Ida's Diary
Short film Completed 2014
Director
August Baugstø Hanssen
Doc Society helped with
Development
Impact
Went to Good Pitch
Runtime: 63 minutes
Follow the film
At the end of 2010 we received a package in the mail. The package contained an unedited video diary from a young girl living in a small town south in Norway. She told us that she wanted someone to tell her story.
Long Synopsis
At the end of 2010 we received a package in the mail. The package contained an unedited video diary from a young girl living in a small town south in Norway. She told us that she wanted someone to tell her story. When we accessed the memory stick we were struck by exceptionally strong and brutally honest material playing before our eyes. Ida started harming herself when she was 10 years old. Today she's 25 and has several painful years behind her in the limbo of youth psychiatry. With her own camera she has captured her intense experiences over the last 6-7 years with an uncensored and direct gaze. Ida's story will give you a unique and personal peek into the complex phenomenon labelled deliberate self-harm [DSH].
Outreach Campaign Supported
Thanks to the Connect Fund, Ida's Diary will be used to challenge stigma associated with personality disorder and inspire hope for those it affects; be it those given the diagnosis, their families, or professionals working in a variety of contexts.
Crew
August Baugstø Hanssen
Director
August Baugstø Hanssen made his directorial debut with the co- direction of the feature documentary Pushwagner (2011). Before this he collaborated with Even G. Benestad on the development on both his previous feature documentaries; the multi-award-winning All About My Father (2002) and Natural Born Star (2007). In 2011 Baugstø Hanssen and Benestad also co-directed a short web documentary about Ida as a part of the web documentary 300 Seconds.
Key Personnel
Producer Carsten Aanonsen has produced over 200 documentaries, commercials and short films since the beginning of his career in 1990. He started his career in Norwegian Broadcast Corp (NRK) in 1986 as a trainee. Together with partner Knut Eide, Carsten enjoyed 10 successful years in Eureka Film & TV producing corporate films, commercials and documentaries for tv. In 1998 they founded Indie Film feeling the time was right to dedicate their time solely to documentaries. Carsten is a 2006 EAVE Master Class graduate, where he attended with a scholarship from The Norwegian Film Institute.
Creative developer Even Benestad: In 2002 Benestad made his debut with the multi-award-winning All About My Father. The film explored his father's transvestitism, and its impact on his family. Natural Born Star (2007) chronicled the turbulent life of Fred Robsahm. Benestad & Hanssen have collaborated on several projects before; amongst these All About My Father and Natural Born Star. In 2011 they co-directed Pushwagner.
