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Girl Against Gravity

Year
2017
Country
Denmark
Duration
21’
Director
Jens Pedersen

Erdenchimeg (11) has her mind set on becoming a famous contortionist – a speciality of Mongolian acrobats. Her team at the circus school is invited to become part of a prestigious show on the parliament square. But suddenly Erdenchimeg seems incapable of managing her exercise. The prospect of becoming the ‘odd one out’ on her team is all the more frightening because her dad is imprisoned, her mother is a former drunk, and Erdenchimeg was only admitted to the circus school as an act of good will. Not just her own dreams, but also the dignity of her family is at stake. But in the end she finds her inner strength and pulls through!

 

Recommended age 7+

CREW:
Director: Jens Pedersen
Producer: Maria Stevnbak Westergren
Cinematographer: Jens Pedersen
Editor: Jesper Osmund
Sound: Hans Møller
Production and Sales
Toolboox Film, [email protected]
Director
Jens Pedersen

Jens Pedersen studied at Roskilde University and San Francisco State University. Pedersen has directed a number of documentary films, including the series Faith Hope Afghanistan (2013) and Kids on the Silk Road (2017). An episode from Faith Hope Afghanistan won the Audience Award and the Award for Best Documentary at the BUSTER Film Festival in 2014, and both series have had several episodes selected for a number of festivals such as IDFA.

Selected Filmography

Kids on the Silk Road (2017)

Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
Hall «LEFT»
Boomer Cinema
vul. Lavruhina, 4
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
Main Hall
Fakel Cinema
Mykoly Bazhana Avenue, 3A
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
Small Hall
Kyiv Rus Cinema
Sichovykh Striltsiv St., 93
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
Main Hall
Taras Shevchenko Cinema
Vyshgorodska St., 49
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
Hall «ANSHLAG»
Zhovten cinema
Kostiantynivska St, 26
Original language with English and Ukrainian subtitles
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Drop by Drop / Água mole
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Drop by Drop / Água mole
Year
2017
Country
Portugal
Directors
Alexandra Ramires (Xá), Laura Gonçalves
Duration
9’15’’’
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In My Room
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In My Room
Year
2017
Country
Israel
Director
Ayelet Albenda
Duration
70’
DOCU/YOUNG
Listen / Luister
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Listen / Luister
Year
2017
Country
The Netherlands
Director
Astrid Bussink
Duration
15’
DOCU/YOUNG
Mating / Parning
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Mating / Parning
Year
2019
Country
Sweden
Director
Lina Maria Mannheimer
Duration
90’
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Rainbow Children – Portrait of Elika
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Rainbow Children – Portrait of Elika
Year
2018
Country
Belgium, Iran
Director
Maryam Bayani
Duration
12’
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