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The light

The Light is a dystopian short film that follows a blind woman and her dog as they try to survive in a seemingly deserted land after a nuclear war.

  • Nikolina Riselius
    Director
  • Nikolina Riselius
    Writer
  • Nikolina Riselius
    Producer
  • Nina Seiser
    Key Cast
    "Ofelia"
  • Emma Simonsson
    Key Cast
    "Nora"
  • Pontus Magnusson
    Cinematographer
  • Lavrentij Lars Johansson
    Production mixer and Boomopperator
  • Dilara Sekeröz
    Production Assistant
  • Nikolina Riselius
    Editor
  • Hendrik Otte
    Composer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ljuset
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dystopia, drama
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 31 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 17, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    931 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    Swedish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Västerbotten's film festival
    Skellefteå
    Sweden
    May 27, 2023
    Swedish premiere
    Best film in the middleweight category(ages 16-19)
  • Sweden Film Awards
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    Finalist
  • Umeå Europeiska filmfestival
    Umeå
    Sweden
    November 30, 2023
    Official selection
  • Serbest Internationall Film Festival

    Moldova, Republic of
    Semi-finalist
Director Biography - Nikolina Riselius

Nikolina is a 20-year-old filmmaker based in Prague and Sweden, with a passion for genre stories. In her films, she mainly does writing, producing, directing and editing. Nikolina both theatre and film and is currently studying writing and directing at Prague Film School.

Nikolina has made two financed shorts, ”Ljuset” and ”Här är inget”. She is currently embarking on her third, "Brus" which is in the editing phase. In 2023 she started her own firm which has the goal of both helping with and producing own shorts under the brand of Riselius Film.

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Director Statement

This is the first, debut, short film of Nikolina Riselius, financed by Film i Västerbotten. This film was made firstly with the purpose of exploration, both in the craft of filmmaking, creating an actual film for the first time, as well as experimenting and discovering another world from an unfamiliar perspective we usually don't get to see.