Private Project

I am Hydra

FILM | I am Hydra (2021)
"I am Hydra" is a hydrofeminist spell to end the petrocapitalist age. The film is shot in Norway and Denmark, its opening scene is from Skagen where two oceans meet (the Northern Sea and the Baltic Sea), and the film juxtaposes footage from the Norwegian oil industry with the forever self-regenerating Hydra species while referencing the mythological multi-headed Hydra-creature. The soundscape is by cello musician Einar Halle in collaboration with Gunnar Halle.

Subtitles in English and Spanish.

  • Thale Blix Fastvold
    Director
  • Thale Blix Fastvold
    Writer
  • Thale Blix Fastvold
    Producer
  • Marius Hauge
    Film photographer
  • Einar Halle
    Original score / music by
  • Gunnar Halle
    Original score / music by
  • Marius Hauge
    Edit and postproduction
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Art, hydrofeminism, ecofeminism, arthouse
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 30, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    20,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Denmark, Norway
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • HydroSensual film screening and artist talk at Kunstnernes Hus
    Oslo
    Norway
    November 11, 2021
  • San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, 17th edition
    San Francisco
    United States
    July 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • UFFS / Universal Film Festival of Samothraki
    Samothraki
    Greece
    August 28, 2022
    Greek premiere
    Penthesilea Award / Best short film by a female director
  • VERASHORT - Veracruz Itinerant Short Film Festival, 8th edition
    Veracruz
    Mexico
    August 22, 2022
    Official selection, Art short film
  • Nature & Culture International Poetry Film Festival, 2. edition
    Copenhagen
    Denmark
    November 21, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Bogotá Experimental Film Festival 2022, 8th edition
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    August 16, 2022
    Colombia premiere
    Official Selection
  • Signes de Nuit Film festival, 20th edition
    Paris
    France
    October 8, 2022
    French premiere
    Official selection, Cinéma en transgression competition
  • Under the Radar Vienna, Belvedere museum
    Vienna
    Australia
    April 18, 2023
    Official selection
  • My Rhino is Not a Myth Biennial
    Timisoara
    Romania
    June 15, 2024
Director Biography - Thale Blix Fastvold

Thale Blix Fastvold (b. 1978) is a Norwegian visual artist working primarily with photography, film and performance art. Thematically within the frameworks of eco feminism, inter-species-collaborations and the more-than-human intelligence, her work aims to utilise artistic research as a response to current ecological challenges. She believes collaborations, communication and speculative storytelling is essential to envision new and more sustainable futures. Her work has been exhibited widely in Norway and internationally.

She has a BA in photography from Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome, a Cand.mag (MA) in Art History and Literature from the University of Oslo, is educated a curator from Telemark University and has from 2018 been the elected Chairwoman of Forbundet Frie Fotografer (Norwegian association of camera based artists).

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