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Being Someone Else

English title: Being Someone Else
Norway, 2020, 8 min.

Director: Øyvind Aamli
Production company:
SP Film
Øyvind Aamli
oyvind@spfilm.no

Age recommendation: 10 years and up
Film genre: Documentary

Synopsis:
In this intimate portrait we follow thirteen-year-old Imogen’s process preparing for the biggest event of her year, the Comic Con cosplay convention. After choosing the cartoon character she wants to be, she meticulously starts to craft her own costume. We observe how this journey triggers dramatic events and slowly reveals her lingering wound of being kicked out of school. As the pieces of her character comes together through sewing her costume, experimenting with make-up, contact lenses and wigs, Imogen explains how becoming a fictional character helps her to cope.

Festivals:
Oska Bright FF 2022
Olympia IFF 2021 
BUFF 2021 
Zlín IFF 2021
Filem’On FF 2021 
Calgary IFF 2021
The Scottish Mental Health FF 2021
Doclands IFF 2021
Human Rights FF 2021
Macao ISFF 2021
Mo&Friese 2021
Seattle CFF 2021 (awarded)
UNICEF Innocenti International FF 2021 (awarded)
Raindance FF 2020

Study guide: German