Petter Holmern Halvorsen
Writing
Known For

The story of the tragedy on board the Scandinavian Star in 1990, is still the biggest unsolved murder mystery in Scandinavia in recent times. 30 years after the disaster, a new Danish documentary series tells the entire story.
Scandinavian Star

Three small-time criminals finally get the chance to climb the ladder - but manages to mess it all up in royal manners....
Empty Barrels

9 British actors arrive in the far north of Norway to act the Ibsen play "Lady From The Sea". They have never been in Norway before and have no idea that the sun won't set for the next month.
Heart of Lightness

This engrossing documentary follows the much-acclaimed Norwegian writer Karl Ove Knausgaard as he is invited to guest-curate an exhibition of paintings by Edvard Munch at Oslo’s Munch Museum. Co-director Joachim Trier appears onscreen alongside Knausgaard as they visit several key locations from the celebrated painter’s life, searching for insights into his imagination and vision as they discuss his vastly influential oeuvre, his themes and obsessions, his approach to rendering everyday things and strongly emotional scenes alike. Knausgaard’s interpretation of Munch proves to be captivatingly unorthodox, and the Trier brothers thrillingly seek to connect his thoughts about the painter to his own literary project, yielding a double portrait of two of Norway’s most essential artists. (Film Society of Lincoln Center)
The Other Munch

Former childhood friends Christian and Erland, now in their late 20s, are confronted with their own adolescence as they go searching for Christian's estranged little brother in a scene they're not familiar with - contemporary youth culture.
High Point

Josef tries to survive and repent in prison. However, both authorities and inmates are curious about the money he has supposedly hidden.
Gjengangere

A portrayal of how reality is experienced for those who are in coma, and further how the system works in this seemingly macabre and hostile place.
In Chambers

The charismatic young entrepreneur Waleed Ahmed started his own company at age 18, and was referred to as "The Norwegian Mark Zuckerberg". He quickly gained access to politicians, diplomats, and royalty. His short-lived and grandiose career ended with an arrest by the FBI and an 11-year prison sentence for fraud. This portrait tells a larger narrative of belonging, identity, fraud, and dreams.
Trust Me

How do we choose to tell the stories from our past?
Reconstructing a Family

One day, the 11-year old chemical prodigy and boy wonder Frederik gets a substitute teacher with ultra-liberal educational methods on her mind.