Songs of Earth

Songs of Earth
TIFF poster
Norwegian Fedrelandet
LiterallyFatherland
Directed byMargreth Olin
Written byMargreth Olin
Starring
  • Margreth Olin
  • Jørgen Mykløen
  • Magnhild Mykløen
Cinematography
  • Margreth Olin
  • Lars Erlend
  • Tubaas Øymo
Edited byMichal Leszczylowski
Music byRebekka Karijord
Production
company
Speranza Film
Distributed byNorsk Film distribusjon
Release dates
  • 18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) (CPH:DOX)
  • 1 September 2023 (2023-09-01) (Norway)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian
Box officeUS$919,774[1]

Songs of Earth (Norwegian: Fedrelandet) is a 2023 Norwegian documentary film written and directed by Margreth Olin. In the film, Olin follows her 85-year-old father through a year in the natural surroundings of Oldedalen in Vestland, where he grew up.[2][3] The film had its world premiere during the documentary film festival CPH:DOX in Denmark on 18 March 2023,[4] and a Norwegian cinema premiere on 1 September of the same year.[5]

The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[6] On December 7, it appeared in the eligible list for consideration for the 2024 Oscars,[7] but didn't make the shortlist.[8]

  1. ^ "Songs of Earth". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ Turi Grønbech (1 September 2023). "Hyller foreldrene i ny film – mistet moren rett før premieren" [Tribute to parents in new film - lost her mother just before the premiere]. NRK (in Norwegian). Naver. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ^ Olin, Margreth (16 March 2023). "Songs of Earth". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  4. ^ Economou, Vassilis (28 February 2023). "CPH:DOX celebrates its 20th edition and unveils its full programme". Cineuropa. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Songs of Earth (Fedrelandet)". Norwegian Film Institute. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  6. ^ "European titles submitted for the Oscars race". Cineuropa. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. ^ Clayton Davis (7 December 2023). "Academy Announces 288 Eligible Titles for Animated, Documentary and International Feature Oscar Races". Variety. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ "96th Oscars Shortlists Announced for 10 Categories". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.