A Beautiful Curse

Country of Production: Denmark, France & USA
Running Time: 92mins
Year: 2020

A whole island affected by an unexplainable sleep phenomenon is closed off from the mainland. Photographer Samuel heads there undetected to document the events, whereupon he finds Stella deep in slumber, and his attraction grows. He soon discovers the sleep affliction is more dangerous and personal than expected.

FILM CREW:
Director: Martin Garde Abildgaard
Producer: Rikke Katborg
Writer: Martin Garde Abildgaard
DOP: Philippe Kress
Editor: Marco Perez
Sound Design: Dennis Lee, Lars Bo Kjær
Composer: Dennis Lee
Production Design: Katrin Øhlin
Costume Design: Erla Bronson
Hair & Makeup: Maria Birkelund
VFX: Lasse Selvi
Casting: Philippe Elkoubi, Gro Therp

Cast: Mark Strepan, Olivia Vinall, Iben Hjejle, Ulrik Wivel, Henrik Priergaard


FESTIVALS:
Shockfest Film Festival December 2022
Scandinavian International Film Festival October 2022
IXth Fantastic and Terror Film Festival in Tàrrega - GALACTICAT August 2022
Bull City International Film Festival March 2022
Paris International Film Festival February 2022
Cambria Film Festival February 2022
The Lake County Film Festival November 2021
Aesthetica Film Festival November 2021
Mystic Film Festival October 2021
Newport Beach Film Festival October 2021
San Diego International Film Festival October 2021
Edmonton International Film Festival September 2021
Vail Film Festival September 2021
Footcandle Film Festival September 2021
Loudoun Arts Film Festival September 2021
Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival August 2021
Woods Hole Film Festival July 2021
RiverRun International Film Festival May 2021
Cinequest Film & VR Festival March 2021