FIGHTING DEMONS WITH DRAGONS

Director:  CAMILLA MAGID

FIGHTING DEMONS WITH DRAGONS is a coming-of-age documentary about feeling excluded - and for the first time finding a community. The film follows three pupils at Østerskov Boarding School, where learning takes place through play, and where role-playing is an integral part of the teaching. The school attracts students who have been outsiders all their lives and here, many of the children feel accepted and included for the first time. We meet Ask, Luca and Josefine who all long to be part of a community and yet still trying to hold on to their uniqueness. In the two years that we follow these students, they combat anxiety and insecurity while in costume and armed with swords. Filled with all the vulnerability, savagery, and courage of youth, they’ve embarked on a journey through the dim corridor connecting childhood and adulthood.

PRODUCTION FACTS

Runtime: 90 mins + 4 x 28:30 mins
Country of Origin: Denmark, Sweden
Language of Dialogue: Danish
Release: 4 March, 2024 (series, DR1, prime time),

Director: Camilla Magid
Cinematography: Mathias Døcker, Maria von Hauswolff, Talib Rasmussen, Simon Lereng Wilmont
Editor: Estephan Wagner
Producer: Heidi Elise Christensen
Sound Designer: Peter Schultz
Composer: Joaquin Garcia
Co-producers: Kerstin Übelacker, We Have A Plan & Lisa Nyed, Film i Skåne
Production Company: Final Cut for Real

Supported by:
Danish Film Institute
Swedish Film Institute
Nordisk Film & TV Fond

In collaboration with:
DR
NRK
SVT

CONTACT

Sales & Festivals - Cinephil
Sales: Shoshi Korman, shoshi@cinephil.com
Festivals: Tal Elkayam, tal@cinephil.com

Production Contact
Maria Kristensen, maria@final-cut.dk

Awards

Thessaloniki Int. Doc Film Festival 2024 - Silver Alexander, Newcomers Competition

Festivals

Thessaloniki Int. Doc Film Festival 2024, Greece - World Premiere
ZagrebDox 2024, Croatia
DOK.fest München 2024, Germany