Eng title: CLAES
Claes is a pensioner whose greatest wish is to finally make it to the nearby cinema. What if it rains? What if his sweater doesn’t match the shirt he is wearing? Probably better to stay in the safety of his own home and switch on the telly. In the total isolation of his solitary life, and out of an entirely unfounded fear of stepping outside his flat, Claes has turned his tidy home into a prison. With extreme sensitivity, this minimalistic film portrait captures Claes’s life and demonstrates just what loneliness can do to a person.
Martina Carlstedt
Martina Carlstedt
Britta Norell
Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
Robert Heftner
With support from The Swedish Film Institute
Go Short- International Short Film Festival, Nijmegen
Alcine Film Festival, Madrid
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, KVIFF Czech Republic
True and False Film Fest, Culumbia, Missouri, USA
DOK Leipzig, Germany
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Bergen International Film Festival, BIFF Norway
Göteborg Filmfestival, GIFF
Asterfest- International Film festival, Macedonia
Vienna Shorts, Austria
Best European Short Film Documentary – Go Short- International Short Film Festival
Best European Short Film competition award – Alcine Film Festival
Golden Horseshoe for best short documentary – Asterfest- International Film festival
Selected Works
The Gullspång MiracleBy Maria Fredriksson
ÖdesårenBy Martina Carlstedt
MålbrottskörenBy Ina Holmqvist & Martina Carlstedt
Svonni vs the Swedish Tax AgencyBy Maria Fredriksson
Mama GoalsBy Ellen Fiske
Kan noen fortelle meg at alt blir braBy Siri Bråtveit
HotetBy Maria Fredriksson
WastelandBY DANIEL MILTON
HundgårdenBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
Jag ringer pappaBy Martina Carlstedt & Ina Holmqvist
Ett jävla paradisBy Maria Fredriksson
Jag ringer mammaBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT & INA HOLMQVIST
Alla bara längtarBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
TjejskjutsenBY Ina Holmqvist
Afternoon TeaBy Maria Fredriksson
Tangokungens dotterBy Ina Holmqvist
The Love AgencyBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
Coffee TimeBY MARIA FREDRIKSSON
Micke & TommyBY MARTINA CARLSTEDT
The quiet oneIna Holmqvist & Emelie Wallgren
Så NäraBy Ina Holmqvist & Emelie Wallgren
DrömresanBY MARIA FREDRIKSSON
Medan tid ärBY MARIA FREDRIKSSON