Disco

Disco

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

Mirjam is a reigning disco champion and the dance floor is her temple of ecstatic worship. Back home, a different brand of entrancement is in store, led by Mirjam’s zealot mom and preacher stepdad. The two of them run the local Evangelist church, a cradle of pop Christian anthems, exuberant brainwashing sermons and hipster proselytizing. Underneath the glitter surface of pious self-fulfillment, Mirjam harbors demons that cannot be exorcised: the disco mojo wears off and cleansing is sought in the darkest of places. A stark portrait of a lost soul that urges us to ponder over the notions of faith and salvation.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
Script: Jorunn Myklebust Syversen
Cinematography: Marius Matzow Gulbrandsen
Editing: Frida Eggum Michaelsen, Mina Nybakke
Sound: Svein-Ketil Bjøntegård, Johan Pram
Music: Thom Hell, Jan Erik Mikalsen, Marius Christiansen
Actors: Josefine Frida, Nicolai Cleve Broch, Kjærsti Odden Skjeldal, Andrea Bræin Hovig, Espen Klouman Høiner, Fredericke Rustad Hellerud, Terje Syversen
Production: Mer Film
Producers: Maria Ekerhovd
Sets: Ellen Oseng
Camera: Tor Edvin Eliassen, Daniel Fredrik Warren
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Norway
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 95´
Contact: New Europe Film Sales, office@neweuropefilmsales.com

Jorunn Myklebust Syversen

Norwegian Jorunn Myklebust Syversen’s area of expertise is the triptych composed of film, video art, and photography. She is a graduate of the Bergen National Academy of Art and Design and she has showcased her work at numerous international festivals and exhibitions. She made her feature debut with the film The Tree. Disco is her second feature.

Filmography

2009 Violent Sorrow Makes a Modern Ecstasy No. 2 (short)
2016 Crying Man (short)
2017 Hoggeren | The Tree Feller
2019 Disco