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August Aabo

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Class #11
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August Aabo

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Class #11
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Super16 films of
August Aabo
Ballad of the Lost Gun

In a suburban town characterized by an unpopular no-drinking policy and a simmering atmosphere of misery, the drunken country sheriff wakes up with a raging hangover and a big problem: he's lost his revolver. In search of his missing revolver, the officer fights a futile battle to maintain control over the workers' drunkenness and a strange moped gang with evil intentions.

Mid-term film
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11
26 min
2021
Ballad of the Lost Gun

In a suburban town characterized by an unpopular no-drinking policy and a simmering atmosphere of misery, the drunken country sheriff wakes up with a raging hangover and a big problem: he's lost his revolver. In search of his missing revolver, the officer fights a futile battle to maintain control over the workers' drunkenness and a strange moped gang with evil intentions.

Heartbreak

Albert and Sixten are getting married. Today. The only problem is that if they were honest with each other, they shouldn’t even be a couple anymore. Frictions arise on the morning of the wedding, and quickly, it's obvious that something is completely wrong.

Final film
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11
26 min
2022
Heartbreak

Albert and Sixten are getting married. Today. The only problem is that if they were honest with each other, they shouldn’t even be a couple anymore. Frictions arise on the morning of the wedding, and quickly, it's obvious that something is completely wrong.

As Long as We Don't Talk

Over a magical night where the sun suddenly doesn't set, we follow Sune as he tries to make sense of the unsavory rumors about his best friend Casper.

First-year film
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11
23 min
2020
As Long as We Don't Talk

Over a magical night where the sun suddenly doesn't set, we follow Sune as he tries to make sense of the unsavory rumors about his best friend Casper.

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Ballad of the Lost Gun
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2021
Heartbreak
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2022
As Long as We Don't Talk
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2020
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Elsker dig i skjul

During the making of a documentary, real estate agent Rasmus is confronted with the consequences of having kept his relationship with Tore a secret.

Mid-term film
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11
Class #11
46 min
2021
Elsker dig i skjul

During the making of a documentary, real estate agent Rasmus is confronted with the consequences of having kept his relationship with Tore a secret.

Flight Freeze Fight

Elliot and Mads are in seemingly well-functioning long distance relationship. But Elliot has never opened up about a trauma inflicted upon him in his past and it catches up with him, when he’s supposed to have a romantic weekend with Mads. Elliot decides to confront the trauma and tell Mads about it to overcome his own shame.

Final film
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Class #11
22 min
2022
Flight Freeze Fight

Elliot and Mads are in seemingly well-functioning long distance relationship. But Elliot has never opened up about a trauma inflicted upon him in his past and it catches up with him, when he’s supposed to have a romantic weekend with Mads. Elliot decides to confront the trauma and tell Mads about it to overcome his own shame.

Torn

Malik feels like a stranger in Sweden after his family fled there from Iraq. In Sweden he is bullied and often gets into fights at school. When Saddam Hussein is hanged, the family decides to move back to Iraq, which excites Malik as he can now finally feel at home somewhere. Soon after arriving, however, Malik begins to feel the same strangeness that he did in Sweden. It begs the question: What is home and what does it really mean to belong somewhere?

Final film
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11
Class #11
28 min
2022
Torn

Malik feels like a stranger in Sweden after his family fled there from Iraq. In Sweden he is bullied and often gets into fights at school. When Saddam Hussein is hanged, the family decides to move back to Iraq, which excites Malik as he can now finally feel at home somewhere. Soon after arriving, however, Malik begins to feel the same strangeness that he did in Sweden. It begs the question: What is home and what does it really mean to belong somewhere?

Kaboos

Kaboos is about Amna the college student whom we follow 72 hours before her final exam in biology. Amna is haunted by sleep paralyses and anxiety which effects her everyday life.

First-year film
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Class #11
27 min
2020
Kaboos

Kaboos is about Amna the college student whom we follow 72 hours before her final exam in biology. Amna is haunted by sleep paralyses and anxiety which effects her everyday life.

Opera Night

The discovery of a crack in the basement wall at her workplace at the Opera, sends foresightful and unafraid cleaner Angeli out for a magical musical quest for help, while everyone around her seems to follow the motto "the show must go on" by heart.

Mid-term film
#
11
Class #11
15 min
2021
Opera Night

The discovery of a crack in the basement wall at her workplace at the Opera, sends foresightful and unafraid cleaner Angeli out for a magical musical quest for help, while everyone around her seems to follow the motto "the show must go on" by heart.

A Study of Empathy

Dana welcomes art student Penelope to her home to participate in her performance. The meeting between both women takes an unexpected turn for Dana and leaves her disturbed. To find out what actually has happened between them, Dana takes her courage and confronts Penelope at the opening of Penelope's graduation show.

Final film
#
11
Class #11
14 min
2022
A Study of Empathy

Dana welcomes art student Penelope to her home to participate in her performance. The meeting between both women takes an unexpected turn for Dana and leaves her disturbed. To find out what actually has happened between them, Dana takes her courage and confronts Penelope at the opening of Penelope's graduation show.

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Faded

FADED is a coming-of-age tale about a group of suburban boys whose carefree, hash-fueled days are suddenly shaken by family turmoil and the harsh reality of adulthood closing in.

Final film
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12
Class #12
49 min
2024
Faded

FADED is a coming-of-age tale about a group of suburban boys whose carefree, hash-fueled days are suddenly shaken by family turmoil and the harsh reality of adulthood closing in.

The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

Final film
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12
Class #12
15 min
2024
The Translator

THE TRANSLATOR follows a girl who in a very young age has to be the adult in her family, when she and her mother bump their heads against a life-threatening bias in the Danish health system.

Frit udsyn

Nadim er en minoritetsetnisk mand med tjek på tilværelsen. Han vil dog på ingen måde associeres med de mennesker, der ligner ham, men ikke kan opføre sig ordentligt. På vej til sin søsters fødselsdag sætter hans egen fordomsfuldhed ham i en position, der får dramatiske konsekvenser for ham.

First-year film
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13
Class #13
20 min
2024
Frit udsyn

Nadim er en minoritetsetnisk mand med tjek på tilværelsen. Han vil dog på ingen måde associeres med de mennesker, der ligner ham, men ikke kan opføre sig ordentligt. På vej til sin søsters fødselsdag sætter hans egen fordomsfuldhed ham i en position, der får dramatiske konsekvenser for ham.

Mor / datter

Kira is a single mother struggling to build a better relationship with her distant teenage daughter, Lina. One day, Kira has a bright idea that she believes could pave the way for a stronger bond between them. In her attempt to make the idea a reality, enticing shadows of the past start catching up with her.

First-year film
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13
Class #13
23 min
2024
Mor / datter

Kira is a single mother struggling to build a better relationship with her distant teenage daughter, Lina. One day, Kira has a bright idea that she believes could pave the way for a stronger bond between them. In her attempt to make the idea a reality, enticing shadows of the past start catching up with her.

Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

First-year film
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12
Class #12
27 min
2022
Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

Mid-term film
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12
Class #12
23 min
2023
Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?