av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 18, 2018 | Nöje
https://vimeo.com/melfilms/guns
When there’s a gun crime in America, there’s only one place to go to trace the gun back to its owner: Martinsburg, West Virginia. That’s where the ATF’s National Tracing Center handles roughly 8,000 active traces per day — all while inside a government-mandated technology time-capsule that makes searching a database of gun owners impossible. This is nothing like those cop shows you watch. With more gun stores in the U.S.A. than McDonalds, Starbucks, and supermarkets combined, there’s a lot of paperwork to manually sort through. And it’s truly a sight to behold.
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av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 18, 2018 | Nöje
In the tradition of classic westerns, a narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon can hear the narrator and the narrator may just be a little bit bloodthirsty.
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 17, 2018 | Nöje
Time is running out for Marina, who wants to start a family – Jens only has his declining career as a TV-actor in mind. So when he gets an opportunity to boost his career, he secretly puts a stop to the family expansion.
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 16, 2018 | Nöje
Self-shot and edited whilst cycling around the world, this short film charts my winter journey into the Canadian Arctic as I completed my bike ride up the American continent. Compelled by Jack London’s assertion, that ‘any man who is a man can travel alone’, I sought an adventure of perfect solitude. Yet, as I came to realise, the harsh truths of travelling in such a formidable environment were a long way from the romantic images I’d held of this land. The Frozen Road is an honest reflection on my solo trip; of the wonder, terror and frustration I experienced when riding through the unforgiving emptiness of one of the world’s ’last great wildernesses’.
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Notable awards for the film:
’Special Jury Mention’ – Banff Mountain Film Festival
’Best Director’ – Bilbao Mendi Film Festival
’Spirit of Adventure’ – 5Point Film Festival
’Best Adventure Film’ – New York WILD
’Best Exploration and Adventure Film’ – Fort William Mountain Film Festival
Featuring in the Banff World Tour 2018
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Music:
AA Bondy – Mightiest of Guns
Rasmus Brix – Josefine
Tom Rosenthal – Go Solo
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Thanks to Fatback Bikes for their equipment support.
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If you’ve enjoyed this film please think about donating whatever you think it was worth/can afford to help cover some of the costs of making it and releasing it for FREE! Between 2014 and 2017 I pedalled my way across five continents, filming the entire journey as I went. I’m hoping to turn that footage into a longer film later this year and so any kind support will really help make that happen 🙂 PLUS any donators will receive a download of The Frozen Road for free! Please follow the PayPal button on the link below. Thanks, Ben.
benpagefilms.com/films/the-frozen-road/
Thanks!
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 15, 2018 | Nöje
An audiovisual ecstasy – a firework and ode to the colorful bazaar of passions!
Could it be sweet, sour, bitter or even salty? A girl embarks on an aromatic journey of love, stimulating her taste buds to the point of climax. With all senses, she explores the various forms love can take on. “Love is as diverse as our sense of taste.”
http://www.tasteoflove.at
Behind the Scenes
vimeo.com/paulscheufler/tasteoflovemakingof
Festivals:
Iris Prize, Brest European SFF, PÖFF Shorts, ZINEGOAK, LesGaiCineMad, MERLINKA, FILMZ,…
http://augohr.de/catalogue/taste-of-love
av Mikael Winterkvist | feb 14, 2018 | Nöje
Marseille, today. Aminata works as a hairdresser in an Afro hairdressing salon, Badara works as mechanic. When they meet, their love story will change their lives.
’Univitellin’ is this week’s Staff Pick Premiere! Read more about it here: vimeo.com/blog/post/staff-pick-premiere-univitellin
A film by Terence Nance
Interpreted by Aminata M’Bathie, Naky Sy Savané, Badara N’Gom & Mama Faso
Music : Akua Naru, Dany Levital
Photography director : Shawn Peters
Sound : Baptiste Geffroy
Sets : Alexandre Marcault
Editing : Théo Lochtenberger
Mix : Joel Hernandez
Production : Floréal Films – Avi Amar & Damned Films – Yohann Cornu
Festivals & Distribution : Anaïs Colpin / Manifest / anais@manifest.pictures
