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Moving North (2003)

Moving North poster
Directed by
Kajsa Næss, Dag Johan Haugerud
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark, Norway

How it feels

On her 15th birthday, a young girl experiences her grandfather's death. A family gathering reveals their personalities and tensions through choreographed movement and dance, all seen from the girl's perspective.

intimatereflectivepoignantunderstatedcontemplativegentleobservational

What happens

Mot huset er en film instrueret af Dag Johan Haugerud, Kajsa Næss. En ung pige oplever, at hendes bedstefar dør samme dag, som hun fylder 15. Det er tid til en sær familiesammenkomst. Familiemedlemmernes personligheder og spændingerne mellem dem udtrykkes gennem koreograferede bevægelser og dans, set fra pigens pov. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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