PUSHING NIGHT AWAY

Drama | 22 min | Norway

Director/writer: Jade Hærem Aksnes

Producers: Siv Aksnes & Niels Peter Hærem

A meeting between Eddie, who wants to kill himself, and Kate, who is fighting to keep herself alive.

Production company: Zarepta Film Production AS

OSCAR® contender for Best Live Action Short Film 2019.

Official selection at 28 film festivals worldwide, 

including​ the Academy Award-qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival (USA)

and Cleveland International Film Festival (USA).

Winner of 5 awards including "Best Short Film", 

"Best International Short" and "Best Screenplay".

"Unapologetically surreal yet grounded in heartbreaking realism, 

it’s the best short film I’ve seen so far this year".
- Orlando Weekly

Full review in Orlando Weekly:

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2017/10/21/dont-miss-foreign-short-dramas-at-orlando-film-festival

Full list of festivals and awards: 

https://www.pushingnightawayfilm.com/festival-awards

Facebook page: 

https://www.facebook.com/PushingNightAwayfilm/

More press: 

Bergensavisen - "Film Festival Winner" [in Norwegian]

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Bergensavisen - "Bergen Short Film to Academy Award-qualifying festival [in Norwegian]

NRK - "Bergen Short Film Won Award" [in Norwegian]

NRK - "New Award for Bergen Short Film" [in Norwegian]