Magdalena Dziurlikowska
Directing
Biography
Magdalena Kinga Ljung, born Dziurlikowska, is Polish/Swedish artist, art critic, filmmaker, writer and photographer. She was educated at Konstfack/ University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm
Known For

Myths and strange facts about water.
Water Colours

The character in the red dress is self-confident but a bit numb. The character in the blue dress is full of feelings but hasn’t found her place in life.
My Secret Life

A man talks about his life as a petti thief.
There are No Limits to What I Can Do
She has a lot of rules at home. Is the toilet lid supposed to be open or closed? Should you remove your shoes upon entering? How are the bananas supposed to lie in the fruit bowl? The most natural thing for oneself can be uncomfortable for someone else.
The Rules

The film is a story about the self destructive behavior. It is a narrative about a divided self, someone that exposes herself, drives herself hard, and at the other end someone who is being exposed and tormented.
Self Torture
A guided tour of a woman about herself.
Guided Tour

About the first three months of a pregnancy and a miscarriage. A story about the fragile balance between life and death where ambivalent feelings are intertwined with strange facts about fetal development. In the film, Magdalena Dziurlikowska play both the role of the pregnant woman who listens inward and the role of the fetus living in her own world. Pregnancy was for her a supernatural, fantastic story about the most mundane and natural. Suddenly the fetus died. It was the greatest grief she had experienced in her life.
Corona Radiata

A film about existential questions and self chosen childlessness, filmed in winter landscapes.
The Holy Grail
A woman doesn’t want to have children. Yet, or perhaps because of that she often end up in discussions about having children. In the film she answer the most common questions she has got.
I haven’t asked for this

Ten chapters, all dedicated to one thing or an environment.
Favourite Things

A movie about the desire to sing and the difficulty of singing right in tune.