BEING SOMEONE ELSE
“Intimate and fresh perspective on understanding children with autism”
The International Jury – UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival
“…accessible and, indeed, human”
J. Clarke – Film Critic – jeremycprocessing.com
Winner of Best Documentary Short at Children’s Film Festival Seattle 2021 and Iris Award for Best Non-Fiction Film at UNICEF Innocenti International Film Festival 2021.
As Imogen (13) designs and sews a new outfit for a cosplay convention we discover why dressing up as someone else is more than just a fun hobby for the autistic teenager.
Writer, Director and Producer: Øyvind Aamli
Editors: John Murphy and Alex Cockburn
Composer: David Nicholas
Cinematography advice / Colourist: Suki Mok
Audio Mix: Wayne Urquhart
Festival distribution: Raina Film Distribution
Production: SP Film
FILM FESTIVAL TOUR
Children’s International Film Festival Seattle (US) – 18-28 February 2021 – Winner – Best Documentary Short!
BUFF Film Festival Malmö – (Sweden) 13 – 19 March 2021
Buffilusk – Children’s Hospitals Across Sweden 2021
The Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival – Normality? Strand (UK) 3 – 9 May 2021 – Award Nominee!
Doclands Documentary Film Festival – Education Strand (US) 3-16 May 2021.
Kurzfilmwoche Film Festival Regensburg (Germany) – 21 May – 6 June 2021.
Mo&Friese Hamburg Children Short Film Festival (Germany) 30 May – 6 June 2021 – Award Nominee!
ShorTS International Film Festival (Italy) 1 – 10 July 2021 – Award Nominee!
Sehsüchte Film Festival (Germany) 21 – 25 july 2021 – Award Nominee!
Minikino – Bali International Short Film Festival (Indonesia) 3 – 11 September 2021 – Award Nominee!
Zlín Film Festival (Czech) 9 – 15 September 2021 – Zlín Dog Award Nominee!
Calgary International Film Festival – CIFF (Canada) 23 September – 3 October 2021– Award Nominee!
UNICEF Innocenti International Film Festival (Italy) 21 – 24 October 2021 – Winner – Iris Award for Best Non-Fiction Film!
Filem’On Film Festival For Young Audiences (Belgium) 27 October – 6 November 2021 – ECFA Award Nominee!
Raindance Film Festival London (UK) 27 October – 6 November 2021
Human Rights Film Festival Napoli / Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani de Napoli (Italy) 10-20 November 2021 – Human Rights Youth Award Nominee!
International Film Festival Tétouan (Morocco) 25-30 November 2021
Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People 27 November – 4 December 2021 – ECFA Award Nominee!
Macao International Short Film Festival 2-9 December 2021 – Best Documentary Nominee!
Oska Bright Film Festival – The worlds largest learning disability festival – 16-22 March 2022 – Award Nominee!
Reel Abilities Abilities Film Festival – 26 May – 10 June 2022 – Award Nominee!
Festivals are being added all the time so please follow #BeingSomeoneElseTheFilm for updates.
“…accessible and, indeed, human””