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The Tree Lover

Jonas Selberg Augustsén | 1 h 16 min | Sweden
Original title: Trädälskaren
Director: Jonas Selberg Augustsén
Year: 2008
Duration: 1 h 16 min
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish
Subtitles: None

Jonas and his friends have grown tired of city life in southern Sweden and long for the northern wilderness. This marks the beginning of a project where they build a treehouse, 14 meters above the ground, by the Lule River. The construction and the film’s production run parallel, as they engage in conversations about existential questions and their love for nature. When they take a break and visit the nightlife in Boden, they are met with puzzled old friends. Why are they building a house in a tree? And will they finish before summer ends? The film features interviews with, among others, author and editor Göran Greider, trend analyst Cay Bond, psychologist Owe Wikström, and archbishop emeritus Martin Lönnebo.

The screening is in memory of filmmaker Jonas Selberg Augustsén, who unexpectedly passed away this summer. The Tree Lover was his first feature film and an example of his unique and original style. Over the years, Selberg Augustsén was a frequent guest at the Umeå Film Festival, where several of his films were shown. As recently as last year, he was a jury member for the film prize Rödspoven.

Jonas Selberg Augustsén gained significant attention at international film festivals. His short film Autumn Man (2010) competed at a dozen festivals and won awards in Melbourne, Warsaw, Locarno, Tallinn, and Gothenburg. His film The Garbage Helicopter (2016) won a Guldbagge Award for Best Original Score and was nominated for three additional awards, including Best Film.

The film will be introduced by Mia Rogersdotter Gran, producer and artistic director of the Umeå Film Festival.

The theme connects to the Bildmuseet exhibition Eight Degrees: Contemporary Art About the Forest, a group exhibition exploring humanity’s complex relationship with the forest.

Free entry

Time

Screening

Section

Theatre

Ticket

Sun 01
14:00
The Tree Lover
Special Screenings
Bildmuseet
Fri entré

The film will be introduced by Mia Rogersdotter Gran, the artistic director of Umeå Film Festival. The film’s cinematographer, Andreas Norin, will also be present and will share insights about the filming process after the screening.