Private Project

Incident at school

A shooting at a university—played out for 24 terrifying minutes—in a single unbroken close-up of a young woman hiding in an auditorium.

Selected for 6 Oscar qualifying festivals.

Award winner at Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2021

  • Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
    Director
    Behold, Such Clown. The Casting of an innocent woman. Khalid.
  • Jacob Thomas Pilgaard
    Writer
  • Cecilie Jensen
    Producer
  • Cecilie Elisabeth Bogø Bach
    Key Cast
    "Eva"
  • Camilla Bendix
    Key Cast
    "Annette"
  • Mads Kruse
    Key Cast
    "Torsten"
  • Nicolai Brix
    DOP
  • Steen Bech
    Editor
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Denmark
  • Country of Filming:
    Denmark
  • Language:
    Danish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital (EVA1)
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Warsaw Film Festival
    Warsaw
    October 16, 2020
    World Premiere
  • Nordic International Film Festival
    NY
    United States
    October 17, 2020
    North American Premiere
    Winner best female actor
  • Bucharest Film Awards
    Bucharest
    Romania
    February 27, 2021
    Winner best female actor
  • Florida Film Festival

    United States
    April 21, 2021
    East Coast premiere/2nd US screening
  • Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia
    Tokyo
    Japan
    June 12, 2021
    Asia Premiere
  • Odense International Film Festival
    Odense
    Denmark
    Danish Premiere
Distribution Information
  • Willow Film
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Jacob Thomas Pilgaard

Girl's Night Out 2015
At the top of the mountain 2015
Behold, such clown 2017
The Casting of an innocent woman 2018
Incident at school 2020
Khalid 2020

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Director Statement

With a keen passion for real time drama my films tend to focus on the meeting of strangers and how they influence each other’s lives. The backdrop often being the sins of the past and atonement.