FFN – DOC 1
Documentaries in competition

DIKTER LANGS EN FJORD - PORTRETT AV DIKTEREN HELGE STANGNES
(POEMS ALONG THE FJORD)
Dir: Trond Brede Andersen / Original Film AS / Norway 2009 / 43m

The film portrays the poet Helge Stangnes. We follow him through the whole process of writing a new poem, from the first words formed in his mind at his cabin in beautiful Ullsfjord, up to the reading and performance. Helge describes this process as "breaking the arm, wrestling with the devil himself!" We follow him to his birthplace on Senja, the environment closely connected to his poetry, and meet different artists who have brought his poems to life through their interpretations.


Å PUSTE UT MUSIKK (BREATHING MUSIC)
Dir: Trond Eliassen / News On Request AS / Norway 2009 / 56m

Surrounded by secrecy, the Rognan-composer Fred Jonny Berg, 33, has captured the heart and minds of the international music scene. The self-taught composer is on first name terms with stars such as Sir James Gallway and Vladimir Ashkenazy. "I never compose music", Berg says, "the tones just float around inside my head. When they get too loud, I have to breathe them out." This film is a story about a personal war, and about finally recapturing the love for music and life.