Short film ‘Ovetande’  preview by Gustav Asplund

Gustav in my class DM12, is an aspiring film director. Ovetande, meaning The Unknowing, is his latest short film.

“It’s about Jakob, who searches for tranquility and peace out in a far land. He comes across such place, falls in love with it and its people. He soon discovers he wants more power within the group so he undergoes a sinister act that will change his life.”

This afternoon he held a short private preview for some of us in the class. He has submitted it to Göteborg Film Festival. Below are some pictures from the screening today. However, the first image pays no justice to the beautiful cinematography of the film, so be sure to check Gustav’s Portfolio in January to see the full film. 

Some info about the film: 

● CINEMATOGRAPHY: Gustav Asplund ● DIRECTORS: Gustav Asplund, Per Englund & Kalle Rolleri. ● ACTORS: Per Englund; Kalle Rolleri; Martin Bild; Madm Fia; Andreas Pappas; Estelle Martinsson ● PRODUCER: Andreas Pappas ● EDITORS: Gustav Asplund; Madm Fia; Per Englund & Philip Bergström.

A scene from Ovetande. 

Q&A and feedback after the screening with Gustav. 

Gustav is happy after the feedback from the screening! 

“You don’t stop doing things because you get old, you get old because you stop doing things”

Lot’s of positive energy to get inspired by : ) We are never too wise. 

Trailer for movie - Wisdom by Andrew Zuckerman 

Zero Silence premier @Södra Teatern 

Last night I went to the debut screening of the documentary Zero Silence. It was an emotional and very touching story about the struggles of young people in the Middle East fighting to be free, and using the internet to their advantage, although with a lot of difficulty. It reminded me how fragile the world is, not so far from where I live, and how lucky I am -we are-, to be so free to communicate as we wish, and how we wish.

This is a short clip I filmed yesterday of a touching performance by Rebekka Karijord, playing a song from the film, and some words by Hussain Kabani, who was involved in the making of the film. 

This documentary was very inspiring, especially getting to know the struggles and stories of  the young people interviewed in the film, and then seeing those same individuals in flesh on stage after the film for Q&A was very touching. The sound design & music to the documentary was something I thought was very well selected too.

Watch the Zero Silence trailer below, and check out the website for more: http://www.zerosilence.org/

Zero Silence is a documentary about young people in the Middle East who have grown angry over the authoritarian regimes they live in. These young people are using the Web to bring about change in their societies where free speech is controlled or censored.

Among other topics, the production will explore the impact of the Internet and non-traditional media such as social media and whistle-blowing sites on the Arab world and beyond through a new generation that uses the Web to get the free word out to organize, mobilize, collaborate and fight injustice.

Chopard is the official partner of Cannes Film Festival, and it also handcrafts the prestigious Palme d’Or trophy in its Geneva workshops, elegantly documented in this video. 

I’ve always loved ’ making-of’s ‘, behind the scenes footage. Love this one. Beautiful.

hyperguetto:

beautiful

Tender exploration of intimacy and sexuality, a beautiful film. 

Real life couple: Devendra Banhart and Rebecca Schwartz

(Sex sells. Even glasses…)