
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken
Directing
Biography
Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken (b. 1989) grew up in Hamar, Norway. He is a self-taught filmmaker and trained cinema projectionist. Dahlsbakken has made several short films using different film techniques, and cultivates the analog idiom in the creative process. One of his greatest successes thus far has been the short film The Devil's Ballroom (2012), which won awards at multiple festivals around the world. Dahlsbakken's first feature film, Returning Home (Å vende tilbake), premiered in 2015 at the Rome Film Fest and was shortlisted as the Norwegian Oscar candidate for best foreign language film. Dahlsbakken continues to develop his own personal film projects, shorts as well as feature films.
Known For

Norwegians' quest for the perfect holiday in the summer house, the constant experience that the dream never becomes a reality and the belief that it certainly will be better next summer.
Neste sommer

A newly appointed high school teacher begins her job hoping for a fresh start, but her life takes an unsettling turn when a troubled student becomes fixated on her. As boundaries blur and personal and professional lines are tested, the situation escalates, forcing her to confront the consequences of desire, power, and responsibility.
An Affair

A group of former military elites set out to explore an uncharted abyss, not knowing their worst nightmare is waiting for them deep beneath the ground.
Cave

A small mouse family plans a quiet Christmas outside the city, but their celebration is disrupted when humans unexpectedly appear. As the mice try to hide their preparations, the humans react to the noises behind the walls with determination.
A Mouse Hunt for Christmas

In 1942, a convoy of 35 civilian ships, carrying vital supplies from Iceland to the Soviet Union, faces deadly challenges in the Arctic. Despite Allied naval escort, catastrophic intelligence errors expose the convoy to relentless German air and naval attacks. In the brutal conditions, inexperienced civilian sailors fight for survival, with only 12 ships making it to their destination.
The Arctic Convoy
The sequel to Cave (2016)
Cave 2

When the Eide family is gathered to celebrate Christmas together for the first time in years, it doesn't take long for old secrets to surface.
Another Happy Christmas

A man is found dead under mysterious circumstances by a group of children playing in the deep forest, although the grotesque sight evokes as much curiosity as disgust.
A Stranger

An unemployed music teacher takes his estranged transgender parent on a road trip to the west coast of Norway, in order to honor his late mother's excellent quilting skills.
Going West

Edvard Munch was one of the most important artists in the period between the 19th and 20th centuries. His motif Skrik (The Scream), repeated in several techniques, became part of the 20th-century world subconsciousness – an image of fear and loneliness most people probably know, even if they have no idea who created it.
Munch
Described as an experimental film about a prostitute wrestler.
X

A priest has been tasked with deciding the location of a new church for the local mining company, which reveals itself to be on top of an old Sami burial ground. After removing the remains, the dead come alive and haunt the settlers.
Possession

An elderly woman has secluded herself in her remote home in the French countryside, when a young foreign couple on vacation suddenly intrudes on her isolated life.
Late Summer

Set in the 1920s, two drifters are being chased by the police after a failed train robbery.
The Outlaws

Two young brothers are forced to track down their absent father, having recently returned from service in Afghanistan, after he disappears during a reindeer hunt in the mountains.
Returning Home

A group of film students take three unemployed actors to an abandoned motel in the Norwegian mountains to make a zombie film. Fiction suddenly becomes reality when an unknown creature begins to terrorize the film set.
Project Z

When a lonely vagabond meets a young girl, an unexpected friendship develops that will have major consequences for both of them. "My Light in the Darkness" is set in a poetic rural landscape at the end of the 19th century and tells a universal tale that is just as relevant today.
Mitt Lys i Mørket
A new short film.
Do You Want To Go More?

A lifelong relationship is coming to an end. Two elderly men and former athletes spend their last winter together.
Thanks for Dancing
An upcoming documentary about the Norwegian chimpanzee Julius from Dyreparken in Kristiansand Norway.