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CONVERSATIONS ON A BOAT (Samtaler på en båt)

CONVERSATIONS ON A BOAT (Samtaler på en båt)

SABINA JACOBSSON | NORWAY | 2026 | 15 MIN | NORWEGIAN EST

SABINA JACOBSSON | NORWAY | 2026 | 15 MIN | NORWEGIAN EST

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NOV 21 / 16:00Cinéma Public505 Rue Jean-Talon E. Montréal, QC H2R 1T6 (métro Jean-Talon)

Synopsis

Two women in their mid-fifties reunite on a boat in the Oslofjord. Beneath the apparent calm, desire, longing and unresolved love surface in a tender celebration of queer intimacy, ageing and the freedom that can emerge after midlife.

Trailer

Filmmaker Bio

Sabina Jacobsson is an artist and filmmaker based in Oslo, holding an MFA from the Trondheim Academy of Fine Art in Norway. Her multidisciplinary practice spans film, photography, drawing, sculpture, and installation, and her work has been presented in numerous solo exhibitions and film festivals in Norway and internationally. Alongside her own artistic practice, she creates video design for dance and theatre productions and has collaborated extensively with choreographers, directors, and performing artists. She is also a regular lecturer at the Oslo School of Photography.

Director's Statement

My work explores the relationship between concept and process, searching for new connections between ideas, intuition, and technique. I am interested in the space where the spontaneous and the unpredictable can coexist with a clear conceptual framework. […] Each project becomes an opportunity to test new approaches to storytelling, form, and collaboration. […] Collaboration has always been central to my practice.

Producer

Sabina Jacobsson

Writer

Sabina Jacobsson

Cast

  • Ågot Sendstad
  • Gjertrud Jynge
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