CREDITS
Director: Michael Graversen
Producer: Lise Saxtrup
Development producer: Emilie Lebech Kaae
Line producer: Sofie Rørdam
Executive producer: Meta Louise Foldager Sørensen
Cinematographer: Michael Graversen
Editors: Rebekka Jørgensen & Sofie Steenberger
Composer: Katharina Nuttall & Uno Helmersson
Supported by The Danish Film Institute and DR
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
BIOGRAPHY
Danish filmmaker Michael Graversen has received wide festival acclaim with his films that are known to deal with existential or social relevant themes.
The intimate portrait of an young Afghan refugee in “Dreaming of Denmark” (2015) earned him a CPH:DOX F:ACT Award nomination and “No Man’s Land” (2013), a strong depiction of life at a children’s asylum center was selected for IDFA and 25+ festivals. Previous films include the shorts “An Anxious Mind”, “Toxic Ground” and “The Last Night Shift”. Michael Graversen graduated in Documentary Directing from the National Film and TV School in the UK and holds a BA in Film & Media Science and Psychology from Copenhagen University.
FILMOGRAPHY
Dreaming of Denmark (2015)
No Man’s Land (2013)
An Anxious Mind (2012)
FESTIVALS/PRIZES
Amnesty Award, Giffoni International Film Festival 2. prize Best Documentary, Giffoni International Film Festival
Buenos Aires, Human Rights Film Festival, DerHumAlc
Lübeck, Nordische Filmtage
Japan Prize, International Educational Program Contest
Helsinki International Film Festival
Human District, Beograd
Salaam Film & Dialog / Salaam Filmfestival – Salaam Fimpris 2016
Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Amsterdam
Bucharest One World, Romania
Document Human Rights Film Festival, Glasgow
Human Rights & Arts Film Festival, Melbourne
BUFF International Children’s Film Festival, Malmø
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
CPH:DOX, F:ACT Award nominee
Fish, Rostock
Louisiana International Film Festival
Human Rights Film Festival, Sweden