Hombres Videopoetry Award Finalist: Lødingen

I created worlds. But i involuntarily imprisoned myself in one of them.

“Abandon All Hope, You Who Enter Here”.
– Dante Alighieri

Lødingen
You’ve been my childhood home
You’ve been a wonderful place
You’ve created happiness for many generations
But now, you’re not well
You’re in pain
Your wounds are bleeding
Your heart is beating quieter and quieter with each beat
You, die
You deserve to be loved
You must start flowering again
You must not die
Not now
Never
(Pierre Kornev)

Author Bio

I`m independent filmmaker from Norway. Grew up in a small place called Lødingen, in the northern Norway. Studied film and media production in the Arctic University of Norway.

I prefer a poetic way for visual storytelling, apparently because i have been influenced by such great Italian film directors as Fellini, Antonioni, Bertolucci and Visconti.

The atmosphere of Italy has always been present аt my home. My father grew up in the Soviet Union. And when there was an iron curtain and leaving the country was not possible, he dreamed often about Italy. Adriano Celentano’s music was often played at home. One of my father’s specialties is movie projectionist, and he introduced me to the world of cinema in general, and especially to cinema of Italy.

The FINALIST