ARET GJENNOM BORFJORD

A Year along the Abandoned Road

Noruega. 1991. Color. 12 min. Experimental. 35mm.
  • Film Director: Morten Skallerud.
  • Producer: Morten Skallerud.
Most of the year, the village of Børfjord lies empty with virgin snow between cold houses. People only show up during a short and hectic summer season. But the cycles of nature go on as they have always done, totally independent of what people might do.

Morten Skallerud
Morten was born in 1954 and he is a short film director and cameraman specializing in visual effects, animation and large-format. He has worked professionally with film since 1977, mainly as a cameraman and with visual effects. He has worked a lot with "odd" camera techniques, and has developed a special method for filming Northern lights (Aurora Borealis). His works include some 60 feature films, plus numerous short films, commercials and TV programs.