There is an End in Friend
Four years after being betrayed by his best and only friend, Sebastian, a vengeful Vegar attends their 10-year elementary school reunion to show his previous classmates what kind of a "friend" Sebastian was in high school.
-
Sander Lea EikaasDirector
-
Sander Lea EikaasWriter
-
Iver BonesProducer
-
Kristoffer StrømmeKey Cast"Vegar"
-
Johannes BouchamaKey Cast"Sebastian"
-
Oscar BorkhusKey Cast"Patrik"
-
Lea Francesca Pracek Bull-NjaaKey Cast"Karoline"
-
Runar LøvfallKey Cast"Oskar"
-
Project Title (Original Language):Aldri Mer Oss To
-
Project Type:Short, Student
-
Runtime:19 minutes 30 seconds
-
Completion Date:May 16, 2024
-
Production Budget:3,500 USD
-
Country of Origin:Norway
-
Country of Filming:Norway
-
Language:Norwegian
-
Shooting Format:Blackmagic 4K
-
Aspect Ratio:16:9
-
Film Color:Color
-
First-time Filmmaker:No
-
Student Project:Yes - NSKI Høyskole
-
Paradise Film FestivalBudapest
Hungary
July 3, 2024
Honorable Mention for Best Drama -
4theatre selection.
September 11, 2024
Nominated for Best Student Film -
Lift-Off Filmmaker SessionsUxbridge
United Kingdom
October 10, 2024
Nominated for Best Student Film -
Oslo Film FestivalOslo
Norway
November 12, 2024
Nominated for Best Student Production -
Southern Oasis Film FestivalTennessee
United States
April 4, 2025
Nominated for Best Student Film -
Eastern Europe Film FestivalCraiova
Romania
March 2, 2025
Award Winner for Best Student Filmmaker -
East Village New York Film FestivalNew York
United States
March 30, 2025
Award Winner for Best Student Film -
Athens International Monthly Art Film FestivalAthen
Greece
March 6, 2025
Honorable Mention for Best Student Film -
South Film and Arts Academy FestivalRancagua
Chile
March 16, 2025
Nominated for Best Student Film
Sander (23) is a young filmmaker with a bachelor degree in directing, who debuted with his short film, "Just a Bracelet", which earned him his first award for Best Drama. He is fond of using symbolic objects to trigger curiosity around his stories. These objects often reflect the relationships between his characters and result in creating a certain mystery to his stories.
A broken friendship is either a full stop or a comma. Having imagined the scenario a lot of times myself, I found it liberating to explore it through this film on how vulnerable it could be to meet someone that once made your life a little bit better. Once friends, now; strangers with memories.
Going into this project, I knew that I wanted to take full advantage of the character's surroundings, by Vegar being placed in a room filled with people who still think he and Sebastian still are the best of friends. So, the choice of having the film take place during an elementary school reunion felt like the most natural and organic way to flush out their backstory. This would also give Vegar the opportunity to miss their friendship and reminisce about their good times, and for just a moment; wish they still were the friends everyone would expect them to be.