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Ellen Ugelstad

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Ellen Ugelstad

Born March 14, 1973 · Oslo, Norway (age 53)

Ellen Ugelstad was born on March 14, 1973 in Oslo, Norway. She is a visual artist and director and known for The Green Valley (2018), The Meeting Room (2017) and Making Sense Together (2018). She made her directorial debut with the very personal documentary Indian Summer (2011) about her younger brother living with schizophrenia. She lived and studied in California for seven years and received a B…

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Norwegian DreamNorwegian Dream · 2023
Norwegian Dream
★ 5.92023
MovieDramaRomance
Robert moves from the Polish countryside to work on a fish processing factory on the coast of Norway. There he falls in love with Ivar who is openly gay and a member of the workers union. Robert is hiding his sexual orientation from the other Polish immigrant workers. When Ivar helps the Polish to start a strike for better working conditions at the factory, Robert has to choose between money or love.
Indian SummerIndian Summer · 2011
Indian Summer
2011
MovieDocumentary
When dreams and reality entangle, Torstein identifies himself as a Native American Indian. Indian Summer is the director's personal story about her younger brother, who has been battling schizophrenia for 17 years.
I WriteI Write · 2015
I Write
2015
MovieDocumentary
In this documentary we meet a group of people at the age between 72 and 100 years who attend writing courses, led by professional writers. What happens when the elderly get room to speak, write and discuss?
The Green ValleyThe Green Valley · 2018
The Green Valley
2018
MovieDrama
The Green Valley is a short film that explores the connection between politics, art and daily life in a multicultural neighborhood in Oslo. The film is inspired by three real events that took place in the director's neighborhood.
The Meeting RoomThe Meeting Room · 2017
The Meeting Room
2017
MovieDocumentary
In this kafkaesque meeting a mother and her son is fighting a clogged bureaucracy that intensify the personal suffering it is supposed to remedy.
MegaheartzMegaheartz · 2023
Megaheartz
2023
MovieDocumentary
Can love exist without madness? An ultra-intense, high-speed (self-)portrait of four women exploring the darkest corners of love without a filter. Hard, brutal and real – to a score by electro-queen Eartheater.
Making Sense TogetherMaking Sense Together · 2018
Making Sense Together
2018
MovieDocumentary
Making Sense Together investigates the relationship between power and powerlessness in psychiatric health care. The film is a hybrid, combining documentary with fictional elements.
The Wonders Beneath the SeaThe Wonders Beneath the Sea · 2021
The Wonders Beneath the Sea
2021
MovieDrama
A woman invites her mother to an underwater restaurant to celebrate her 70th birthday. Their seemingly everyday conversation opens up questions about the individual and society, privileges and responsibilities, belonging and rejection.

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