Thomas Østbye
Thomas Østbye is an artist, filmmaker and activist. He runs the company PlymSerafin and has made a number of films that link cinematic reflections on documentary to current political issues.
The documentaries In Your Dreams, HUMAN, Imagining Emanuel and Out of Norway have received numerous awards at CPH:DOX, Kassel IDFF, Høstutstillingen, Kortfilmfestivalen, the Government's Human Rights Award for short film, nominated for Amanda, Gullruten and screened at HotDocs, IDFA, Sheffield and MoMA NY.
Thomas is part of our programme: WASTE / DEPOSIT.
Østbye's latest work is a trilogy of observational documentaries looking at strategies in the climate struggle, parts one and two have recently been released: "Everyone has the right to" which portrays the Arctic climate lawsuit in court and "Civil Disobedience" which follows activists from Extinction Rebellion and Stop Oil Exploration.
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