The Hall
Waves crash against the concrete shell of the building. Water seeps in, pooling on the floor in front of the centuries-old wooden ships. Architects call the building a Brutalist masterpiece, politicians label it a culturally elitist monument, and in 2018, the Minister of Culture delisted the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. Which stories do we choose to immortalise in stone? How do we distinguish between what is worth preserving and what is not? And is it out of respect for history, or is there a deeper impulse at play when we preserve; a need to anchor our fleeting existence in something more enduring? Gain a deeper understanding of how and why we preserve for the future with Hans Christian Post’s new film, The Hall.
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Hans Christian PostDirector
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Hans Christian PostProducer
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Alex AhrendtsenKey Cast"Himself"
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Tomas BreddamKey Cast"Himself"
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Mogens MorgenKey Cast"Himself"
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Grethe PontoppidanKey Cast"Herself"
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Tinna Damgård-SørensenKey Cast"Herself"
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Hans Christian PostCinematography
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Uwe BohrerCinematography
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Patricio Juarez RiveraCinematography
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Helen NeikesSound design
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Erik KrambeckGrading
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Project Title (Original Language):Hallen
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:30 minutes
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Completion Date:June 1, 2024
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Production Budget:30,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Denmark
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Country of Filming:Denmark
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Language:Danish
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Copenhagen Architecture FestivalCopenhagen
Denmark
November 9, 2024
World premiere
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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Hans Christian PostDistributorCountry: WorldwideRights: All Rights
Hans Christian Post has since 2000 worked on-off in the documentary field. First as a research assistant for Ove Nyholm during the production of the award winning film, "Anatomy of Evil". Later, from 2005 till 2007, as researcher, assistant writer and production leader for the German company, WTS-Mixed Media, who in that period produced numerous documentaries for 3sat and arte. Since 2014, he has worked independently as film maker and producer. In 2015, he finished his first documentary, "Last Exit Alexanderplatz", which was followed by "Whose City?" in 2017. The theatre film "We Are Here" came out in early 2019, and in 2020, he completed the award winning "Where·to With history?", his fourth film. It was in 2022 followed by "Best in the World", which has toured the world ever since and so far opened eight international film festivals. "The Hall" is his sixth film till date.