SISTERS: THE SUMMER WE FOUND OUR SUPERPOWERS

Arild Østin Ommundsen studied directing at the University College in Stavanger. After making short films in the last half of the 1990s, he made his debut as a feature film director with the independent hit Mongoland in 2001, a film he also co-wrote. His second feature film, Monsterthursday, was selected as the first Norwegian film ever to participate in a competition at the Sundance Film Festival. It won the Audience Award at the Mannheim International Film Festival, and has been screened at numerous festivals around the world.