Lene Marie Fossen, a world-class photographer, suffers from anorexia. She stopped eating at the age of ten. Intent on exposing the shame around anorexia and confronting her disease, her art is naked and honest. SELF PORTRAIT is Lene Marie’s journey and struggle. “If only it was about snapping your fingers and beginning to eat again.”

In October 2019, at only 33, Lene Marie passed away. She watched the film before, together with her parents wishing for it to be released world-wide.

Direction: Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset, Espen Wallin

Script: Margreth Olin, Katja Hogset

Production: Margreth Olin

Cinematography: Øystein Mamen, Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo, Espen Wallin

Editing: Helge Billing

Sound: Håkon Lammetun

Original Title: SELVPORTRETT

Original Language: Norwegian

Film Production Country: Norway

Biography of the Director/s
Margreth Olin is an award-winning Norwegian director and producer, most known for her documentaries. In 1998 her first full-length documentary IN THE HOUSE OF ANGELS was released theatrically in Norway. Her international breakthrough came with the film MY BODY in 2002. Olin’s documentary DOING GOOD is one of the highest-grossing documentaries ever in Norway.

Katja Høgset graduated in 2014 from Lillehammer University College as a documentary film director. Her graduation film THE BEST was screened at several festivals in Norway. Since then she has been working in Speranza Film, making her debut documentary feature ISOLATION ROW (2018). It was seen by 600,000 people on national television, and it created national debate and political change.

Espen Wallin is a Norwegian photographer, who has published his documentary images, portraits and own work in the major Norwegian magazines. Lately, he has been focusing on filming and has done several music videos and commercials for social media. He has also been working with Lene Marie Fossen for eight years, and has through that relationship earned an exclusive and unique position to capture the essence of her work.

Filmography of the Director/s
2020 SELF PORTRAIT
2018 ISOLATION ROW
2017 CHILDHOOD
2016 DOING GOOD
2013 CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE
2012 NOWHERE HOME
2009 THE ANGEL
2006 LULLABY
2004 RAW YOUTH
2002 MY BODY MIN
2000 GLUTTONY
1998 IN THE HOUSE OF ANGELS
1997 MY UNCLE
1994 IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE

Awards Won
Audience & FIPRESCI Award - Krakow FF
Audience Award - Biografilm Festival

Production Company:
Speranza Film
Margreth Olin
Filmens hus, Dronningensgt. 16 P.O.Box 619 Sentrum
Oslo, 0106, Norway
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +47 95 24 04 18

World Sales:
Cinephil
Philippa Kowarsky
18 Levontin
Tel Aviv, 6511207, Israel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +97 23 566 41 29
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