BIRD HEARTS
Film - Program 9 Filmfest 2016

BIRD HEARTS

Directed by Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Info

Director: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Section: Program 9
Country: Norway
Year: 2015
OT: FUGLEHJERTER
Language: Norwegian
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Andre Sørum, Stine Sørensen, Steinar Klouman Hallert, Elina Grødal
18+ (no age rating)

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Logline

BIRD HEARTS

Benjamin and Maya share a life and an apartment in the center of Oslo. On Benjamin's 26th birthday, Tobias, Benjamin's younger and more successful brother, comes to visit for the weekend. During a late night dinner party with friends, Maya tells a story about a sexual experience she had in Brazil. As a consequence, Benjamin's insecurities and vulnerabilities begin to surface. BIRD HEARTS is a film about gender roles and jealousy, sex and family - and the tricky power of the stories lovers tell.



  • Duration: 25 Min.

  • Film School: WESTERDALS Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology /Westerdals Oslo

Meet the director

BIRD HEARTS

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (b.1990) finished his degree in film directing at Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology, and completed his bachelor film BIRD HEARTS in the spring of 2015. He was selected in the “Future Frames: Ten new filmmakers to follow” at Karlovy Vary IFF where BIRD HEARTS had its world premiere. BIRD HEARTS was also screened at Toronto IFF.

Credits

Screenplay: Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel
Director of Photography: Daniel Fredrik Warren
Film Editor: Jonas Ekroll Bakkelund
Composer: Bendik Hovik Kjeldsberg
Production Designer: Maren Saedi
Costume Design: Maren Saedi
Sound: Odin Eggen Brække
Producer: Martine Solberg, Peter Bøe