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Love Thy Neighbour

During a naive break-in, somewhere in a dystopian Sweden, a woman discovers a forbidden piece of art and develops a manic fascination for the forbidden.

  • Alexander Toma
    Director
    Fan Ta Din Mamma Också, HAROLD
  • Amanda Aagard
    Director
    The Earth Where You Found Us
  • Alexander Toma
    Writer
    Fan Ta Din Mamma Också, HAROLD
  • Alexander Toma
    Producer
    Fan Ta Din Mamma Också, HAROLD
  • Amanda Aagard
    Producer
    The Earth Where You Found Us
  • Jenny Hurtigh
    Key Cast
    "The Woman"
  • Jakob Ekvall
    Key Cast
    "The Man"
  • Johan Valentin Falklind
    Director of photography
    Den Gula Jackan, Se
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    January 16, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    74,301 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Sweden
  • Country of Filming:
    Sweden
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Göteborg Film Festival
    Gothenburg
    Sweden
    January 25, 2019
    Swedish premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Alexander Toma, Amanda Aagard

Amanda Aagard & Alexander Toma met in art school where they started their creative collaboration. Educated from different angles they fuse under the name AMSAGA. Amanda's background in theater and production design work combined with Alexander’s cinematography and editing perfectionism builds for an elaborate, peculiar and very cinematic experience. Themes often include loneliness, human instincts and are generally set in a surrealistic world, where the smallest of details tell the bigger story.

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Director Statement

“Love Thy Neighbour” is an exploration of oppression, a realization there of and as a result an uncontrollable desire for intimacy. The dialogue free short film communicates through symbolism and a thoroughly designed soundscape. The essential idea was the suspense of going through someone else's stuff, without the victim being aware of the situation. By letting the audience be the judge of when an act is too far the film opens up and invites for an interesting discussion.