Tits
Eivind Landsvik is still coming to terms with being a person of importance in filmmaking. He was blown away when his short film Tits was selected by the Cannes Film Festival, and when I met him a week after the screening he was still surprised to hear that I had been impressed by it and that was the reason I wanted to interview him. It’s a small scale, intimate tale about teenage life in Norway, but it’s one a lot of of people can relate to.
The story focuses on Oscar, a shy boy who feels uncomfortable about his body, and especially the appearance of his chest, putting on two t-shirts before he goes out to the beach to join his friends. There’s a girl there, Iben, whose casual remark will seriously dent his confidence, but after she falls victim to a misogynistic prank, the two find that.
Eivind Landsvik is still coming to terms with being a person of importance in filmmaking. He was blown away when his short film Tits was selected by the Cannes Film Festival, and when I met him a week after the screening he was still surprised to hear that I had been impressed by it and that was the reason I wanted to interview him. It’s a small scale, intimate tale about teenage life in Norway, but it’s one a lot of of people can relate to.
The story focuses on Oscar, a shy boy who feels uncomfortable about his body, and especially the appearance of his chest, putting on two t-shirts before he goes out to the beach to join his friends. There’s a girl there, Iben, whose casual remark will seriously dent his confidence, but after she falls victim to a misogynistic prank, the two find that.
- 6/16/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
One of eleven shorts selected to compete for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival Short Film Palme d’Or, Tits from Writer/Director Eivind Landsvik is a stunningly honest, yet gentle dive into the insecurities and self-doubt felt by teenagers everywhere. Shot on glorious sun dappled 16mm, a languorous summer day at the beach with friends takes an unexpected shift into empathic understanding when a pair of teenagers find themselves abandoned by their friends. Landsvik’s coming-of-age short effortlessly pulls its audience back to those carefree days where without the pressure of adulthood, those formative personal journeys of friendship, love and self-acceptance are an ever-present hyperfocus of monumental proportions for all concerned. Ahead of Tits’ Cannes premiere next week, we spoke to Landsvik about his love for shooting on film, the hands-off but meticulous approach to working with his young actors and using handheld cameras to bring us closer to raw youthful energy.
- 5/18/2023
- by Sarah Smith
- Directors Notes
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