Private Project

Have you seen her

'Have you seen her' is an experimental short documentary that explores the poetic boundaries between light and darkness. Set on a rugged Arctic island where the sun sinks below the horizon for two months each winter, the film uses strikingly artistic imagery to investigate our relationship to the cycles of nature. It points an explorative lens at a remote community, whose inhabitants know exactly at what place, on what day, and at what time they can see the sun again for the first time after the darkness of the polar night.

  • Astrid Ardagh
    Director
  • Rhian Collings
    Producer
  • Fasasona.TV
    Production company
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    45,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Gerrit Rietveld Academie
  • Young Arctic Artist
    Rovaniemi
    Finland
    August 23, 2023
  • Jogja Fotografis Festival
    Yogyakarta
    Indonesia
    September 9, 2023
  • Clermont-Fernand short film festival
    Clermont-Ferrand
    France
    February 6, 2024
    International premiere
  • Tromsø international film festival
    Tromsø
    Norway
    January 16, 2024
    Norwegian premiere
  • Minimalen
    Trondheim
    Norway
    January 25, 2024
Distribution Information
  • Eye film museum
    Distributor
    Country: Netherlands
Director Biography - Astrid Ardagh

Astrid Ardagh is a mixed-media artist and filmmaker from Northern Norway. Her films and social projects immerse the viewer in experimental narratives: seeking to guide a questioning gaze towards the social codes and environmental phenomena that govern our lived experiences. Her work is characterised by a poetic visual language, drawing parallels between community, nature and our sense of belonging in an increasingly urbanised and individualised society.

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