Danish Film School

ONE DAY

Ditte Haarløv Johnsen
Screening time  
01.03. / Thursday, 14:00 - 16:00 Theatre 4  
She is a beautiful and strong woman. She is 36 and is from West Africa. She lives in a Copenhagen suburb...

She is a beautiful and strong woman. She is 36 and is from West Africa. She lives in a Copenhagen suburb. She works as a prostitute and every month sends money to her family and her daughter whom she has not seen for six years. She believes in God. She eats and smokes more then it is normal. It's raining outside. 

Ditte Haarløv Johnsen

Ditte Haarløv Johnsen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1977, moved to Maputo, Mozambique at the age of five, and returned to Copenhagen in 2001. Her photographs have been exhibited in Denmark, Syria, Holland, Germany, South Africa and Canada. Johnson has studied Directing for Documentary Film at The National Film School of Denmark; her films include 'Sisters', 'Painting My Secret', and 'One Day', which won the Best Short Documentary award at the One World Film Festival in Prague.
 

General sponsor

Denmark
2007, 31', color, video

Directed by:
Ditte Haarløv Johnsen

Cinematography:
Minka Jakerson

Edited by:
Jeppe Magaard Bødskow

Music:
Mark Solberg

Producer:
Ditte Haarløv Johnsen

Produced by:
The National Film School of Denmark

Festivals & Awards:

ne World Film Festival 2007 – Best Short Documentary