Penthouse
John lives with his boyfriend Benjamin in a flooded apartment building. As the water continues to rise, John begins to suspect that Benjamin intends to leave him. However, instead of confronting the problem, John distracts himself with tending to his vegetable garden.
Topics:
#Fear #Nature #Relationship / Love #relationship #Loneliness #LGBTQI+ #climate #Environment #love #Sea #Moral #clash/conflict #Surrealism #Separation #Water #living room #Food
Part of the following short film programs
For the sake of the environment
Festivals & Awards:
Brussel Short Film Festival, Belgium 2022
Short Shorts Film Festival, Japan 2022 - Environmental Award (Save the Earth! J-WAVE Award)
OFF Odense Interational Film Festival, Denmark 2022
Oslo/Fusion, Norway 2022
Nordisk Panorama, Sweden 2022
Queer Voices Film Festival, Moldova 2022
Lund Fantastic Film Festival Short film, Sweden 2022
AVFest, USA 2022
Interfilm Berlin International Short Film Festival, Germany 2022
Bodø Film Festival, Norway 2022
Minimalen Short Film Festival, Norway 2023 - Best Norwegian Short Film
& more