SONGS IN THE SUN
2017 • FICTION FEATURE • 70 MIN.
On a hot summer day, Anna visits her childhood friend Julie, on the Danish island Møn, where they both grew up. Julie is obsessed with an old Danish myth and spends all her time in the forest. According to Julie's mother Sonja, Julie is depressed. Anna is there to cheer Julie up and convince her to give up her childish fantasies. But as the three women relax on the beach under a clear blue sky, Anna sees something that changes everything.
Director KRISTIAN SEJRBO LIDEGAARD
Scriptwriters ALLAN HYDE & KRISTIAN SEJRBO LIDEGAARD
Producer MARIA MØLLER KJELDGAARD
Director of Photography SEBASTIAN DANNEBORN
Production Designer JOSEFINE ELSE LARSEN
Editor JENNA MANGULAD
Sound Designer PETER STORM WICH
Composer JOHAN CARØE
Cast EMMA SEHESTED HØEG, CHARLOTTE MUNCK & VICTORIA CARMEN SONNE
Produced by Manna Film for Super16 in collaboration with Nordisk Film Fonden, Det Obelske Familiefond, Spar Nord Fonden, Filmkopi, Dansk Skuespillerforbund with support from Filmværkstedet, Danske Dramatikere, SF Studios, Zentropa, Toolbox Film, Fridthjof Film A/S.
SELECTED FESTIVALS
Slamdance Film Festival
Poitiers Film Festival
CPH PIX
Oaxaca Film Festival
IndieCork Film Festival
Amsterdam Independent Film Festival – Main Prize
Sydney World Film Festival – Main Prize
Bushwick Film Festival
Delhi International Film Festival
Helsinki International Film Festival, Nordisk
Mexico Film Festival
