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Documentary film The Earth is a Chili
(Jorden er en chili)

The Earth is a Chili is an imaginative and partly animated story told from an eight year old boy's perspective. Through the story the audience goes on a journey with the boy, his little brother and the girl next door. It’s an adventure where good fights evil, brotherhood grows stronger and love emerges, in a mixture of dreams, nightmares and fantasies. The film explores how children themselves wish to convey and visualise their own universe.   

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2020
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2020-06-09
Production company:
Indie Film AS
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Producer:
Karianne Berge
August B. Hanssen
Film consultant:
Lars Løge
Eirin Gjørv
Hanne Myren
Kari Moen Kristiansen

Director

  • Even G. Benestad

    Even G. Benestad (b. 1974) is a multi-award winning director. He made his first feature-length documentary All About My Father in 2002 and followed up with Natural Born Star in 2007.  In 2011 he co- directed the feature documentary Pushwagner together with August B Hanssen, and later the experimental short Club 7.  

    Even G. Benestad

Festivals

2020:
Kristiansand International Children and Youth Film Festival
2022:
Minimalen Short Film Festival

Crew

Director:
Even G. Benestad
Emrik H. Benestad
Camera:
Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo
Even G. Benestad
Editor:
Fredrik S. Hana
Composer:
Gisle Martens Meyer
Emrik H. Benestad
Animator:
Torjus Førre Erfjord
Sound Design:
Gisle Martens Meyer
Frode Løes Hvatum

Technical information

Format:
DCP 2k
Colour:
Colour
Length in min's:
17'
Language:
Norwegian
Subtitles:
English

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