Maybe Just For You

Ruben (11), Mia (6) and their mother live in a suburb outside Bergen, Norway. In the midst of hopelessness and everyday poverty, the desire for normalcy leads to a fateful shopping trip and a surprising theft.

  • Alexander Ophaug
    Director
    Distilling a dream, The New Normal, The Analog Resurrection, Power Of Concern
  • Trude Refsahl
    Producer
    The Man Who Knew 75 Languages, Jonah's Animal World, Draumen om Grønland
  • Alexander Ophaug
    Writer
  • Mirabelle Pinker-Spilde
    Key Cast
    "Mia"
  • Rami Al-Khafaji
    Key Cast
    "Ruben"
  • Ime Suhr
    Editor
  • Haakon Laastad
    Cinematographer
  • Alicia M. Eidesund
    Casting
    Alicia Casting
  • Audun G. Vassdal
    Composer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Kanskje, for deg
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    60,800 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    Norwegian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Norwegian Short Film Festival (The 46th)
    Grimstad
    Norway
    June 9, 2023
    Norwegian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Bergen International Film Festival (BIFF)
    Bergen
    Norway
    October 22, 2023
    Local premiere
    Official Selection & Competition
Director Biography - Alexander Ophaug

Alexander Ophaug (30) is a screenwriter and director with a passion for underrepresented themes and stories. He aims for productions in Western Norway and stories based there. He has a degree in documentary filmmaking from Lillehammer University College and has developed and directed films in various genres through his company Untold Film.

His films have premiered at the Norwegian Short Film Festival (The 46th), the Bergen International Film Festival (23th & 24th), Minimalen, Bergen Ser and the Norwegian Documentary Film Festival.

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Director Statement

When I was young, I dreamed of making science fiction and fantasy stories as a filmmaker. Today I am a full-time filmmaker, but never realized that digging for stories from my unique environment, upbringing and perspective could be gold and possibly my new voice as a storyteller. "Maybe Just For You" is my first personal film and I can't wait to write and direct more stories inspired from my own life.