5th - 9th of March 2020

Love Thy Neighbour

Amanda Aagard & Alexander Toma - 2019 Sweden - 15 min

Somewhere in a dystopian world a woman sees that her neighbour forgot to lock the door. Controlled by her naive curiosity she decides to break into his apartment. During her visit she uncovers a forbidden erotic painting. The woman, who has never exposed to this kind of art, feels something awakening inside of her. She finds and steals her neighbours spare key, knowing that she has to return. During her forthcoming visits she examines more and more personal belonging of her neighbour. She discovers literature, music and even dance. But the arts unleash an even bigger affection and lust. How far is she willing to go to calm her now uncontrollable needs?

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Director: Amanda Aagard & Alexander Toma

Amanda Aagard originates from her theatre oriented highschool. She has also studied Clothing Design & Sewing at Gamleby Folk High School and Pattern Design at Cutters Academy In Gothenburg. After spending a year in Tokyo, learning Japanese she officially moved back to Gothenburg where she also studied Artistic Idea Design at Gothenburg Art School. She now freelances as a production designer and head of makeup.

Alexander Toma discovered filmmaking in his media oriented highschool. He later studied Screen & Media at Sydney Film School and Artistic Idea Design at Gothenburg Art School in his hometown. He has worked full-time as an editor and director of photography at two different production companies and now freelances as a director working mostly with commercials, music videos and shorts.