Mantaray Film

No one dares remember

"A film about meeting men, who are in prison for rape and a film with myself, Ewa, one of the victims of sexual violence."

Director: Ewa Cederstam
Cinematographer: Mattias Högberg
Producer: Stina Gardell
Co-producer Finland: Sonja Lindén
Co-Producer Norway: Mette Aakerholm

With support from SFI Tove Torbiörnsson, SVT Ulla Nilsson, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee's.
Distribution: Debra Zimmerman Women Makes Movies
Selected for pitch in Sheffield 2009 and Tessaloniki 2010.

Release: 2012

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The Return of the lost brother

After having spent four and a half years innocently imprisoned at Guantanamo, all he wanted was to get home to his wife and children.

But he’s not home yet. Top-level politics came in between and turned his life into a comma.

The award winning journalist Randi Mossige –Norrheim has followed the siblings Adil and Kavsar since 2006. This film is the result of a strong and trustful collaboration between them and her.

Director: Randi Mossige-Norheim
Cinematographer: Alberto Herskovits / Johan Palmgren
Editor: Dominika Daubenbuchel
Producer: Stina Gardell / MANTARAY FILM
Co-producer Norway: Mette Aakerholm /Pluriform & Film
Supported by: SVT, Swedish Television Charlotte Hellström, SFI Swedish Film Institute Lars G Lindström, NRK Norwegian Television.

Selected for pitch at Nordic Forum Iceland 2009 and Docs Barcelona 2010.

Release: 2011 

 

Mother's Comeback

If I don't do this now, I'm afraid I'll stop living. I need to prove to myself and everyone else that I can do it – life doesn't end at 50.

Director: Åsa Ekman
Photographer: Malin Nicander
Editor: Anders Teigen
Music: Marit Bergman
Producer: Mantaray Film - Stina Gardell
With support from: SVT, Swedish Television Charlotte Hellström, SFI, Swedish Film Institute Tove Torbiörnsson

Release:  2010

 

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The Dolly Camp

The four singers Nina Persson, Cecilia Nordlund, Lotta Wenglén, Helena Josefsson and the music producer Gudrun Hauksdottir meet through their love for Dolly Parton and become close friends. They all have dreams about the future and decide to support each other in making them come true.

Director: Jessica Nettelbladt
Editor: Åsa Mossberg / Sofia Lindgren
Music: Dolly Parton, Nina Persson, Cecilia Nordlund, Helena Josefsson, Lotta Wenglén

Wit support from: SVT, Swedish Television Annika Hamngren, SFI, Swedish Film Institute Tove Torbiörnsson, Film i Skåne Lisa Nyed, Sparbanksstiftelsen.

Release: Chistmas day 2010

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He Thinks he's The Best

Maria Kühlberg has two uncles, Aldo and Carmine. At her grandmother’s funeral, Aldo tried to kill Carmine and would have succeeded, had not Vito, their father and Maria’s grandfather, intervened. Since then the two uncles are not on speaking terms. Maria Kühlberg wants them to meet and make peace.

Director: Maria Kühlberg
Photography: Eric Börjesson, Lukas Eisenhauer
Editor: Andreas Jonsson
Music: Kalle Bäccman
Producer: Stina Gardell - MANTARAY FILM

With support from SVT, Swedish Television Patrick Bratt, SFI Swedish Film Institute Tove Torbiörnsson, The Swedish Arts Grants Committee

Release: Spring 2010

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I see you

 

 

Diva on 28 m2

What happens when a 45-year old club icon sets out to survive in a music industry that is undergoing radical changes?

Last year the famous world music artist Natacha Atlas released her eighth solo album. It made the critics rave, but she's not making any money.


Director: Susanna Edwards
Photography: Robert Nordström, Marek Wieser, Camilla Skagerström
Music: Natacha Atlas
Producer: Stina Gardell / MANTARAY FILM

With support from SFI, Swedish Film Institute Tove Torbiörnsson

Release: 2011

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