Sif Lina Lambæk

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[EN] BIOGRAPHY Sif Lina Lambæk (1993) is currently studying at the alternative filmschool Super16 and has a background as a TV director. She has worked with both documentaries and fiction and her films often represents a mix of the real and authentic and the magical and surreal. Her work is characterized by a powerful visual language and fascinating universes. As a filmmaker, she is interested in everything that simmers beneath the surface and her characters often try to break free from what they have inherited. Her shortfilm GYM PARTY from 2021, about the teenage girl Sally who transforms into her alcoholic mother on the dance floor at the local gym party, was selected for the Göteborg Film Festival, Odense International Film Festival and nominated for the FilmFyn Talent Award 2021. DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT "Never grow up, free your imagination, only do what you love to do!" echoes the children in 'Wild Child,' as an eternal tribute to childhood and a critique of the adults who have destroyed their world. The words originate from the Børnemagt (Power To The Children) movement, an activist and anti-authoritarian group rooted in the freetown Christiania in 1970s Copenhagen. The children's fury, contempt and rebellion against the adults combined with the threat and destruction from climate change was the inspiration for ‘Wild Child’. I wanted to create a naturalistic sci fi capturing the anger and powerlessness experienced by children growing up in a world ravaged by climate change. Drawing on the concept of "what if all the adults were dead, and only children remained in the world," we crafted a tale of a group of children left to navigate a shattered world. While they aspire to improve their surroundings, they inadvertently begin embodying the very qualities they despise – those of adults. Through the film, my aim is to craft a visual and emotionally driven narrative that explores the sentiment surrounding the inevitable reality of children growing up and transitioning into adulthood. The underlying question persists: What kind of adult would one aspire to be in a world gradually succumbing to decay? The film's expression is a fusion of raw and dreamlike elements, employing a hybrid concept that blends scripted scenes with improvisation and documentary techniques. 'Wild Child' serves as an allegory for the passage from childhood to adulthood, exploring the challenge of avoiding the mistakes of previous generations. The children in the film, despite their intentions, find themselves replicating negative adult behaviors, as a means of deflecting the immense responsibility thrust upon them. My aspiration is that the film stirs the audience's inner rebel and Peter Pan spirit, prompting a reconnection with their childhood dreams and ideals, even in the face of adulthood.

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