Cool Boy
TITLE
Cool Boy
DIRECTOR
Peter Salling
COUNTRY
Denmark
YEAR
2024
DURATION
19′
GENRE
Fiction
Cool Boy
13-year-old Felix struggles to keep his mother's alcohol abuse hidden from his best friend Anton. But the closer Felix gets to Anton's well-functioning nuclear family, the more his shame and jealousy grow, pushing their friendship to the limit.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Peter Salling
Peter Salling is a trained director working in the field between character centered narratives and meticulous art direction. Raised in a musical household, Peter’s storytelling reflects the emotional sensitivity of his classical pianist mother and the playful innovation of his jazz pianist father. Perhaps that’s why he’s never afraid to experiment, constantly seeking unseen glimpses of human behavior and fleeting moments of truth. Peter has recieved funding from the Danish Film Institute to research and develop his debut feature film. His narrative work has won awards at Odense International Film Festival and other festivals.
- DirectorPeter Salling
- Screenplay
- Cinematography
- Cast
- Editing
- Producer/s Zara Bækkelund
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleCool Boy
- Project TypeFiction
- Completion Date1 January 2024
- Country of originDenmark
- Country of filmingDenmark
- LanguageDanish
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectYes
Peter Salling
Peter Salling is a trained director working in the field between character centered narratives and meticulous art direction. Raised in a musical household, Peter’s storytelling reflects the emotional sensitivity of his classical pianist mother and the playful innovation of his jazz pianist father. Perhaps that’s why he’s never afraid to experiment, constantly seeking unseen glimpses of human behavior and fleeting moments of truth. Peter has recieved funding from the Danish Film Institute to research and develop his debut feature film. His narrative work has won awards at Odense International Film Festival and other festivals.
