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[mountainsaretrees-blog]

© Simplex recently premiered at the Toronto International Short Film Festival. I was lucky enough to work up a poster for it.

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Mousse

I was lucky to catch a screening of Mousse a couple of weeks ago at the Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival, in Greece. Mousse is quite long - for a short film - but it doesn’t feel too long. The cinematography and direction are of great quality but what really stands out is the script and the acting. The writing is awkwardly humorous, brilliantly phrased and with good pace. Each performance is a gem, a fact which was both refreshing and suprising, since we’re talking about a short film and short films, interesting and original as they can be, they sometimes lose a point or two due to amateur acting.

To sum up, director John Hellberg brought to life a fresh story that manages to jump very quickly from funny to serious, from weird to relieving, from light to dark.

But what is Mousse actually about? Well…There is a horse race, quite a big event. There is Maggan (Marienette Dahlin) who goes into Washington’s Tobacco store determined to get the most out of the bet she has placed. And finally there’s a French guy (Stepháne Bertola) who thinks it’s high time he robbed a little store and regained his pride, making a list of demands to the Swedish police. He is not your friend , he is Mousse. From that point and on, it’s all about …jokes. And timing. 

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[lujo18]

A #Shortfilm that I colour graded and co-shot with @jonnywalkerblack has been accepted into the Toronto international short film festival next month! Congrats to the crew as this will be the Canadian premiere of "All of me" produced by @theminifilms. #cinematography #davinciresolve #toronto #filmfest #TISFF #colorgrading (at Downtown Toronto)