In The Soil
Denmark / Fiction / 14' / HD / Color / 2021
Karoline’s life is turned upside down when her father, Kjeld, manically starts digging a pit in their backyard.
Director: Casper Kjeldsen
Script: Casper Kjeldsen
Director of Photography: Tobias Scavenius
Producer: Sofie Odgaard
Musician: Andreas Kildedal Westmark
Editing: Louis Bülov Bertelsen
Sound: Maar Falke Dollerup
Cast: Sandra Guldberg Kampp, Thomas Guldberg Madsen
CV
Casper Rudolf Kjeldsen is a Danish director born in 1994. His cinematic obsession is the grotesque and his films deal with the metaphysical and bizarre. As a director he has taken part of several international film festivals.
Filmography
Red Lipstick, Blue Lips (2015)
The Mare (2018)
In the Soil (2021)
Festivals and Awards
Cannes Film Festival - Short Films Competition 2021 - World Premiere
Fantasia Film Festival 2021, Canada
Concorto Film Festival 2021, Italy
Castrovillari Film Festival 2021, Italy - Audience Award, Best Cinematography Award
Odense International Film Festival 2021, Denmark
Nashville Film Festival 2021, USA
GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival 2021, South Korea
International Cinematographers’ Film Festival "Manaki Brothers" 2021, North Macedonia
Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2021, Georgia
Curtocircuíto – International Film Festival 2021, Spain
Copenhagen Short Film Festival 2021, Denmark
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2021
Nightstream Film Festival 2021, USA
20minmax International Short Film Festival 2021, Germany
Telluride Horror Show 2021, USA
TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest 2021, Italy - Audience Award
Festival Curta Cinema - Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival 2021, Brazil
Nightmares Film Festival 2021, USA
Nordische Filmtage Lübeck 2021, Germany
Spasm Film Festival 2021, Canada
Ravenna Nightmare Film Festival 2021, Italy
Scanorama 2021, Lithuania
Annual Copenhagen Film Festival 2021, Denmark - Best Danish Film
Izmir International Short Film Festival 2021, Turkey - Third Award for Best Short Film
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2022, Norway
Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2022, France
Music & Cinema - Festival International du Film à Marseille 2022, France
MEME PAS PEUR International Film Festival 2022, France
Glasgow Short Film Festival 2022, UK