Thea Hvistendahl
Thea Hvistendahl (born 1989) is a Norwegian filmmaker best known for the 2024 horror film Handling the Undead.
Thea Hvistendahl
- Born
- 1989
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Norway
- Languages
- Norwegian
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• Born — 1989 • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter
Education
Education
Hvistendahl studied filmmaking at Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo.
Career
Career
Hvistendahl began directing short films and commercials in the early 2010s. In 2017, she participated in the Berlinale Talents Short Form Station program to develop her short film Children of Satan, which was released in 2019. Hvistendahl's 2024 feature film, an adaptation of the John Ajvide Lindqvist novel Handling the Undead, premiered in the World Cinematic Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Commercials
Commercials
• Year — Company — Title — Ref. • 2016 — DNB Eindom — "Baby" • "Husdyr"
Music videos
Music videos
• Year — Artist — Title — Ref. • 2015 — Kaja Gunnufsen — "Faen Ta" • 2016 — Karpe Diem — "Den islamske elefanten" • 2021 — Girl in Red — "Body and Mind"
Film
• Year — Title — Notes — Ref. • 2013 — you and me, mommy — Short film • 2016 — Intruders — Short film • 2017 — The Monkey and The Mouth • 2018 — Virgins4Lyfe — Short film • 2019 — Children of Satan — Short film • 2020 — Cramps — Short film • 2024 — Handling the Undead
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- 1.Thea Hvistendahl. Agent Firman.
- 2.Balaga, Marta. Sundance Breakout ‘Handling the Undead,’ Where ‘Dread Infuses Each Frame,’ Sells Wide for TrustNordisk (EXCLUSIVE). Variety.
- 3.Thea Hvistendahl. Berlinale Talents.
- 4.Children of Satan. Berlinale Talents.
- 5.Pennick, Bailey. Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Thea Hvistendahl, the Filmmaker Behind “Handling the Undead”. Sundance.
- 6.Shaffer, Claire. Girl in Red Drops Witchy Music Video for ‘Body and Mind’. Rolling Stone.
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