Our Valley / Dalen vår (2013), 6 × 30 min
Documentary series. Director.
On everyday life in Oslo’s Groruddalen - a stigmatized suburb caught between dystopian media narratives and the realities of daily life.
Paper Birds / Papirfuglene (2011), 40 min.
Brennpunkt, NRK. Documentary. Director.
Immigrant youth and trafficking. On the disappearance of a young Chinese asylum seeker in Norway through the story of two sisters and the traces she left behind in the asylum centre — including the paper birds she folded.
Aurora Sugoi (2010), 40 min
Documentary. Director.
On the allure and myth of the Northern Lights, and the physical realities behind them, with a priest, an artist, a scientist and a Japanese couple travelling to the Arctic island of Svalbard in search of the luck-bringing phenomenon.
Broadcast: NRK. Also sold to YLE and RTÉ.
Appearances are Deceptive / Skinnet bedrar (2008), 30 min
Documentary. Director.
On ageing and attitude, following Signe Lamark - a 96-year-old former dancer and mountain climber - tackling the body’s transformations with humour and stark realism.
Winner: Best Documentary, Northern Character Film & TV Festival (RU).
Broadcast: NRK. Also screened by YLE and SVT.
Warm Heart and Frozen Kebab / Varmt hjerte, frossen kebab (2007), 30 min
Documentary. Director.
Portrait of an Iranian refugee on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, navigating exile and emotional hardship through his survival project: the kebab truck Red Icebear.
Broadcast: NRK. Also sold to RTÉ, YLE and RAI.
SELECTED RADIO WORKS
Requiem for an Apartment Building (2013)
Radio documentary. NRK.
On one of the last family-owned apartment buildings in Oslo, its young tenants and idealistic owner gradually succumbing to the pressures of the property market.
The Men of Kautokeino – Who Are They? (2005)
Radio documentary. Sånn er livet, NRK P2.
On the reality and public image of men in the Sámi village of Kautokeino following a debated case of child abuse.
The Philosophy of Mountains / Fjellets filosofi (2003)
Radio reportage series.
Mountain climbing with a philosopher, reflecting on landscape, endurance and the meaning of ascent.
The Laestadians of Inner Troms / Læstadianerne i indre Troms (2003)
Short radio documentary.
A divided religious community in Northern Norway negotiating the boundaries between liberal and conservative interpretations of faith.
NRK P1 / NRK P2 (2001–2006)
Reportages, interviews, radio documentaries and cultural commentary (Kulturnytt, Kulturbeitet).