Atonement

TITLE

Atonement

DIRECTOR

Kaveh Akaber

COUNTRY

Sweden

YEAR

2022

DURATION

18′

GENRE

Fiction

Overview

Atonement

Grief over a lost child has left Mina in the shadows. One day her world is shaken when a neighbour threatens her privacy. Seeking revenge on him, Mina enters into a game where the boundaries of fantasy and reality start to fade.

DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY​ - Kaveh Akaber

Kaveh Akaber is a Swedish/Iranian multi-artist and film director born in 1978. He has a background as a music composer, film editor and visual artist where he been praised for his wayward “outside the box” works with many of the Swedish based films for almost 20 years. He began his film career through the legendary Swedish director Roy Anderson's "Studio 24". After his studies at Stockholm University of The Arts, he has focused more on directing films. He’s always aiming for an edgy stories mainly focusing on psychological and social issues woven into an innovative visual form. His latest short film I PLAY DEAD is an autobiography story about the grim games as child during wartime. The film is a hybrid between dance / drama / thriller and has been screened both on international film festivals and international art exhibitions.

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Kaveh Akaber

Kaveh Akaber is a Swedish/Iranian multi-artist and film director born in 1978. He has a background as a music composer, film editor and visual artist where he been praised for his wayward “outside the box” works with many of the Swedish based films for almost 20 years. He began his film career through the legendary Swedish director Roy Anderson's "Studio 24". After his studies at Stockholm University of The Arts, he has focused more on directing films. He’s always aiming for an edgy stories mainly focusing on psychological and social issues woven into an innovative visual form. His latest short film I PLAY DEAD is an autobiography story about the grim games as child during wartime. The film is a hybrid between dance / drama / thriller and has been screened both on international film festivals and international art exhibitions.

SELECTIONS & AWARDS

Group 1579

Rome Independent Film Festival

Competition, 2022

Group 1579

Göteborg Film Festival

Competition, 2022

Still Photos