ARE YOU OK
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Comedy, Short Films, 13-Feb-2023
Sara experiences another woman's orgasm and gets a new view on life. “ARE YOU OK,” directed by Mattis Ohana Goksøyr, is a sex comedy from Norway built around a series of striking compositions and rendered with dry wit. Two young couples are vacationing together when an intimate sexual encounter sends one of the women into a hazy state. She tries to conceal it but it’s beginning to become apparent to the others. With its undulating free form, the film is brimming with texture, sensory pleasure, and sexual openness. -KA. Director, screenwriter, producer: Mattis Ohana Goksøyr. Cast: Rebekka Jynge, Elvira Haaland, Simen Bostad and Bhkie Male. Editor: Tormod Berge & Mattis Ohana Goksøyr. DoP: Håvard Byrkjeland. Underwater photographer: Kjetil Astrup. Production Design: Maja Hyggen. Costume Design: Alva Brosten. Sound Design: Andreas Waag Martinsen. Grade: Sabina Törnberg. VFX: Jon André Haakvåg.
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