Norsk filminstitutt

Documentary film Gunnar Goes Comfortable
(Gunnar goes Comfortable)

A man with a 25 dollar amateur camera and nothing to lose, except his family, his country, his pride, his sexuality, himself and his life.

Equipped with a 25 dollar amateur camera, the Norwegian film director Gunnar Hall Jensen travels to India in order to understand why his own personality makes life uncomfortable. This personal documentary tells the story about the directors journey within himself, from childhood to adult. With humour and honesty, Gunnars voice carries us to the hidden corners of his soul. An incomplete version of the film won the documentary award from the Swedish Film Institute in 2002. The jury said; "A film that is so amazingly good because it is in a sense about all of us. About our lack of self-confidence, our fear of loving or being loved, about narcissism as a driving force."
The film was shot mainly on Super-8, by the director himself, and is 75 minutes long. It is a non-commercial independent documentary, partially financed by the Norwegian Film Fund.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2003
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2003-10-19
Release date (international):
2003-11-22
Production company:
Agitator AS
Producer:
Elin Sander
Sales agent:
NonStop Sales

Director

  • Gunnar Hall Jensen

    Gunnar Hall Jensen (b. 1963) was educated at the University of Bergen, majoring in cultural communications. He has made a number of television series, as well as short films, advertising and commission films. His first feature documentary Gunnar Goes Comfortable premiered in 2003, and was selected for competition at several festivals, including IDFA and Silverdocs. In 2011 he directed the sequel Gunnar Goes God. Gunnar now lives in Sundsvall, Sweden, where he produces independent documentary films through his own company Jensen Production.

    Gunnar Hall Jensen

Awards

2004:
CPH:DOX
Special Mention, New Vision Award

Festivals

2003:
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
2004:
Göteborg International Film Festival
2004:
The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival
2004:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival
2004:
Silverdocs - AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Film Festival, Washington DC
2004:
Calgary International Film Festival
2004:
Nordisk Panorama - 5 Cities Festival, Reykjavik
2004:
Raindance Film Festival
2004:
CPH:DOX
2004:
Tempo Documentary Festival
2004:
Northern Lights Film Festival, Newcastle
2020:
Beldocs

Crew

Director:
Gunnar Hall Jensen
Editor:
Erlend Haarr Eriksson
Sound Design:
Øyvind Rydland

Technical information

Format:
35mm
Screen ratio:
1:1,66
Colour:
Black and White
Sound format:
Dolby SR
Length in min's:
75'

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