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Melanie Dastmalchi

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Class #11
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Melanie Dastmalchi

Producer
Class #11
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Super16 films of
Melanie Dastmalchi
When Mountains Cry

Heavily pregnant and in the early summer heat, Mina has wandered up into the Montenegrin mountains in search of answers to the problems she is facing with her partner, Daniel. She longs for him, but she is full of doubt.

Final film
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28 min
2022
When Mountains Cry

Heavily pregnant and in the early summer heat, Mina has wandered up into the Montenegrin mountains in search of answers to the problems she is facing with her partner, Daniel. She longs for him, but she is full of doubt.

Screened Off

Gustav lives with his parents and works at their pig farm. All of his spare time he uses in front of the computer. Here he is part of a closed, online chat room, where peers socialize and support each other, but also share grim content and challenges each other's limits. When Gustav is challenged to film himself committing a violent and obscene act, he suddenly finds himself in a dilemma: Because on the same day Daniel, the new employee who is the same age as Gustav, arrives. And for the first time in a long time, Gustav experiences a new opportunity and interest in making and maintaining a meaningful social relation to another person close to him.

Final film
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29 min
2022
Screened Off

Gustav lives with his parents and works at their pig farm. All of his spare time he uses in front of the computer. Here he is part of a closed, online chat room, where peers socialize and support each other, but also share grim content and challenges each other's limits. When Gustav is challenged to film himself committing a violent and obscene act, he suddenly finds himself in a dilemma: Because on the same day Daniel, the new employee who is the same age as Gustav, arrives. And for the first time in a long time, Gustav experiences a new opportunity and interest in making and maintaining a meaningful social relation to another person close to him.

GRAND TOUR VIOLENCE

The past creeps in on Bea, as she is imprisoned in the same prison as her aunt. At a grand tour in the prison, Bea is forced to prove her loyalty in a violent battle. But is Bea still willing to sacrifice her life, to prove her loyalty?

Mid-term film
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24 min
2021
GRAND TOUR VIOLENCE

The past creeps in on Bea, as she is imprisoned in the same prison as her aunt. At a grand tour in the prison, Bea is forced to prove her loyalty in a violent battle. But is Bea still willing to sacrifice her life, to prove her loyalty?

Dit navn skrevet i bølger

Karl and Andrea arrive at a summerhouse, they have rented for the weekend. At first the mood is good, but slowly the true agenda of the weekend starts to unveil. Andrea has been unfaithful to Karl, and the question is whether or not the young, vulnerable couple can overcome their personal insecurities and struggles and stay together.

First-year film
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24 min
2020
Dit navn skrevet i bølger

Karl and Andrea arrive at a summerhouse, they have rented for the weekend. At first the mood is good, but slowly the true agenda of the weekend starts to unveil. Andrea has been unfaithful to Karl, and the question is whether or not the young, vulnerable couple can overcome their personal insecurities and struggles and stay together.

Filmography
When Mountains Cry
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2022
Screened Off
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2022
GRAND TOUR VIOLENCE
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2021
Dit navn skrevet i bølger
Instructor
Producers
Screenwriter
2020
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Films of the same year
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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
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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.

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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Class #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.

The Last Sacrament

Before the funeral of a young woman, the woman's father Torben confesses to stuff that happened during her childhood. And now the devoted Catholic priest William is faced with a fateful dilemma.

Mid-term film
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11
Class #11
22 min
2021
The Last Sacrament

Before the funeral of a young woman, the woman's father Torben confesses to stuff that happened during her childhood. And now the devoted Catholic priest William is faced with a fateful dilemma.

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.

Du er her

Emil and his half-sister Anna are trying to find their missing father and a place to bury Emil's recently deceased mother. The search takes an unexpected turn that threatens their relationship.

First-year film
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11
Class #11
29 min
2020
Du er her

Emil and his half-sister Anna are trying to find their missing father and a place to bury Emil's recently deceased mother. The search takes an unexpected turn that threatens their relationship.

Super16 movies
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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.

FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

Mid-term film
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12
Class #12
12 min
2023
FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

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?