DIVING DEEP
SHORT FILM
DIVING DEEP Short film
Kaia is 12 years old and has lost her father in a diving accident. While her mother tries to keep the family together, Kaia lies and sneaks away from the support group to go on diving adventures in the local swimming pool. Beneath the surface, Kaia searches for her father in a magical world under water, while trying to understand death without fear.
The film won “Best student film” at 4th Dimension Film Festival, Swedish International Film Festival and Toronto Awards Film Festival in 2023.
In Diving Deep, I dive back into my childhood memories to try to understand the grief I felt as a child after losing my mother. Speaking with grown ups I experienced an alienation from their estranged phrases that where ment as a compfort. I felt like they didn’t understand that the pain the words could convey was insignificant compared to the pain I already felt. In the short film, Kaia tries to find comfort deep under the surface of the water. -Director Malene Begtrup
Written and directed by Malene Begtrup
Produced by Helena Lagoni Isbye
DoP Mathilde E. Kollandsrud
1. assistant director Oliver Martiny
Sound Giulio Conversi
Music composer Lise Kroner
Mix & master Jonathan Kroner Ingvald
Sounddesign Andreas Sandborg
Editor Natasja Enggaard
B-photo Sophus Tougaard Petersen, Oliver Martiny
Scripter Marie Anastasia Larsen
Costume & Props Helena Lagoni Isbye
CAST
Julie Frendrup Skovborg
Karl Peter Kjær Houlind
Christine Albeck Børge
Bella Norup
Anders Valbro Højte
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