Compelling Downfall

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Encountering the extraordinary often feeds thoughts about the ordinary. When she first heard about her two characters' financial downfall and individual confrontations, director Eva Mulvad knew she…

Documentary in Cyberspace

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Bente Milton and Mikkel Stolt set out to do a personal investigation of the online phenomenon Second Life. "My Avatar and Me", selected for IDFA's Reflecting Images, goes with co-director Stolt on a…

Modern Cowboys of the Ngorongoro

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. "You people up there, what kind of work do you do?", Simon asks curiously to the camera in "Masai on the Move". Steering away from the usual cliché Robin Schmidt and Morten Vest's documentary about…

The Chamber You Must Always Remember To Forget

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Michael Madsen's "Into Eternity" is a mesmerizing reflection on the construction of the world's first permanent storage facility for nuclear waste. A reflection that Madsen, who comes from the art…

Rendering Architecture With Bodies

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Kaspar Astrup Schröder captivated audiences last year at IDFA with his stylish portrait of Dr. Nakamats, a famous inventor and cult figure in Japan. This year, the young Danish director is back with…

Passion for Dialogue

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Klara Grunning-Harris wasn’t sure she would ever return to her Scandinavian roots, but the post of DFI film commissioner was too much of a temptation. After 17 years in California, the 39-yearold…

Big Ambitions, Tight Setup

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. The directors at the helm of the rapidly advancing production company Danish Documentary strive to put the money on screen. Eva Mulvad's "The Good Life" and Phie Ambo's "The Home Front" are in…

Crosscultural Doc Dating

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. In 2009, the CPH:DOX festival added a new initiative to its already wide scope of projects. DOX:LAB is an experimental filmmaking laboratory bringing together a handpicked group of talented young…

Shut Up Mountain Goat!

03. nov 2010 | INTERVIEW. Phie Ambo's "The Home Front" is a breezy documentary comedy made for Danish prime-time TV, but the title's reference to war is no fluke. The film is about conflict, how they arise and grow, in this…

Danish films in Lübeck

03. nov 2010 | FESTIVAL. Films by Per Fly, Christoffer Boe, Louise N.D. Friedman and director duo Noer and Lindholm are in the main competition at Nordic Film Days Lübeck 3-7 November. A dozen more will run in the festival's…