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.
Website: https://www.pushingnightawayfilm.com
Production company: Zarepta Film Production AS
OSCAR® contender for Best Live Action Short Film 2019.
Official selection at 27 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]
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]
