BendFilm Festival 2021

Matters of Life and Death - Shorts

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6 films in package
The Roads Most Traveled: Photojournalist Don Bartletti
Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist Don Bartletti shares heart wrenching stories from his forty year career documenting history as it unfolds.
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Peek-a-Boom
Surrounded by her loving family on her birthday, an event occurs that shapes Mira’s life forever.
On My Mind
Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, it has to be now. It's a question of life, death and karaoke.
How To End a Conversation
A heartbroken man, unable to stop calling his Ex, enlists a therapist to help him lift the weight of his past relationship off of his shoulders... literally.
Harmonia Solid
While cleaning house, a woman discovers an area rug that disposes of literal and figurative trash in a beautiful and magical way.
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People taking life-changing risks, coming to terms with the end of things, side-stepping imminent death or facing it head-on. A striking and at times humorous glimpse into our humanity through the lens of our ultimate vulnerability.

Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, it has to be now. It's a question of life, death and karaoke.


About the Director:

Martin Strange-Hansen is a Danish Director, Screenwriter and an avid short film-lover. Martin was the Former President and Vice President of the Danish Film directors Association. He was the former Head of Programme, and a member of the film selection committee at OFF, Odense International Short Film festival. His awards include Student Academy Awards Foreign Category, Oscar Best Live Action Short, Audience Awards Clermont Ferrand, and Best Short Film Odense International FilmFestival.

  • Runtime
    18 minutes
  • Language
    Danish
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Premiere
    Northwest Premiere (Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana)
  • Director
    Martin Strange-Hansen
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