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Mayflies

2021 · 14 min

A quiet, intimate camping trip that turns inward, asking you to sit with a young man's unsettled sense of self.

Directed by
Johannes Veine Wiig
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Deniz Kaya, Vivild Falk Berg, Birk Bjellvåg
Tagline
A little film about big things
Overview
When Mo goes on a camping trip with his girlfriend and two friends he has no idea that his sexual orientation will be challenged. Mayflies is poetic and visceral short film about both mental and physical human compassion.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Johannes Veine Wiig
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Deniz Kaya, Vivild Falk Berg, Birk Bjellvåg
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • sexuality
    • friendship
    • love
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Johannes Veine Wiig
    Written by
    Johannes Veine Wiig
    Starring
    Deniz Kaya, Vivild Falk Berg, Birk Bjellvåg, Sara Iselin Nilsson Dannevig
    Cinematography
    Fredrik Fossum Hallerud
    Runtime
    14 min
    Country
    Norway
    Languages
    Norwegian

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