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Dokumentarfilm Ola - En helt vanlig uvanlig fyr
(Being Ola)

Ola blir snart 30 år. Han bor i kollektiv, trives stort sett, og er en engasjert, morsom og ærlig mann. Og så var det en ting til. Ola har en medfødt lett utviklingshemming. Han snakker åpent og undrende om dette, men lurer parallelt på om folk først og fremst ser på ham som en person med en diagnose. Kan han ikke få lov til å bare være Ola? Filmen handler om tilhørighet og identitet, og betydningen av å føle seg trygg nok til å være den man er.         

Produksjon og distribusjon

Produksjonsår:
2023
Produksjonsland:
Norway
Nasjonal premieredato:
2023-10-13
Produksjonsselskap:
Einar Film Drama AS
Finansieringsselskap:
Norwegian Film Institute
Viken Filmsenter
Fritt Ord Foundation
Stiftelsen Damm
Eksekutiv produsent:
Hans Lukas Hansen
Produsent:
Eirin O. Høgetveit
Filmkonsulent:
Eirin Gjørv

Regissør

  • Ragnhild Nøst Bergem

    Ragnhild Nøst Bergem (b 1990) is a Norwegian award-winning and Amanda-nominated filmmaker and cinematographer. Bergem has a distinct and brave voice in storytelling. Her intimate approach to the vulnerable characters in her films makes them open up and share the unspoken. Through Bergem's film work we get closer to people who normally remain silent and her ambition is to help create change in society.   

    Bergem's documentaries have played in theaters, on television and at film festivals, both in Norway and abroad. Her award-winning film Remember me? premiered at IDFA in 2016, and was featured in The Autumn Exhibition in Norway in 2017. The Corona Diaries of 2021 aired on Norwegian TV2 and several festivals. Bergem’s first full-length Stay was nominated for an Amanda award for best documentary in 2021. She won the Gullruten prize for best directed documentary with the same film in Norway in 2022. The film received high critical acclaim, and was broadcasted on NRK and SVT in addition to featuring at several festivals. During a period of 2 years (2017-2019) she followed 3 individuals who all suffered from the dementia illness. In this life-giving movie the film-director plows deeply into the soar and sad loss, as well as she detects moments of light and humor. All this is reflected in sharp photography/film compositions.  

    Ragnhild Nøst Bergem

Priser

2023:
Human International Documentary Film Festival
Honorable Mention

Festivaler

2023:
TIFF - Tromsø International Film Festival
2023:
Human International Documentary Film Festival
2023:
Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
2023:
The Norwegian International Film Festival Haugesund
2023:
Nordic/Docs
2023:
Nordic Film Days Lübeck
2024:
CPH:DOX

Stab

Regissør:
Ragnhild Nøst Bergem
Manusforfatter:
Ragnhild Nøst Bergem
Fotograf:
Ragnhild Nøst Bergem
Klipper:
Helge Billing
Stefan Sundlöf
Ragnhild Nøst Bergem
Komponist:
Eivind Hannisdal
Lyddesign:
Hugo Ekornes
Lydopptak:
Ragnhild Nøst Bergem

Teknisk informasjon

Format:
DCP 4k
Farger:
Farge
Lengde i minutter:
72'
Språk:
Norwegian
Undertekster:
English

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