Estonian premiere

Fighting Demons with Dragons

Local title
Draakonitega deemonite vastu
Director
Camilla Magid
Country
Denmark, Sweden
Year
2024
Festival
24th Youth and Children's Film Festival
Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Genre
biographical, youth film
Subject
friendship, mental health, LGBTQ, first love, soul-searching, coming of age, youth

A documentary about being an outsider and finding oneself and a community through imagination and creativity.

Luca, Ask, and Josefine have all experienced being outsiders at their old schools. They’ve struggled to make friends and fit in, but at Østerskov Efterskole in Hobro, there's plenty of room to be different. It's Denmark’s only role-playing school, and the role-playing games help students figure out who they are in their own way. Over two years, we follow the students as they battle insecurity and anxiety dressed in costumes and wielding swords. It’s a journey away from childhood towards independence, filled with vulnerability, courage, and the wildness of youth. Can Ask learn that he doesn’t have to be good at everything all the time to be good enough? Will Josefine dare to be herself, even when she’s not playing someone else? Will Luca’s newfound confidence hold up when she moves into her own apartment outside the school’s safe confines?

Recommended age 12+

Director
Camilla Magid
Screenwriter
Camilla Magid
Producer
Heidi Elise Christensen
Cinematographer
Mathias Døcker, Maria von Hausswolff
Music
Joaquin Garcia
World sales
Cinephil
Runtime
1h 33m
Language
Danish
Subtitles
Estonian, English
Director
Camilla Magid

Camilla Magid (1979) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker based in Denmark. She was born in Copenhagen and studied film at the University of Copenhagen. She graduated from the SUPER 16 film school as a director and studied Arabic language and culture at the Royal Danish Defence College.

From Palestina with Love (2010), White Black Boy (2017), Land of the Free (2017)

Screenings

11th Nov, Monday
15:00
5th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening040501 / Draakonitega deemonite vastu
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration1h 38m
20th Nov, Wednesday
15:00
5th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening130501 / Draakonitega deemonite vastu
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration1h 38m
22nd Nov, Friday
16:00
1. Hall Apollo Kino Tasku, TARTU
Screening154201 / Draakonitega deemonite vastu
SubtitlesEnglish, Estonian
Screening duration1h 38m
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