What if you danced

“What if you danced“ is a collection of fragments in an unbalanced period of Sturla and Almas life together. Sturla has lost his foothold after quitting his studies and Alma is enjoying a carefree life in Lofoten. The unsaid is seeping through the cracks and slowly rupturing their relationship. Through each-other they learn something about themselves.


"What if you danced" is the story of a couple, and what it means being caught between attraction and difference.
A film about dealing with feelings, expectations, and the own vulnerability when opening up to another person.

  • Laurens Pérol
    Director
  • Fredrik Johansen
    Director
  • Laurens Pérol
    Writer
  • Fredrik Johansen
    Writer
  • Fredrik Johansen
    Producer
  • Laurens Pérol
    Producer
  • Nora G. Svalheim
    Key Cast
    "Alma"
  • Thomas Stene-Johansen
    Key Cast
    "Sturla"
  • Laurens Pérol
    Key Cast
    "Oscar"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Hva om du hadde danset
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 56 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 1, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Norway
  • Country of Filming:
    Norway
  • Language:
    Norwegian
  • Shooting Format:
    ARRI Amira
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Nordland College of Art and Film
  • TIFF
    Tromsø, Norway
    Norway
    January 13, 2020
    World Premiere
    Competition
  • 54. Hofer Filmtage
    Hof
    Germany
    September 22, 2020
    German Premiere
    Official Selection
  • LISFF Wiz-Art 2020
    Lviv
    Ukraine
    September 15, 2020
    Ukrainian Premiere
  • Filmschau Baden-Württemberg 2020
  • 23. Mecal Pro, Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival 2021
    Barcelona
    Spain
    March 20, 2021
    Spanish Premiere
    Official selection - International competition
  • *Skårungen 2022* (best newcomer 2022) for co-director Laurens Pérol, North Norwegian Film Center & 32. Tromsø International Filmfestival
    Tromsø
    Norway
    January 16, 2022
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    *Skårungen 2022* (best newcomer 2022) for co-director Laurens Pérol
Director Biography - Laurens Pérol, Fredrik Johansen

Laurens Pérol (b. 1995) from Stuttgart just finished his BA studies at Nordland College of Arts and Film in Lofoten, Norway. He considers working with film as orchestration of photography, literature, painting, soundscape, music, architecture and more.

Fredrik Johansen (b. 1993) has mostly worked with music videos, and experimental short films. Fredrik mostly works in collaborations and just finished his filmstudies. This is his first narrative short.

Their first collaboration in "HVA OM DU HADDE DANSET" got nominated in the competition at TROMSØ INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL 2020 and 54. Hofer Filmtage 2020.

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Director Statement

We wanted to explore how you, in a relationship, often have to go through something by yourself to be able to see what the other person has been trying to tell you. The moment of understanding what has been there all along.