A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 26, 2015
Original Title:
Bit Ballerina Bulldog
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
Tindefilm
Production Countries:
Norway
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 54
Armed with nothing but paper and scissors Danish-Norwegian psaligrapher Karen Bit Vejle makes staggeringly intricate and detail works of art. In the documentary BIT - BALLERINA BULLDOG we follow her as she gets the greatest opportunity of her career - a joint exhibition with the world's leading psaligrapher professor Qiao in Beijing. Bit Vejle struggles with chronic fatigue syndrome and as the big exhibition is fast approaching, she still hasn't completed her major works. Like a ballerina she has to find inner strength and endurance - a bulldog mentality - to perform her graceful art.
Cinematography:
Tor Sivertstøl
Director:
Gry Molvær Hivju
Editor:
Gry Molvær Hivju
Music:
Sylvia Strand
Jonathan Gregory
Producer:
Hilde Nerland
Writer:
Kristofer Hivju
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