Directing
Thomas Østbye
NB, EN, NO cinema · 13 credits
Also known as Thomas A. Østbye
Thomas A. Østbye is a distinctive voice among Norwegian directors. He’s known to combine artistic reflections on the documentary genre with contemporary political dilemmas. He made his mark with formally challenging documentaries like Imagining Emanuel, HUMAN, and In your dreams, which received a dozen art and film awards, bought by the Arts Council Norway, and screened at venues ranging from the National Broadcasting to the Museum of Modern Art NY. Østbye also makes art installations, photography, interactive film, and runs the production company PlymSerafin.
Known for
Filmography
Civil Disobedience
Director, Producer
The Play of Everyman
Director, Director of Photography, Editor, Producer
Ein nabo
Director
Ting
Director
Out of Norway
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Take #2
2012
Take #2
Director
Imagining Emanuel
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Human
Director, Writer, Co-Producer
6 forestillinger om frihet
2006
6 Conceptions of Freedom
Director of Photography, Director, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
Drømme kan du gjøre senere
2005
In Your Dreams
Director, Screenplay