sales agent:
- Norwegian Film Institute
Director
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Maria Bock
Maria Bock (b. 1978) graduated as a musical artist from Bardar Musical Artist School in 2000, and as an actress from The Academy of Theatre at the Oslo National Academy of The Arts in 2004. She has been working as both an actress, musical artist, scriptwriter and director since her graduation, making her debut as a film director with the short film Nina in 2008. The same year she was also nominated for a Norwegian National Film Award Amanda for Best Actress in a Leading Role, for her part in Summers Past (Ole Giæver, 2008). Her 2011 short film Bald Guy became a favorite on the international festival circuit, and has won several awards, including the BAFTA/LA Award for Best Short Film at the Aspen Shortsfest 2011.
Cast
- Father:
- Randolf Walderhaug
- Mother:
- Marit Adeleide Andreassen
- Young man:
- Frank Kjosås
- Bald Guy:
- Ole Giæver
Awards
- 2011:
- Aspen Shortsfest
BAFTA/LA Award for Best Short Film - 2011:
- The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Honorary Mention, by the Jury of The Writers Guild of Norway - 2011:
- Frameline - San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
Frameline35 AT&T Audience Award, Best Short - 2011:
- MIMI Barcelona LGBT Short Film Festival
Best Film Music - 2011:
- Milano Film Festival
Aprile Award
Audience Award - 2011:
- Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
Prix Camério - 2011:
- Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
Best Gay Short - 2011:
- Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Special Mention - 2011:
- Brest European Short Film Festival
Prix des Passeurs de Courts - 2012:
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Audience Choice Award - 2012:
- Inside Out Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival
The Mikey/Schmikey Audience Award for Best Short Film - 2012:
- Homochrome Film Festival
Kurze Chromie - 2012:
- Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover
Audience Award - 2012:
- Face à Face - St. Étienne Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Special Prize of the Jury - 2013:
- Out Takes Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, New Zealand
Audience Award
Festivals
- 2011:
- TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
- 2011:
- Minimalen Short Film Festival
- 2011:
- Aspen Shortsfest
- 2011:
- The Norwegian Short Film Festival
- 2011:
- Frameline - San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
- 2011:
- Palm Springs International ShortFest
- 2011:
- Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival
- 2011:
- MIMI Barcelona LGBT Short Film Festival
- 2011:
- Milano Film Festival
- 2011:
- Fresno Reel Pride - Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2011:
- Oslo Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2011:
- Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Festival, Aarhus
- 2011:
- Pikes Peak Lavender Film Festival
- 2011:
- Carrousel international du film de Rimouski
- 2011:
- Slovak Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2011:
- Atlanta's Out On Film
- 2011:
- International Festival Signes de Nuit
- 2011:
- Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Festival
- 2011:
- Closet Cinema - SouthWest Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2011:
- ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film Festival
- 2011:
- Eau Queer Film Festival
- 2011:
- Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- 2011:
- Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- 2011:
- Savannah Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2011:
- Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
- 2011:
- Milwaukee LGBT Film Festival
- 2011:
- MIX Copenhagen
- 2011:
- Uppsala International Short Film Festival
- 2011:
- Berlin Porn Film Festival
- 2011:
- Image+Nation Montreal LGBT Film Festival
- 2011:
- Mezipatra Queer Film Festival
- 2011:
- Reeling - Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
- 2011:
- Brest European Short Film Festival
- 2011:
- Helsinki Short Film Festival HLEF
- 2011:
- Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival
- 2011:
- Mix Brazil Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2011:
- Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- 2011:
- EU Shorts - European Shortfilm Festival
- 2012:
- Flickerfest International Short Film Festival
- 2012:
- Scandinavian Film Festival Los Angeles
- 2012:
- Göteborg International Film Festival
- 2012:
- Desperado LGBT Film Festival
- 2012:
- CineKink NYC
- 2012:
- Pink Film Days - Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2012:
- Regard sur le court métrage au Saguenay - Saguenay International Short Film Festival
- 2012:
- Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
- 2012:
- Regensburg Short Film Week
- 2012:
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival
- 2012:
- NexT International Film Festival
- 2012:
- Créteil International Women's Film Festival
- 2012:
- Malmö Queer Film Festival
- 2012:
- Verzaubert Queer Film Weekend
- 2012:
- Pink Apple Queer Film Festival
- 2012:
- Human Rights Art and Film Festival Melbourne
- 2012:
- Inside Out Toronto LGBTQ+ Film Festival
- 2012:
- Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival, Calgary
- 2012:
- Out Twin Cities Film Festival
- 2012:
- Arcipelago - International Festival of Short Film and New Images
- 2012:
- Festival Mix Milano - Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- 2012:
- Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2012:
- Guanajuato International Film Festival
- 2012:
- Jecheon International Music & Film Festival
- 2012:
- Thai Short Film and Video Festival
- 2012:
- Favorites Film Festival
- 2012:
- Llamale H International Film Festival, Montevideo
- 2012:
- Karlsruhe Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2012:
- Women Make Waves Film Festival
- 2012:
- Homochrome Film Festival
- 2012:
- Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover
- 2012:
- Chicago International Children's Film Festival
- 2012:
- Esslingen Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2012:
- Glasgay - Scotland LGBT Arts Festival
- 2012:
- Long Island Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
- 2012:
- Face à Face - St. Étienne Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
- 2013:
- TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
- 2013:
- Out Takes
- 2013:
- Vienna Independent Shorts
- 2013:
- Out Takes Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, New Zealand
- 2013:
- Bay Street Film Festival
- 2013:
- Vilnius Film Shorts
- 2013:
- Kort
- 2015:
- Queer Screen's Mardi Gras Film Festival
- 2015:
- Mecal International Short Film Festival of Barcelona
- 2016:
- Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
- 2019:
- styxX - Queer Short Film Festival
- 2019:
- Uppsala International Short Film Festival
- 2022:
- The Norwegian Short Film Festival
Crew
- Director:
- Maria Bock
- Screenplay:
- Lars Jacobsen
Maria Bock - Based on:
- An idea by Monica Hjelle, Lars Jacobsen
- Cinematographer:
- Marianne Bakke
- Editor:
- Ida Kolstø
- Composer:
- Lars Jacobsen
- ProductionDesigner:
- Are Sjaastad
- Costume Designer:
- Margrethe Johnsen
- Sound Design:
- Tor Vadseth
Technical information
- Genre:
- Comedy
Musical
LGBT - Format:
- DIGIBETA
- Screen ratio:
- 1:2,35
- Colour:
- Colour
- Sound format:
- Stereo
- Length in min's:
- 11'
- Language:
- Norwegian
- Subtitles:
- English
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