69 Minutes of 86 Days
ABOUT
From an unfamiliar Greek port to the quiet streets of Uppsala, Sweden, a brave three-year-old Syrian refugee makes the long journey through Europe with her family to find comfort and a fresh start in a new home. Full of a child’s energy and curiosity, she takes in her surroundings between hundreds of adult legs. For every step she takes, she emanates a longed-for feeling of hope.
Director and cinematographer Egil Håskjold Larsen's debut feature length documentary 69 Minutes of 86 Days earned him a Hot Docs Emerging Filmmaker Award, and several main prizes at festivals such as CPH:DOX, Sheffield Docfest, New York Nordic, His second feature: Where Man Returns, after opening Tromsø IFF and premiering at CPH:DOX, won the Amanda Award For Best Documentary, and several national and international prizes for directing and cinematography, among them best doc and cinematography at Valletta Int FF. Still Egil is maybe best known for his work as a cinematographer premiering only this last year with films like; Victor Kossakovskys Gunda, Tone Grøttjords All That I Am, and Håvard Fossums Meet the Censors.