198641 BEING SOMEONE ELSE copyright Aamli

BEING SOMEONE ELSE

Year 2020
Runtime 8 mins
Language English
Canadian Premiere
Availability
  • Online & In-Cinema

This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: POSITIVE VIBRATION


In this intimate portrait, we follow thirteen-year-old Imogen as she prepares for the biggest event of her year: the Comic-Con cosplay convention. After choosing the cartoon character she wants to be, she begins meticulously crafting her own costume. Imogen stitches her costume and story together as she explains how becoming a fictional character helps her cope with the feeling of being an autistic outsider.

Countries

Norway
Director
Øyvind Aamli
Producer
Øyvind Aamli
Cinematographer
Øyvind Aamli
Editor
John Murphy, Alex Cockburn
Music
David Nicholas