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Selma Sunniva

Director
Class #12
Members

Selma Sunniva

Director
Class #12

Because of an old-fashioned divorce settlement, Selma Sunniva is around 80% from Frederiksberg and around 20% from Ørholm (a small village nearby Brede), Denmark.

She has difficulties describing herself, because of her rather strained relation to the concept of “identity”. She claims it's caused by her lack of interest in herself, but this claim probably isn’t very accurate, as she uses most of her time expressing herself, and is deeply invested in, and forever fascinated by, the potential of storytelling, politically and psychologically.

Selma is ambitious, not just on her own behalf, but on everyone’s behalf. This makes her a somewhat tepid friend, but a splendid business associate and teamplayer. Typically her work is built up around the synergy between the absurd and the realistic, the architecture of universes and the development of characters, something Selma Sunniva is deeply passionated about.

At the moment Selma lives in an apartment with her two cats and a view of an old willow tree.

Selma Sunniva
was a part of Class #
12
as a
Director
and made
Super16 films of
Selma Sunniva
An Example

An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.

First-year film
#
12
12
26 min
2022
An Example

An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.

Ritardando

While the bombs fall in a war-torn Copenhagen, the harp player David practices scales in his barricaded apartment. He believes in art. Not in war.

Mid-term film
#
12
12
11 min
2023
Ritardando

While the bombs fall in a war-torn Copenhagen, the harp player David practices scales in his barricaded apartment. He believes in art. Not in war.

Filmography
An Example
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2022
Ritardando
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2023
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Films of the same year
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The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

Final film
#
12
Class #12
15 min
2024
The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

Gutterball

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
16 min
2022
Gutterball

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
27 min
2022
Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

Snail House

The poor and pregnant maid Karen slaves her days away, taking care of the imprisoned noblewoman Rigmor. Their fragile friendship suddenly presents an opportunity for a better life, when Rigmor mentions a valuable treasure buried in the forest. In hope of freedom, the two women spite their differences and attempt an escape. But can they create an alliance across class, and flee from fate?

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
24 min
2022
Snail House

The poor and pregnant maid Karen slaves her days away, taking care of the imprisoned noblewoman Rigmor. Their fragile friendship suddenly presents an opportunity for a better life, when Rigmor mentions a valuable treasure buried in the forest. In hope of freedom, the two women spite their differences and attempt an escape. But can they create an alliance across class, and flee from fate?

A Predictable Tale of Powerless Men

In a near future, where a pill can extend only women's lives by 400 years, and men everywhere lose influence as a result, we meet the now-deposed Prime Minister, Kim Harding, as he gathers a group of aggrieved men behind him in an attempt to regain power and influence. Everything is going according to plan, until Kim's disciple, the younger, angrier and more idealistic man, Karl, wins over the group and challenges Kim in an internal struggle for power and honor. Life and death.

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
35 min
2023
A Predictable Tale of Powerless Men

In a near future, where a pill can extend only women's lives by 400 years, and men everywhere lose influence as a result, we meet the now-deposed Prime Minister, Kim Harding, as he gathers a group of aggrieved men behind him in an attempt to regain power and influence. Everything is going according to plan, until Kim's disciple, the younger, angrier and more idealistic man, Karl, wins over the group and challenges Kim in an internal struggle for power and honor. Life and death.

Companion

'Companion AI' is a new technology that allows for the implantation of relationships through a chip. Saga is anti-tech, lonely, and struggles to connect with others, as popular technology creates distance between people. When she reunites with her childhood friend Etta, whom she misses in her life, she sees an opportunity to rekindle a genuine and deep relationship. However, Etta herself has a 'companion,' making it challenging to reestablish their bond. This drives Saga on a journey where she must compromise and turn inward in the pursuit of a genuine relationship.

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
14 min
2023
Companion

'Companion AI' is a new technology that allows for the implantation of relationships through a chip. Saga is anti-tech, lonely, and struggles to connect with others, as popular technology creates distance between people. When she reunites with her childhood friend Etta, whom she misses in her life, she sees an opportunity to rekindle a genuine and deep relationship. However, Etta herself has a 'companion,' making it challenging to reestablish their bond. This drives Saga on a journey where she must compromise and turn inward in the pursuit of a genuine relationship.

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Faded

FADED is a coming-of-age tale about a group of suburban boys whose carefree, hash-fueled days are suddenly shaken by family turmoil and the harsh reality of adulthood closing in.

Final film
#
12
Class #12
49 min
2024
Faded

FADED is a coming-of-age tale about a group of suburban boys whose carefree, hash-fueled days are suddenly shaken by family turmoil and the harsh reality of adulthood closing in.

The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

Final film
#
12
Class #12
15 min
2024
The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

Frit udsyn

Nadim er en minoritetsetnisk mand med tjek på tilværelsen. Han vil dog på ingen måde associeres med de mennesker, der ligner ham, men ikke kan opføre sig ordentligt. På vej til sin søsters fødselsdag sætter hans egen fordomsfuldhed ham i en position, der får dramatiske konsekvenser for ham.

First-year film
#
13
Class #13
20 min
2024
Frit udsyn

Nadim er en minoritetsetnisk mand med tjek på tilværelsen. Han vil dog på ingen måde associeres med de mennesker, der ligner ham, men ikke kan opføre sig ordentligt. På vej til sin søsters fødselsdag sætter hans egen fordomsfuldhed ham i en position, der får dramatiske konsekvenser for ham.

Mor / datter

Kira is a single mother struggling to build a better relationship with her distant teenage daughter, Lina. One day, Kira has a bright idea that she believes could pave the way for a stronger bond between them. In her attempt to make the idea a reality, enticing shadows of the past start catching up with her.

First-year film
#
13
Class #13
23 min
2024
Mor / datter

Kira is a single mother struggling to build a better relationship with her distant teenage daughter, Lina. One day, Kira has a bright idea that she believes could pave the way for a stronger bond between them. In her attempt to make the idea a reality, enticing shadows of the past start catching up with her.

Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
27 min
2022
Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
23 min
2023
Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?