In a small town in Sweden, the close friends, Maryam and Frida, host the mysterious Monique, a couch surfer who has come stay for a night. Under the eyes of their visitor, instances of everyday life play out, and tension surrounding the ambiguity of their intimate friendship and their sexual encounters ensue. In the final act, in the wake of Monique’s absence, Maryam and Frida try to continue with their routines while getting ready for a double date.
- fiction
- Germany/Sweden
- 17'
- 16mm transferred to HD
- 4:3
- B/W
- Swedish / French / Englisch with English Subtitles
- 2015
Statement
With Un Coup d’Oeil (Stroke of the Eye) we intend to examine a female friendship and the function of a private and enclosed space as a safe space, a political space, a chat room, a public space. In Un Coup d’Oeil domestic camp-drama meets chamber-play: because every object and every gesture seem to have meaning, their normality crumbles. We made this film together with a largerly female-identified crew and cast. Together with the director of photography Imogen Heath, we decided to shot the ‘Un Coup d’Oeil’ on B/W 16mm film-material. The free jazz music score was composed for the film by Manuela Schininá who recorded and arranged every single instrument.
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Credits
- Cast: Sanni Cabral, Roxy Farhat, Hanna Bergfors, Alex Lindskog, Mikael Lindahl
- Written, Directed And Edited By: Hanna Bergfors And Kornelia Kugler
- Director Of Photography: Imogen Heath
- Camera And Light Assistant: Zarah Zandieh
- Sound Recording: Birte Gerstenkorn, Manuela Schininá, Nadja Krüger
- Costume And Set Design: Ebba Fransén Waldhör
- Director’s Assistant: Nadja Krüger
- Set Photography: Alexa Vachon
- Film Music Concept And Arrangement: Manuela Schininá
- Performed By: Bastian Hagedorn / Drums, Johanna Olausson / Contrabass, Mitchelle Betancourt / Trombone
- Sound Design: Manuela Schininá
- Sound Mixing: Jochen Jessuzek
- Grading: Kornelia Kugler
- Catering: Nai Fowler, Rüzgâr Bushky, Hinna Jafri
- Script Advisors: Amelia Bande, Roxy Farhat
- Production Assistants Malmö: Aina Gagliardo, Roxy Farhat
- Production Assistants Berlin: Imogen Heath, Nadja Krüger
- Location Berlin: Liz Rosenfeld
- Production: Kornelia Kugler And Hanna Bergfors / Systrar Productions
- Produced At The Institute For Timebased Media, University Of The Arts Berlin
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