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Sauna Sickness

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Sweden202615 minSwedish, Norwegian
Sauna Sickness

Locked out on a freezing New Year’s Eve, Cleo discovers the real threat isn’t the cold — it’s the man beside her.

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Locked out on a freezing New Year’s Eve, Cleo discovers the real threat isn’t the cold — it’s the man beside her.

Short Film Program 1Short Film ProgramAll ShortsInternationalNon-English LanguageWomen-Centered StoriesFictionEnglish SDH SubtitlesEnglish SubtitlesU.S. Only- less

Screening Times

This film is a part of a shorts program. Please go to the program page to view available screening times.

Credits

  • Director(s)

    Malin Barr

  • Screenwriter

    Malin Barr

  • Producer

    Malin Barr

  • Co-Producers

    Nina Lund

    Liselotte Persson

  • Executive Producer

    Jim Cummings

  • Script Consultant

    Soni Jorgensen

  • Director of Photography

    Malin Gutke

  • Editor

    Linda Jildmalm

  • Sound Designer

    Fredrik Dalenfjäll

  • Music by

    Karl Frid

  • Color by

    Axel Rundquist

  • Costume Designer

    Fanny Ögren

  • Principal Cast

    Thea Sofie Loch Næss

    Adam Lundgren

    Magnus Krepper

    Sanna Krepper

  • Company

    BARR PIX

  • Contact

    Malin Barr

    malin.barr@gmail.com

    9179403459

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Malin Barr

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Malin Barr is a Swedish director and actor based in Los Angeles. An alum of the Alma Löv Screenwriting Academy and Cine Qua Non Lab, she creates women-driven stories blending dark humor and genre elements. Her films Evergreen and Red Flag have screened internationally. Sauna Sickness marks her Sundance Film Festival debut.

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