The School by the Sea

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24th TDF: Greek Premiere

Thorvin and Vilde are the only second graders at their small coastal school. Their days are idyllic, and everyone knows each other, plays together, and helps one another – until the school shuts down. There is a rainbow of sadness and excitement, loss and growth as children adapt to change.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Solveig Melkeraaen
Cinematography: Janne Lindgren
Editing: Christoffer Heie
Sound: Frank Arnesen, Nathanael Gustin, Andreas Lindberg Svensson
Music: Ginge Anvik
Production: Medieoperatørene AS
Producers: Ingvil Giske
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Norway
Production Year: 2021
Duration: 29΄
Contact: Norwegian Film Institute
Awards/Distinctions: The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival - Honorable Mention (2021), Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and Youth - Best Short Film (2021), TIFF Junior - Tromsø International Children's Film Festival - Best Short Film (2021), BIFF - Bergen International Film Festival - Best Short Documentary Film (2021)

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Solveig Melkeraaen

Filmography

2002 Radio Bingo (short)
2009 Statistics (short)
2010 The Bankbus (short)
2014 Good Girl
2017 Tongue Cutters
2021 The School by the Sea (short)