materie 2004* - Norsk filminstitutt

DIRECTOR: FRIDTJOF KJÆRENG
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAHPY: FRIDTJOF KJÆRENG
PRODUCERS: EGIL ØDEGÅRD FRO FILMHUSET AS, FRIDTJOF
KJÆRENG FOR F(X) PRODUKSJONER
RELEASE DATE: 2008
CONTACT: FILMHUSET AS, RIDDERVOLDSGT 10,
N-0258 OSLO, TEL: +47 22 54 33 50, FAX: +47 22 54 33 51
MAIL: egil@filmhuset.no, www.seg.no
48 NORWEGIAN FILMS 2008
SNØHULEMANNEN
THE SNOW CAVEMAN
The Snow Cave Man has lived in snow caves high up in the icy Norwegian mountains for 20 years.
Like Nietzsche's Zarathustra, he has developed his own morale code and a biting sense of humour.
He is a true environmentalist, but in his own way, living among the blizzards and reindeer
high up in the Norwegian mountains. The Snow Cave Man is shocked to receive the news that
his mother has died. She leaves behind a clear message to him in the form of an ultimatum: In her
last will and testament he inherits her apartment in the city, valued at euro 100 000, but on the
condition that he lives in the apartment or uses the money to purchase permanent housing and
settles down like a normal person. What will The Snow Cave Man do? Give up his life as a free
spirit in the mountains – or forfeit the money from his inheritance?
Fridtjof Kjæreng (1964), has worked 12 years as an independent producer/director
in the film and television industry in Norway. He has background from studies
of philosophy from the University in Tromsø, Norway. After a year of Filmand
TV studies in Australia he completed his film and TV education in 1987.
Kjæreng has varied TV experience. In 1995 he founded f(x) productions AS to
concentrate on developing progressive documentary content for national TV.