Short film

Snowman

2015 · 9 min

A quiet, uneasy short that turns a simple childhood wish into a small, uncomfortable lesson about where a parent's world ends.

Directed by: Iain Forbes
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kasper Glastad Mouridsen, Ole-Morten Glastad Mouridsen, Mirjam Glastad Ribe

Overview: 8 year old Jan wants Dad to help him build a snowman. But when he tries to force his way into his fathers' world he crosses a boundary he didn't realize existed.

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Directed by: Iain Forbes
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kasper Glastad Mouridsen, Ole-Morten Glastad Mouridsen, Mirjam Glastad Ribe

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
family
coming-of-age
isolation
betrayal
Places: home
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Iain Forbes
Written by: Iain Forbes
Starring: Kasper Glastad Mouridsen, Ole-Morten Glastad Mouridsen, Mirjam Glastad Ribe
Music: Marius Christiansen
Runtime: 9 min
Country: Norway
Languages: Norwegian

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