Norsk filminstitutt

Short film Ella

Ella only wants to give Sara a hug.         

A film about a mother’s unbreakable love for her daughter. Ella and Frank are about to visit their fifteen-year-old daughter who is in prison for murder. When they are about to go in to meet her, Ella is told that Sara doesn’t want Ella to touch her.    

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2019
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2019-06-14
Production company:
Filmselskapet AS
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Vestnorsk Filmsenter AS
Executive producer:
Tommy Næss
Associated producer:
Jørgen Berntsen
Producer:
Ina Lukritzia Loven Borlaug
Film consultant:
Tone Johnsen
Jesper Bergom-Larsson

Director

  • Tommy Næss

    Tommy Næss (b. 1963) graduated from Parson School of Design in 1990. He has since then worked as a successful advertising photographer in New York and Europe.   

    He started to write and direct his own short films in 2012 after years of doing music videos and commercials. His films usually have a strong agenda about who we are and how we relate to each other. His short films have won prices and screened at numerous international film festivals such as, Palm Springs ShortFest, Nordic Panorama, Raindance, Outfest, Newport Beach IFF, amongst others.  

    Tommy Næss

Cast

Ella:
Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Frank:
Kyrre Haugen Sydness
Sara:
Téa Grønner Joner
Yngvild Støen Grotmol

Festivals

2019:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2019:
Palm Springs International ShortFest
2019:
BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival
2019:
Austin Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Tommy Næss
Screenplay:
Tommy Næss
Cinematographer:
Nils Johan Nesse
Editor:
Henrik Hylland Uhlving
Composer:
Ola Fløttum
ProductionDesigner:
Fredrik Sivertsen
Set Decorator:
Fredrik Sivertsen
Prop Master:
Fredrik Sivertsen
Costume Designer:
Stina Lunde
Makeup artist:
Stina Lunde
Sound Design:
Jorunn Børve Eriksen
Sound engineer:
Jorunn Børve Eriksen
Sound Recording:
Jorunn Børve Eriksen
First assistant director:
Andreas Søfteland Milde
Script:
Linn Christin Dale
Casting:
Nina Knag
Still photographer:
Wenche Christin Olsen

Technical information

Genre:
Drama
Format:
DCP 2k
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
15'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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