INDRIVAREN. WHEN THE MAN COMES AROUND

Shrouded in a heavy mist, an old Fisherman casts his fishing line from a pier into the dark ocean. An obscure man – the Collector – stands at a distance, with a pocket watch in one hand and a protocol in the other. His eternal duty is to be present at a specific time and place to oversee that Death occurs according to plan. When the Collector doesn’t indulge in gathering souls and register them in an anonymous and antiquated office, he uses his time to exist among the living – in the park, at the café and in the privacy of their homes. Every day is the same as the next, until he meets Amanda. Through her, he finds meaning in his meager existence. But when he learns that Amanda doesn’t have much time left, he is forced to make a crucial decision.

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  • Genre: Fabularny
  • Country: Sweden
  • Running time: 24
  • Year: 2013

Director: Michael Rendell

Script: Michael Rendell, Arthur Izakowicz, Glenn Ekeroth

DOP: Arthur Izakowicz

Music: Elias Feingersh

Editing: Michael Rendell, Arthur Izakowicz

Production company: PWSFTviT (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna), Meschugene Brothers & Pumpa

About the director:

Michael Rendell

Michael Rendell

is a Swedish filmmaker, educated at the Arts University Bournemouth, England. His first short film that he made with his friend and collaborator Arthur Izakowicz was called “The Schmuck” – a parody of “The Rock” (by Michael Bay). Today they run a production company called Meshugene Brothers.

At festivals:

Speechless Film Festival, USA, 2013 (Proffesional Long Form Award)

13. International Festival of Debut and Student Films BEGINNING, Russia, 2014 (competition)

"The Fantastic Four" Central European Film, Turkey, 2015 (screening)

"The Fantastic Four" Central European Film Festival in Istanbul 2015, Turkey, 2015 (screening)

"The Fantastic Four" Central European Film Festival in Izmir, Turkey, 2016 (screening)