Birgitte Stærmose
* 1963 in Odense, Denmark.
Birgitte Stærmose completed her studies with a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts at the Temple University in Philadelphia. After making various short films, she is currently working on the post production of her debut feature, Dagen Derpå (The Morning After).
FILMS directed by BIRGITTE STÆRMOSE
Ønskebørn (Out of Love)
Denmark 2009, 29 min
director: Birgitte Stærmose | screenplay: Peter Asmussen | production: Jesper Morthorst | cinematography: Marek Septimus Wieser
Fusing documentary and fiction, OUT OF LOVE depicts the lives of children trying to survive the aftermath of war in Kosovo by selling cigarettes on the street. Through monologues performed by the children against the eerie backdrops of Pristina, the film tells their gripping and sad story of memory, loss and fear.
Presented by VIS within the context of:
VIS Vienna Independent Shorts 2011, Short Matters 2
OTHER FILMS:
Sophie (2006)
Mit Danmark (Letters from Denmark) (2006)
Istedgade (Principles of attraction) (2006)
Små skred (Small Avalanches) (2003)
Se mig nu (Now, look at me) (2001)