BEING SOMEONE ELSE

“Intimate and fresh perspective on understanding children with autism”

The International Jury – UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival

 

“…accessible and, indeed, human”

J. Clarke – Film Critic – jeremycprocessing.com

 

Winner of Best Documentary Short at Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2021 and Iris Award for Best Non-Fiction Film at UNICEF Innocenti International Film Festival 2021.

As Imogen (13) designs and sews a new outfit for a cosplay convention we discover why dressing up as someone else is more than just a fun hobby for the autistic teenager.

Writer, Director and Producer: Øyvind Aamli

Editors: John Murphy and Alex Cockburn

Composer: David Nicholas

Cinematography advice / Colourist: Suki Mok

Audio Mix: Wayne Urquhart

Festival distribution: Raina Film Distribution

Production: SP Film

 

 

Press Pack

FILM FESTIVAL TOUR

 

  • Children’s International Film Festival Seattle (US) – 18-28 February 2021 – Winner – Best Documentary Short!
  • BUFF Film Festival Malmö – (Sweden) 13 – 19 March 2021
  • Buffilusk – Children’s Hospitals Across Sweden 2021
  • The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival – Normality? Strand (UK) 3 – 9 May 2021 – Award Nominee!
  • Doclands Documentary Film Festival – Education Strand (US) 3-16 May 2021.
  • Kurzfilmwoche Film Festival Regensburg (Germany) – 21 May – 6 June 2021.
  • Mo&Friese Hamburg Children Short Film Festival (Germany) 30 May – 6 June 2021 – Award Nominee!
  • ShorTS International Film Festival (Italy) 1 – 10 July 2021 – Award Nominee!
  • Sehsüchte Film Festival (Germany) 21 – 25 july 2021 – Award Nominee!
  • Minikino – Bali International Short Film Festival (Indonesia) 3 – 11 September 2021 – Award Nominee!
  • Zlín Film Festival (Czech) 9 – 15 September 2021 – Zlín Dog Award Nominee!
  • Calgary International Film Festival – CIFF (Canada) 23 September – 3 October 2021– Award Nominee!
  • UNICEF Innocenti International Film Festival (Italy) 21 – 24 October 2021 – Winner – Iris Award for Best Non-Fiction Film!
  • Filem’On Film Festival For Young Audiences  (Belgium) 27 October – 6 November 2021 – ECFA Award Nominee!
  • Raindance Film Festival London (UK) 27 October – 6 November 2021
  • Human Rights Film Festival Napoli / Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani de Napoli (Italy) 10-20 November 2021 – Human Rights Youth Award Nominee!
  • International Film Festival Tétouan (Morocco) 25-30 November 2021 
  • Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 27 November – 4 December 2021 – ECFA Award Nominee!
  • Macao International Short Film Festival 2-9 December 2021 – Best Documentary Nominee!
  • Oska Bright Film Festival – The worlds largest learning disability festival – 16-22 March 2022 – Award Nominee!
  • Reel Abilities Abilities Film Festival – 26 May – 10 June 2022 – Award Nominee!

 

Festivals are being added all the time so please follow #BeingSomeoneElseTheFilm for updates.

 

 

…accessible and, indeed, human”

J. Clarke – Film Critic – jeremycprocessing.com