
Paul Tunge
Directing
Biography
Paul Tunge has been involved in film production since early 2000´s. He has written, directed, shot and produced 4 independent feature films and 3 documentaries. The films have been shown on major film festivals in all continents, in galleries and various national cinemas and cinematheques. He has won Best Film for Demning / Dam at Natt&Dag 2015 and Indie Lincs UK. His work has been selected at the prestigious exhibition Høstutstillingen. Most of his films received nominations on various festivals.
Known For

Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.
Dreams

A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. Over the course of one day, he drifts through encounters that reflect his longing for connection and his deep sense of alienation.
Oslo, August 31st

Maria finds herself at a crossroads when her husband suddenly announces that he wants to end their relationship. She must either let her whole world come crashing down, or come to terms with the life she has and find a way forward.
Loveable

During a break in school 13 year-old Lykke, the daughter of a prominent Labour Party member, seriously injures her classmate Jamie, the son of a high profile right-wing politician.
Beware of Children

Seven long-time friends meet for dinner. They decide to share their text messages, emails and phone calls. Secrets are unveiled. Harmony trembles.
Full Dekning

On the 5th of April 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The events are seen through the eyes of those who were directly involved – the bank robbers, police officers and employees of the firm. The film is based on testimonies of eye-witnesses and unfolds in the places where the attack took place.
NOKAS

Billy falls madly in love with Nilo, but discovers that her great love is polyamorous.
Explosions in the Heart

A persona inspired, close to Dogme95 ruled circular narrative. A young couple from the middle class avoids relationship issues and will rather discuss their first world problems in their minimalist architect cabin in Fjord Norway.
DU

Small time criminal Jimmy from Malmö, dreams of making it big. All he has to do is to pull off the drug deal of his lifetime with the infamous crime boss Dragan. Things don't go as planned, and suddenly Jimmy becomes a wanted man on the run from the police. He turns to the girl he loves Josephine, and during a few unforgettable summer nights their passion stirs a storm of emotions. Jimmy has to put everything on the line to fulfill his dream, but his past comes back to haunt him. The two lovers have to make a decision that will change their lives forever.
Jimmy Jones

The troubled artist Gritt is struggling for relevance and belonging in an unwelcoming society, but then she undergoes a radicalization process in the name of art.
Gritt

An unhappy single mother in Norway's Pakistani expatriate community begins to ignore her young son in favor of placating a Swedish filmmaker she thinks could change her life for the better.
I Am Yours
An aspiring musician nearing thirty grapples with the end of her carefree twenties as life demands she embrace maturity and responsibility.
Almost There

Bauta is a short documentary that explores public, monumental buildings in Norway - stone and concrete buildings. By the public they have the desire to be torn down, or are not given particular aesthetic value. But what about when people are out of the buildings and they get to stand for themselves? Bauta provides a new experience of space and architecture.
Bauta

Armor is an intimate and vulnerable portrait of a group of teenage boys where social status is everything, and being "man enough" is the ultimate achievement. The film explores the hidden desires, challenges and finally the actions of three boys who are all strongly influenced by the culture they themselves contribute to creating.
Armor

A portrait of Norwegian modernist abstract painter Knut Rumohr. A man of few words, the film attempts to link his impression of nature to the surroundings he grew up in.
Courtesy of the Rumohr Estate

The story stems from a whistleblower case and the protagonist Sierra's examination of her own behavior towards the people in her daily life. The film follows her encounters, which reveal a person in crisis. The deeper, more honest, and more complex her encounters become, the more she fulfills the characteristics she is accused of. At the same time, the story also follows her pregnancy, and the closer she gets to giving birth, the closer she gets to a new understanding, which serves as a contrast to the crisis she is experiencing at work.
Invitation to Self-Examination

5 directors were invited to direct their own short film - a horror story. The idea was to let the directors tell their own worst nightmare. 5 short films were produced and edited together as one movie for the cinema with the duration of 33 minutes. An unusual cinema project, but then again, more exciting!
5 grøss fra Vestlandet

Ingun is placed under house arrest in their cabin, by her wife Signe, accused of harming their mutual daughter. To withhold their social cultural status, she must continue life as normal.
Reharmonization

Four generations, each with a crisis, set in four different parts of Norway on the Norwegian Independence Day.
Yes We Love

Two young men, J and Jo, just had a one night stand. The following day they go for a hike in the mountains. J is brimming with unresolved self hatred. Jo desperately wants to be loved. Their trip soon becomes a psychological battle of wills that can only find release in an act of violence.norg