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Marcus Lindeen

 

Director

Playwright, screenwriter and director, born in Ängelholm, Sweden, 1980. He originally worked as a journalist and presenter at Swedish radio and television, then he started working in theatre and film. He studied directing at Drama Institute in Stockholm, worked as director's assistant on the animated film Metropia (2009) by Tarik Saleh, then had his theatre play debut and made the medium-length film Regretters (Ångrarna, 2010). The drama has been translated into several languages, and the documentary has toured film festivals worldwide. He has written several theatre plays, and together with Mauro Andrizzi he co-wrote and co-directed Glorious Accidents (2011), as part of Dox: Lab cultural programme collaboration. The film won Horizonti Award at Venice Festival for “experimental approach and new cooperation incentive”.

Filmography


Films by this director

Glorious Accidents

(Accidentes gloriosos, Argentina, 2011)

Directed by: Mauro Andrizzi
PHOTOGRAPHY: Emiliano Cativa
Synopsis:

The topic of this film are magnificent accidents, coincidences which like the touch of fate bring individuals to vital life-turning points that transform them. Nine different stories are united by a female narrator. Argentine photographer is convinced that traffic accidents constitute a perfect example of instant art. A man discovers new artistic tendencies after heart transplantation. A woman receives a love letter from her husband, written just before he froze to death...

color, digital, 58 min
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