The director of the film, Margreth Olin, left her parents’ home thirty years ago. Today, she returns to the mountainous region of Western Norway with a camera, walking in the footsteps of her parents and ancestors in order to answer the question: where do I come from? The film is an encounter with local history and, above all, the region’s pristine nature and the never-ending cycle of birth and death. Employing both a micro and macro scale, it reveals the world which is both intimate and very universal and should be experienced on the largest screen possible.

Margreth Olin was born in Stranda, Norway, and was educated at the University of Bergen and Volda University College. Her first full-length documentary In the House of Angels received many prizes, among them the Amanda for best documentary. Her breakthrough came with the film My Body which also won the Amanda. Olin’s documentary Doing Good is one of the highest grossing documentaries ever in Norway. Her last film Self Portrait screened at numerous film festivals, including European Film Forum Scanorama, and has won seven awards internationally.

Festivals: CPH:DOX, Toronto International Film Festival.