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BLIND SPOT

BLIND SPOT is the deeply heartrending story of a mother’s struggle to understand the capacity of her teenage daughter’s mental illness. With extreme sensitivity the film explores the grey zones, or blind spots, in mental illness that are hard to discover as a parent or society, while simultaneously problematizing present day ideals that seem only to be built around happiness and success. How do we open up about difficult thoughts and problems, when perfection is the only thing one is expected to project to the outside world?
Title
BLIND SPOT
Original Title
BLINDSONE
Film Status
Internationally Premiered
Production Year
2018
Local Release
08-24-2018
Genre
Drama
Director
Tuva Novotny
Cast
Pia Tjelta
Anders Baasmo Christiansen
Per Frisch
Oddgeir Thune
Marianna Krogh
Nora Mathea Øien
Language
Norwegian
Duration
98
Cinematographer
Jonas Alarik
Scriptwriter
Tuva Novotny
Screen Ratio
1:1.85
Country Of Origin
Norway
Producers
Elisabeth Kvithyll
Executive producers
Aage Aaberge
Henrik Zein
Production Company
Nordisk Film Production A/S
Festival contact
Stine Oppegaard
LATEST NEWS

SCREENDAILY: Tuva Novotny's 'Blind Spot' wins at CPH PIX

03. Oct 2018 / Wendy Mitchell

After its world premiere in Toronto and best actress prize in San Sebastian, Tuva Novotny’s debut feature Blind Spot has now picked up the New Talent Grand PIX, with a cash prize worth $7,000 (€6,000), at CPH PIX in Copenhagen.

 

Novotny, a Swedish actress living in Denmark, directed her first feature in Norway. Shot in one real-time take, the story follows a troubled teenage girl and her parents responding to a crisis.

 

The jury was...

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'Blind Spot': Screen Daily San Sebastian Review

01. Oct 2018 / Jonathan Romney

Dir/scr. Tuva Novotny. Norway. 2018. 98 mins

 

A stunning directorial debut from the actress Tuva Novotny

 

Is there something in the air in Norway? Perhaps it’s no coincidence that two of the most harrowing and powerful films of 2018 have come from there, both dealing with teenagers in intensely traumatic situations, and both using audaciously immersive long-take techniques. One of those films was Erik Poppe’s U- July 22, about the Utoya...

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Cineuropa Review: Blind Spot

01. Oct 2018 / Kaleem Aftab

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Tuva Novotny’s excellent directorial debut looks at mental health and questions cinematic language.

 

Swedish actress Tuva Novotny’s directorial debut, Blind Spot, playing in competition at the San Sebastián Film Festival, demonstrates that her acumen extends to both sides of the camera. Told in real time, in one take, the story starts at a handball game, where the camera sits in a single spot by the substitutes’ bench as the girls jog in...

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PRESS RELEASE: BLIND SPOT ACTRESS, PIA TJELTA TAKES HOME THE SILVER SHELL FOR BEST ACTRESS AT THE 66TH SAN SEBASTIÁN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

29. Sep 2018 / IDA STORM

 

We are extremely proud to announce that Pia Tjelta has just been awarded with the Silver Shell for Best Actress at the 66th San Sebastián International Film Festival for her performance in Tuva Novotny’s directorial debut, BLIND SPOT.

 

Actress Pia Tjelta says to TrustNordisk: “I am endlessly thankful to be recognized in such a humbling setting, amongst so many actresses I deeply admire. I am completely overwhelmed, and most of all thankful...

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THE GLOBE: BLIND SPOT REVIEW

14. Sep 2018 / Barry Hertz

Elevator pitch: The Virgin Suicides meets the best scene from True Detective Season 1


If you want instant cinematic buzz, you could do worse than making a “one-shot” film – a full-length feature either shot in a single long take or edited to appear as such. Yet the past five years have been so filthy with one-shots – from Bushwick to Birdman – that the novelty is wearing thin, especially if that’s the only trick up the director’s sleeve....

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