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Documentary film Phoenix

A Norwegian woman with a death sentence.  A stray dog from Tennessee. On Manhattan they meet and get another chance at life.   

Phoenix is a true story about Elisabeth who receives a death sentence at the hospital in Norway. With the help of friends, she gets to a hospital in New York to attempt saving her life. Here she meets a stray dog whom she adopts. In the chaos of cancer treatment, Covid 19 starts. Phoenix is a short documentary about daring to believe that things can go well, even when it looks like all hope is lost.     


Production and distribution

Production Year:
2023
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2023-06-08
Production company:
Wonderline Productions AS
Co production company:
Lofoten Filmkollektiv
Financing company:
Altibox
Nordnorsk Filmsenter AS
Executive producer:
Tore Tomter
Producer:
Elisabeth Rasmussen
Co producer:
Inge Wegge

Director

  • Elisabeth Rasmussen

    Elisabeth Rasmussen (b. October 18th 1977) is a Sámi filmmaker from the Norwegian Arctic Circle and the founder of Wonderline Productions. She holds a MA in Media and Communications with Merit from The City University of London and a BA in Philosophy from the University of Tromsø.    

    Her jobs as a guest coordinator for Tromsø Int’l Film Festival (TIFF) and then Marketing manager for the Aurora cinema chain inspired her to make her first short film. Her passion for storytelling and fearless perspective, has established her as a rising talent in the film industry. Her award-winning directorial debut The Heart of Bruno Wizard (2013) was sold to Netflix and Swedish Television SVT.    

    She directed the national television award Gullruten nominated documentary series Sofa (Gogglebox) (2014-2017) for Norwegian TV channel NRK. Her latest short, Phoenix, has been acquired by Norwegian streaming service Altibox and NRK.  

    Elisabeth Rasmussen

Festivals

2023:
The Norwegian Short Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Elisabeth Rasmussen
Screenplay:
Elisabeth Rasmussen
Marte B. Aasen
Composer:
Øivind A. Sjøvoll
Camera:
Dmitriy Mukhin
Knut Sævik
Jannike Mikkelsen
Elisabeth Rasmussen
Editor:
Marte B. Aasen
Sound Recording:
Elisabeth Rasmussen
Still photographer:
Knut Sævik
Narrator:
Elisabeth Rasmussen

Technical information

Format:
DCP 4k
Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
31'
Language:
Norwegian
English
Subtitles:
English

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