QUEEN

Credits

Director / Producer Mari Ørstavik

Writer Mari Ørstavik, Mari Qviller

Project Type Short

Runtime 19 minutes 8 seconds

Country of Origin Norway

Sinopsis

Ine, at 25 years old, realizes she has grown into a life she hasn’t chosen herself. In an attempt to awaken both herself and her uninterested boyfriend Petter (26), she goes to a pole dancing class where she meets Rebecka (24) – a girl that is everything Ine isn’t.

Through Rebecka, Ine gets a glimpse into a world she has been completely isolated from – a world where people fight for the freedom to be themselves completely unfiltered, and where colors and glitter steps into place for the grey, squared life she has been leading.

Ines fascination with Rebecka grows into something she soon wonders if is infatuation. But is it Rebecka she is infatuated with, or is it her life?

Director Biography

Mari Ørstavik is an filmmaker and actor based in Oslo, Norway. A graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Mari brings her acting experience into her filmmaking by using what she has learned about the human condition to create characters that resonate across generations. Her previous work as a screenwriter has been shown at the BFI Future Festival, among others.