BLIND SPOT

Tuva Novotny directed and scripted this strong voiced feature film about a mother's struggle to understand her daughter Thea's crisis, when it hits the whole family.
How can parents and communities help children and young people to open up on difficult thoughts and mental disorders, when ideals are based on happiness?

The movie was shot in real-time as a one-take. They shot the movie three evenings in a row and picked the best version.

Shooting this way adds an extra dimension of realism and closeness to the characters journey. The emotional performances of the cast are nothing less than stunning.

It was a great pleasure to colour this movie with Director Tuva Novotny and DoP Jonas Alarik.
The keyword for the look was American Indie "For Real", in other words, with a touch of realism.
One-take feature films are seldom made, but with the right story, it is very impact full.
Alarik and his lightning crew per-planed the shoot during the busy per-production, replacing light sources where they could.

This meticulous work helped out a lot during the grade to achieve the final look.

Blind Spot was picked up by several respected film festivals, among other Toronto International Film Festival and San Sebastian International Film Festival. Which shows the level of Novotny´s feature film directorial debut.