When Tyra goes home to visit her family on the occasion of her beloved father's 20th death anniversary, their world is turned upside down when the father unexpectedly shows up at their door that same evening.

Suddenly, they all face what grief has done to them. The short film Gjensyn is a school project from The Norwegian Film School, and the film was nominated for the Student Academy Awards in 2022.

Director

Iain Forbes (b. 1990) was born in Scotland and grew up in Lillesand. He has studied directing at Norland kunst- og filmfagskole and the Norwegian Film School. His exam film Revisited (2022) won a Student-Oscar in 2023. He has also directed short films such as Snowman (2015) and Semper Fi (2017).

This film is part of

Oslo Pix Ung 2024

Original title Gjensyn

Country Norway

Year 2022

Director Iain A.S. Forbes

Screenplay Lina Csillag

Cinematography Karoline Sødal Sellæg

Producer Tøri Gjendal

Cast Thea Sofie Loch Næss, Gjertrud Jynge, Jacob Vigeland, Håkon Ramstad

Production Company Den norske filmskolen

Runtime 30m

Language Norwegian

Genre Drama, Short Film

Format DCP

Age limit 12

Links IMDb

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