hiding behind masks
–
written and directed by
Leonard Rääf
produced by
Flook L. Nielsen
Mathias Skaarup Schmidt
starring
Rosemarie Mosbæk, Marie Boda
& Martin Brygmann
synopsis
Two long-time friends hide out at their high school over the weekend, when an unknown person unexpectedly shows up. In the midst of their escape, odd noises start echoing through the corridors. Their curiosity to explore leads them down a slippery slope of discovering well-kept secrets – about both the unknown figure as well as themselves.
with crew
Executive Producer: Daniel Kristensen
Line Producer: Nina Stern Nielsen
Associate Producer: Daniel Thomas Stroh
Director of photography: Zack Spiger
Production Designer: Madeline Mabellé
Costume Designer: Abebo Josephine Bø Getachew
Edited by: Leonard Rääf
Sound Design by: Emil Woxen Andersen
1st Assistant Director: Mathias Skaarup Schmidt
Production Manager: Sophie Hahn
Set Dressers: Felicia Sofia Jensen, Alexander Clausen, Kathy Stegmaans, Johanne Rentse, Karlijn Laurent Ruysch, Stefan Thorndahl, Christoffer Holst
Set Builder: Andreas Moses
1st Assistant Camera: Romain Malavoy
2nd Assistant Camera: Tiago Carvalheiro
3rd Assistant Camera: Tryggvi Kolviður Sigtryggsson Sound Recordists: Baldur Meitil Nick Palsdorf
Stunt Coordinator: Dennis Albrethsen
Gaffer: Lasse Skaarup Flodgaard Olesen
Best boy: Tobias Hjorth
Grip & Electric: Lukas Plesner Charlie Lyster Tryggvi Kolviður Sigtryggsson Timothé Barjou
Key Grips: Rune Wedel Rasmus Ellegård
Bike-rig Builder: Nicolaj Bak
Location Scouts: Troels Kampmann Kjær Søren Dahl Makeup artist: Abebo Josephine Bø Getachew Production assistants: Maria Wulff Christensen Flavian Mikidadi
Post Production Supervisor: Mathias Skaarup Schmidt Colorist: William Kjarval
Finishing artist: Kristopher Paterson
Compositor: Mikkel Strøbech Camilla Nilsson
Film lab: Focus Film AB
Lab technician: Nina Boriri
Subtitles by: Isabella Tvede-Jensen
Stills photographer: William Kjarval
Catering by: Chef Mania
Prop house: Wonderland Productions with Christian Rathmann & Mads Jørgensen
Special Thanks to:
Abebo Josephine Bø Getachew, Nina Stern Nielsen, Michael Haslund-Christensen, Michael Hannover, Oscar Boyson, Debbie Mason, Henriette Blix, Mette Hesselberg, Charlotte Lønberg Johansson, Maj Hagstrøm, Tryggvi Kolviður Sigtryggsson, Eliska Muchová, Karl Zakí, Claus Baumann, Stroud Rohde Pearce, Sofia Bedjaoui, Out of Focus, FilmGear Kamera Rental, Act3
Shot on Kodak Film
–
Color, 1.85:1
22 full minutes
Drama, Comedy, Coming of age
©Holocene Studios. All rights reserved. 2022.
DIRECTORS NOTES
Interview with Writer/Director Leonard Rääf
We all hide behind certain facades even from those nearest to us and when Swedish Director Leonard Rääf decided to use that fact as a springboard for his new short Hiding Behind Masks, it led him to a complicated yet tender reflection of friendship and nostalgia. Rääf’s original writing drawn from his personal experiences (with an added unexpected twist) is anchored by naturalistic performances from actors Rosemarie Mosbæk and Marie Boda, creating a highly enjoyable coming-of-age drama about the discovery of well-kept secrets and the bonds of friendship. We invited Rääf to speak to us here at DN about crafting a narrative from conversations he has long had in his head, the focus and engagement he finds when shooting on film as opposed to digital and the challenge of constructing the look of the film’s school location.
Read the full article here
