I Am Earth

Cinema

„I Am Earth“ ran 2022 in the festival cinema program.

Lesbian coming to terms in the far north: For 30-year-old Odile, life is a little more complicated than for her friends. At least, she has rap music to express herself.

How do Scandinavians do it? If they make thrillers, they are almost always a bit darker and better than ours. When it comes to young people, they are so authentic that it almost hurts at times. "I am Earth" falls into the latter category as the story of Odile (series creator Amy Black Ndiaye), who has just turned 30 and whose life is a little different from that of her friends. Not only because she finds fulfillment in, of all things, rap music and the studio of her buddy Stian, but also because her father finally wants to see her at the side of the right man. Odile's problem: she's a lesbian and coming out to him is long overdue. Luckily, rap as a form of expression also goes where it hurts and becomes personal. Thus, "I Am Earth" becomes a rap musical that is worlds away from the youth culture efforts of local producers.

After the screening Q&A with the director Lasse Hallberg and actress Siri Black Ndiaye

Award

Winner in section "Official Competition" 2022

Episodes shown

1-3

Originaltitel

I Am Earth

Transmitter (Original)

NRK

Countries

Norway

Year of publication

2022

Languages

norwegian

Language versions

OmU

Creators

Amy Black Ndiaye

Direction

Øyvind Holtmon

Mit

Amy Black Ndiaye, Lars Vauler, Tinashe Williamson, Siri Black Ndiaye, Omar Faal, Joe Ndiaye

Production

Monday Scripted AS

Sales

Monday Scripted AS