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Short film The Gaze from Above
(Øyet i det høye )

The gaze you feel at the back of your head, is it that of others, or your own?

Selma has to travel back to the island where she grew up - a place where she never really felt at home. Being back she gets stuck in remembrance.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2018
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2018-11-02
Release date (international):
2018-10-26
Production company:
Forbes Film
Financing company:
Norwegian Film Institute
Sørnorsk Filmsenter
Cultiva Ekspress
Producer:
Iain Forbes
Film consultant:
Kari Moen Kristiansen

Director

  • Lisa Enes

    Lisa Enes was born in Kristiansand, Norway in 1988. Enes works predominantly with the short film format, but includes text, music and acting in her artistic practice. Enes completed a BA at the Nordland College of Art and Film in 2015. Her short films have been screened at several national and international film festivals. She lives and work in Oslo and Kristiansand.  

    Lisa Enes

Cast

Selma (adult):
Elisabeth Robstad
Lene (adult):
Iren Almedal Monan
Selma (youth):
Svala Torstveit
Lene (youth):
Anne Vistad Bentsen
Cecilie (youth):
Vilde Ribu
Cecilie's Mother:
Elisabeth Smith

Festivals

2018:
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
2019:
Nordic Film Days Lübeck

Crew

Director:
Lisa Enes
Screenplay:
Lisa Enes
Cinematographer:
Alvilde Horjen Naterstad
Editor:
Lisa Enes
Composer:
Ørjan Hafnor
ProductionDesigner:
Liss-Anett Steinskog
Costume Designer:
Rita Røisland
Sound Design:
Andreas Danielsen
Eirik Halsen
Sound Recording:
Eirik Halsen
First assistant director:
Pia Louise Edvardsen

Technical information

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

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