Among the thirteen first and sophomore film offerings in the New Directors competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival (the fest begins today) we find the feature debut by filmmaker Emilie Thalund. Also set to have a showcase at the BFI London Film Festival, Weightless (Vægtløs) is a different type of summer camp experience – where the young protagonist carves out room for what she wants. In the exclusive clips we encounter Lea (Marie Helweg Augustsen) navigating between affirmation, desire and her hormones alongside the adult in the room in Rune (Joachim Fjelstrup) The film is produced by Snowglobe’s Anna Dammegaard Søllested and Clara Jantzen Kreinøe. Here is the festival synopsis:
Written by Marianne Lentz, Lea, a fifteen-year-old girl, spends her summer at a health camp surrounded by forest and beach. Lea is determined to lose weight, and she longs to be like her friend Sasha, her new roommate at the camp: fun, lively, and unafraid to take up space in the world. While Sasha seeks attention from the local boys, Lea’s heart is set on Rune, a charming instructor from the camp. When Rune reciprocates her attention, something awakens within Lea; an unfamiliar yet thrilling desire.
