My Norwegian Grandfather
“My Norwegian Grandfather” (“Mój norweski dziadek”) 2010, Documentary. 16mm. Dir. 17 min.
A film about the director’s grandfather who occupied Greenland for Norway, and cooperated with Nazi-Germany. A personal journey and a rumble with the past.
Leiv Igor DevoldThe film was five years in the making. Because of the subject matter, it was a very hard film for me to make. It is one of those films you have to do. To get the family past off my chest.
Co-production between The Polish Film School and Pang Productions (Norway). Artistic supervisor Kazimierz Karabasz.
- Cinematographer: Grzegorz Korczak
- Aditional cinematography: Marius Matzow Guldbrandsen FNF
- Producer: PWSFTviT and Pang Productions by Ingvil Giske and Beata Gzik
- Director: Leiv Igor Devold