Writer, Director, Producer, Sound Designer
KOSELIG (Noun/verb)
Screened at 40+ Festivals Worldwide
With one camera, filming from one angle, one Slow TV creator sets out on a quest to break the world’s longest live documentary record.
Synopsis
“Koselig (noun/verb)” is a mockumentary comedy about Slow TV, a real-life Norwegian phenomenon that can best be described as “marathon television coverage of an ordinary event in its entirety”. At its heart, it is a simplistic yet endearing form of film that captivates foreign crowds for hours on end with its still imagery and unconventional charm. In 2011, it was the vehicle for a Norwegian film crew to set the longest live documentary record and, in 2020, it is primed to do so again.
A sleepless documentary crew follows Alecko Tufte, a Slow TV creator based in America, as he sets out on this record-breaking quest. With 134+ hours to burn, Alecko spends his time between shooting introducing his beloved craft to American audiences and talking to the crew about his trials, roots, and inspirations. The grueling hours begin to wear at the crew, but Alecko’s enthusiasm is unwavering. It is not his will that is questioned but that of the crew as they begin to realize neither party may have been as clear about their intentions with the documentary as they each originally thought.
Awards & Recognitions
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o Reykjavik Visions Film Festival, Best Comedy Short
o FLICKFAIR, Best Comedy (April 2021)
o Horsetooth International Film Festival, Best “Next Generation” Short Film & Audience Choice Award
o Prague International Indie Film Festival, Best Young Filmmaker Award
o London International Web & Shorts Film Festival, The Weird & Wonderful Award
o Sydney Indie Short Festival, Best Female Student Director
o London Indie Short Festival of 24 Frames, Best Short Screenplay
o Beyond the Curve International Film Festival, Best Student Film
o Pure Magic International Film Festival, Best Student Short Film & Best Comedic Actor in a Docu/Short Film
o Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival, Best Actor of Student Film
o Canada Shorts, Award of Distinction
o Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival, Silver Mention
o Andromeda Film Festival, Jury Special Award
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o JellyFEST
o Portland Comedy Film Festival
o Paris International Short Festival
o The Monthly Film Festival
o Kosice International Monthly Film Festival
o Vesuvius International Monthly Film Fest
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o Dumbo Film Festival
o Montreal Independent Film Festival
o Cyrus Monthly Short Festival of Toronto
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o Lonely Wolf: London International Film Festival
o Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
o Tietê International Film Awards
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o Toronto Film and Script Awards
o International Shorts Film Festival
o Milan Short Film Festival
o Lublin Film Festival
o Vienna Indie Short Film Festival
o Boden International Film Festival
o Feel the Reel International Film Festival
o Berlin Shorts Award
o Venice Shorts
o Houston Comedy Film Festival
o Chicago Indie Film Awards
o Boulder Film and Brew Festival
o Front Range International Film Festival
o Ridgway Independent Film Fest
o FROSTBITE International Indie Fest
o Miami National Film Festival
o Austin International Art Festival
o BEST SHORT FEST
o Anatolian Short Film Festival
o Madras Independent Film Festival
o Kalakari Film Festival
