Saturday 24, 10.30 at Scholastic Theater, Broadway. The Norwegian short film 'Shadow of a Midsummer Night' at New York International Childrens Film Festival. About: It's Midsummer’s Eve in Norway, the brightest night of the year. During the celebrations, Jon and Line escape to their secret hideout in the forest. However, the idyll passes as Line has to leave, and this is the last time Jon sees her. A gentle and beautifully made story about grief and acceptance, and finding a way back.
NEW YORK INT'L CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2012
March 2-25, Various Locations in NYC
Now in its 15th year, the nation's largest festival for kids and teens will present four weekends of groundbreaking and thought-provoking new works for ages 3-18, with 100 new films, opening and closing galas, new feature premieres, six short film programs, filmmaker Q&As, filmmaking workshops and special events.
Shadow of a Midsummer Night
The idyll is disrupted during the brightest night of the year.
- A story about finding the way back.
It’s Midsummer Eve. The brightest night of the year. During the celebrations 10 year old Jon and Line escape to their secret hideout in the forest. However, the idyll passes as Line has to leave.
This is the last time Jon sees her. A story about a child finding his way back.
The screenplay is a collaboration between award winning director Stian Einar Forgaard and myself. This is director Stian Einar Forgaard’s third short movie about young children and existential issues. His last film “Ekornet” (“The Squirrel”) won him several awards and honorable mentions in film festivals worldwide.
“Shadow of a Midsummer Night” is produced in 2011. It has been accepted to the Norwegian Short Film Festival 2011 in Grimstad.
“Shadow of a Midsummer Night” is funded by The Norwegian Film Institute, Fond for lyd og bilde, Filmkraft Rogaland and Vestnorsk filmsenter.
Director
-Stian Einar Forgaard
Screenplay
-Stian Einar Forgaard
-Linda May Kallestein
Music
-John Erik Kaada
D.O.P
-Tore Vollan
Editor
-Erik Andersson