Morten Skallerud
Morten Skallerud, born in 1954, is a Norwegian cinematographer and film director renowned for his poetic approach to visual storytelling and his exceptional expertise in "nature animation". Based in Oslo, he leads Camera Magica, his own production company dedicated to innovative and experimental cinema. Skallerud gained international acclaim with A Year Along the Abandoned Road (1991), which has been showcased at over 300 film festivals and has won 12 major awards. His work is celebrated for its technical mastery and his remarkable ability to capture the poetic beauty and solitude of natural landscapes in striking detail.
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Where the Trains Used to Go
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A magical journey along the remains of a narrow-gauge railway in southeastern Norway. Using a specially developed animation technique and filmed on large-format film, the movie takes us swiftly along the tracks of the _Tertitten_, which used to be a sideline to the main railway between Oslo and Stockholm.
A Year Along the Abandoned Road
A Year Along the Abandoned Road
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The film is a portrait of a deserted fisherman’s village in Northern Norway, shot on analog 65/70mm film with a specially developed "nature animation" technique. In one continuous shot, we "fly" along the remains of an internal village road, while at the same time a whole year passes by at 50 000 times normal speed. Most of the year, the village of Børfjord lies empty with virgin snow between c...
Where the Trains Used to Go
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A magical journey along the remains of a narrow-gauge railway in southeastern Norway. Using a specially developed animation technique and filmed on large-format film, the movie takes us swiftly along the tracks of the _Tertitten_, which used to be a sideline to the main railway between Oslo and Stockholm.
A Year Along the Abandoned Road
A Year Along the Abandoned Road
Duration: 26 minutesSubscription access
The film is a portrait of a deserted fisherman’s village in Northern Norway, shot on analog 65/70mm film with a specially developed "nature animation" technique. In one continuous shot, we "fly" along the remains of an internal village road, while at the same time a whole year passes by at 50 000 times normal speed. Most of the year, the village of Børfjord lies empty with virgin snow between c...
