Skál
dir. Cecilie Debell, Maria Tórgarð / 2021 / Faroe Islands, Denmark / 75 min
Special mentions in competition for Canon Award for Best Cinematography
Dania, 21, grew up in a Christian congregation on the Faroe Islands. She recently moved to Tórshavn, where she became romantically involved with hip-hop artist and poet Trygvi
Dania, 21, grew up in a Christian congregation on the Faroe Islands. She recently moved to Tórshavn, where she became romantically involved with hip-hop artist and poet Trygvi, aka Silver Boy. He is from a secular family and writes dark lyrics. Fascinated by Trygvi’s courage to write brutally honest lyrics about being human, Dania starts writing more personal texts that amount to a collection of poems, “Skál”, critical of the double life she and other young people are forced to live in order to fit within the strict Christian framework.
- duration:
- 75 min
- country / year of production:
- Faroe Islands, Denmark / 2021
- director:
- Cecilie Debell, Maria Tórgarð
- cinematography:
- Cecilie Debell, Jens Jákup Hansen, Maria Tórgarð, Rógvi Rasmussen, Troels Rasmus Jensen
- production:
- Heidi Kim Andersen / Made in Copenhagen
- selected festivals and awards:
- 2021 – CPH:DOX Copenhagen; 2021 – Chicago IFF: Golden Hugo Award; 2021 – Nordisk Panorama, Malmö: New Nordic Voices Award
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