How Gunnar Hall Jensen Found the Guts to Complete His Film About His Son After the Young Man’s Death (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comAnnika Pham Norwegian director Gunnar Hall Jensen has made a trademark of his playful and quirky self-portraits in which his reflections on life often find a universal echo.
His latest film, “Portrait of a Confused Father,” set out to explore his relationship with his son, drawing on footage filmed over 20 years.
Three weeks before filming was to have wrapped, he heard that his son had been killed. Hall Jensen speaks to Variety about how he found the courage to complete his film amid his and his family’s immense grief.
The trailer to the film, which has its world premiere Sunday at CPH:DOX, debuts below. The highly personal documentary is a heartfelt and raw story of a middle-aged control-freak father, who struggles to connect with his defiant son.
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