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Mathias Skaarup Schmidt

Mathias Skaarup Schmidt

Directing

Biography

Mathias Skaarup is a documentary director whose work is rooted in immersive, character-driven storytelling. His films linger in quiet, transformative moments where the personal becomes universal, approaching documentary as a space for empathy and connection. Before co-founding Holocene Studios in Copenhagen, he worked at Elara Pictures in New York on projects including the Safdie Brothers’ Good Time (2017) and Uncut Gems (2019), an experience in high-energy, raw filmmaking that continues to influence his approach today.

Known For

Clay
10.0

20-something-year-old Agnes, is thrown into a world of distress – on what should have been the perfect au pair experience on Iceland. She is forced to take action as an abusive mother’s behavior goes too far.

Clay

2019
Gunnar's Last Project
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At 85, Icelandic design icon Gunnar Magnússon begins a final project with help from his daughter Tinna. As his health suddenly fails, she is left to complete the work herself, turning her father’s last creation into a daughter’s final gesture of love.

Gunnar's Last Project

2025
Closed Oysters Can't Speak
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​​An oyster farmer’s day is disrupted by the unexpected arrival of his estranged sister. As they explore their strained relationship, they find solace in each other’s company – until revelations test everything.

Closed Oysters Can't Speak

The League - a Future for Freeskiing
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A decade after freeskiing became an Olympic discipline, many riders are longing for an alternative to the current trajectory of the sport. Instead of rigid contest structures and national teams, they dream of a new kind of freeski event, something more true to the sport’s unruly origins. And so, in the fall of 2022, an idea begins to take form… THE LEAGUE is the untold story of how the Jib League came to be. It’s an intimate documentary following Ferdinand Dahl, James “Woodsy” Woods and Øystein Bråten on their path to creating one of the most instantly beloved events in freeskiing.

The League - a Future for Freeskiing

2024
Hiding Behind Masks
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Two long-time friends hide out at their high school over the weekend, when an unknown person unexpectedly shows up. In the midst of their escape, odd noises start echoing through the corridors. Their curiosity to explore leads them down a slippery slope of discovering well-kept secrets – about both the unknown figure as well as themselves.

Hiding Behind Masks

2022