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Childhood

CHILDHOOD is a 90 minute full-length feature film about children and how they play on their own terms. An observational documentary that follows the children in Aurora Kindergarten throughout a year. These are children from 1-7 years of age. It is a quiet and close, life-affirming film, at the same time it will be deeply provocative, because it draws up a whole different perspective on what children truly need than what is the current norm.

  • Margreth Olin
    Director
    “In the House of Angels” “The Angel”“Doing Good”
  • Margreth Olin
    Writer
    “In the House of Angels” “The Angel”“Doing Good”
  • Margreth Olin
    Producer
    “In the House of Angels” “The Angel”“Doing Good”
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Barndom
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Children, Growing up
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2017
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    Norwegian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Northern Film Group AS
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Margreth Olin

Margreth Olin, born in Stranda, Sunnmøre, Norway, April 16th 1970.
Educated at Volda College and the University of Bergen and Oslo. Made her directorial debut with the school production “In the House of Love” in 1995. In 1998 her first full-length documentary “In the House of Angels” was released theatrically in Norway. It later received many prizes, among them the Amanda for best documentary. Her breakthrough came with the film “My Body” which also won the Amanda. It won The Golden Chair and the Audience award at the Norwegian Short film festival in Grimstad. “My Body” created a big debate in the medias. It won prizes abroad where it participated at numerous festivals. Among them it was
nominated and given a diploma at the Silver Wolf competition IDFA 2002. “Raw Youth” has been seen by more than 60 000 at Norwegian cinemas and was nominated for the European Film Award, best documentary, 2005. “The Angel” was the Best foreign language film Norwegian Oscar entry 2010. “Nowhere Home”
(2012), about lone minor asylumseeking children, created a huge debate in Norway and are screened at numerous festivals and conferences abroad. Olin is one of 6 directors in Wim Wenders "Cathedrals of Culture" (2013), where she directed the
episode from the Oslo Opera House, premiered at Berlinale 2014. Olin’s documentary “Doing Good” is one of the highest grossing documentaries ever in Norway. Her latest film «Childhood» was released theatrically in Norway in March 2017, seen by 45 000 and received great reviews.

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Contact info er margreth.olin@speranza.no, Margreth Olin Mykløen, nr +4790144391.