BETTY BANGKOK

A feature film in development, to be directed by Lovisa Inserra.

The film is about a Vietnam veteran and his friendship with a 10-year old street kid "Betty Bangkok".

Governess Linda Källérus is shooting and Emma K Dixgård of Red Sister and Marc Henry Johnson at MHJ Productions are producing. Clark Johnson plays the lead.

Betty Bangkok is supported by The Swedish Film Institute.

Contact: Lovisa Inserra
www.bettybangkok.com


STAYCATION

Governess Films is branching out into theatrical productions with Sandra Andreis’ new project STAYCATION. The story about a chance encounter at a downtown hotel explores how far we are willing to go to feel connected.

The original story is simultanously developed into a play and a screenplay. The idea is to combine different art forms , and let them interplay in order to enhance the experience of the story.

Contact: Sandra Andreis


CLASS TRIP

Directed by Sarah Gyllenstierna

A short film based on a story by acclaimed author Victor LaValle and shot by award-winning cinematographer Bradford Young, Class Trip premiered in the International Competition of the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. It will air on Canal Plus France and Africa in 2011.

Class Trip was made with support by New York State Council on the Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and the Puffin Foundation and with fiscal sponsorship by Women Make Movies.

Adapted from a story by Victor LaValle
Written for the screen by Sarah Gyllenstierna
Produced by H.H. Cooper & Sarah Gyllenstierna


THE CONSERVATORY

A 30 minute film directed by Lovisa Inserra & shot by Linda Källérus

Liv returns to her childhood home – a rundown mansion – after the death of her father. There are mysterious circumstances surrounding his passing and Liv starts to suspect that her relatives are hiding something from her.

A gothic drama about a family’s secluded, twisted world.

Produced by: Emma K Dixgård and Patrick Sobieski
Written by: Sara Bergmark Elfgren

www.orangerietfilm.com


THE PARLIAMENT OF ONE

A documentary feature by Lisa Russell

"The Parliament of One" explores US-UN relations through the testimonies of some of the world body's most well-known public voices.

Contact:Lisa Russell


WELCOME TO CALIGOLA

A 10 minute film directed by Lovisa Inserra & shot by Linda Källérus

Welcome to Caligola is an initiation film that invites you in to the world of the artistic community Caligola

Produced by: Emma K Dixgård.

www.caligola.com


MYTH OF THE MOTHERLAND

MYTH OF THE MOTHERLAND is a new documentary film and spoken word poetry initiative which follows young writers/poets as they embark on a creative writing journey through diverse African countries to meet with African scholars, writers, artists and others to address myths and biases about the Mother Continent.
Contact:Lisa Russell
www.mythofthemotherland.com


BUSTER

A Governess Films Production about a self destructive guy called BUSTER.

BUSTER is a feature film shot entirely on super 8. It played the underground festival circuit and is currently available through indiepix in the US and Cinestar in Sweden

Contact:Lovisa Inserra

www.busterfilm.com


WE WILL NOT DIE LIKE DOGS


Directed by - Lisa Russell.
WE WILL NOT DIE LIKE DOGS is a feature length documentary film which profiles AIDS activists from the four African countries of Nigeria, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Zambia. Providing intimately honest and provocative testimonies from individuals who are living face-to-face with the epidemic on a daily basis - including 2 HIVpositive women who fight against stigma and discrimination, a doctor working tirelessly caring for HIV-infected children in the rural villages, and a reggae artist who uses his status amongst youth and the media to bring awareness to HIV/AIDS.
Available through indiepix
Contact:Lisa Russell


HONORED


A Governess Films Production by writer/director - Stephanie Fischette.
Short film shot on super 16mm starring Elisabeth Moss.
Contact:Stephanie Fischette
www.honoredmovie.com


I'M YOUR MAN


I'M YOUR MAN was made with support by the Swedish Film Institute and SVT (Swedish Television). It was watched by 685 000 viewers when it aired on SVT.

The film has screened at over a dozen film festivals across the United States, Sweden, Italy and Spain, winning a Best Short Comedy award and an invitation to screen at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington D.C.
Writer/Director - Sarah Gyllenstierna
Produced by - Soul Sister Films
Contact: Sarah Gyllenstierna


LOVE, LABOR LOSS


The documentary film "Love, Labor, Loss" profiles the struggles of young mothers in Africa who are ostracized because of "obstetric fistula", a condition they develop from prolonged labor and lack of access to emergency obstetric care. Shot on location in Niger, West Africa and to be distributed in 2005 , "Love, Labor, Loss" is the first full length U.S.-produced documentary film to address the issue and does so strategically by engaging a Western audience who know little about the disease.
Contact:Lisa Russell
www.lovelaborloss.com

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