Fuglenes AfGrund / ABYSS OF THE BIRDS

SHORT FICTION | Digital   |  20 min  |  Denmark | 2021

In a fabricated Copenhagen, possibly near future, the political discourse about abortion has been intensified. Liva is a front figure in a pro-life political party and about to take the role as chairwoman. Accidentally she gets pregnant with a colleague from the party and her strong beliefs start to come into question.

Best Cinematography at NYCA - New York Cinematography Awards, Dec 2021.
Best Film of the Month at NYCA - New York Cinematography Awards, Dec 2021.

Best Student Film Cinematography at LACA - Los Angeles Cinematography Awards, Dec 2021.
Best Student Film at LACA - Los Angeles Cinematography Awards, Dec 2021.

Best Student Film Cinematography at CaCA - Canadian Cinematography Awards, Dec 2021.
Best film of the month at CaCA - Canadian Cinematography Awards 2021.
Best Short Film at CaCA - Canadian Cinematography Awards 2021.
Best Student Film at CaCA - Canadian Cinematography Awards 2021.
Best Director at CaCA - Canadian Cinematography Awards 2021.

In competition at OFF21 - Odense International Film Festival.
Official selection at the Nordic International Film Festival in New York.

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Director : Jacob Krzysztof Glogowski
Writers : Anne Vraaby Aumayr & Malthe Jagd Miehe-Renard
Producer : Caroline Steenberg Dam
Director of Photography : Morten Vilhelm
Production Design : Thilde Ammitzbøll & Veronika Bach
Assistant Camera : Benjamin Ingvorsen
Gaffer : Louise Wolff Thulstrup
Editor: René Georg Johansen
Sound Designer : Tobias Lukassen
Composer : Kasper Houmøller Mortensen
Main Cast : Fanny Bernth, Jesper Ole Feit, Karla Løkke & Morten Suurballe
Production Company : Super16 & Zentropa