Margreth Olin

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Margreth Olin (born April 16, 1970 in Stranda) is a Norwegian film director and producer. She has won several prizes for her documentary films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Margreth Olin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cathedrals of Culture (2014)

"If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE offers six startling responses. This 3D film project about the soul of buildings allows six iconic and very different buildings to speak for themselves, examining human life from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Redford  •  Wim Wenders  •  Michael Glawogger  •  Karim Aïnouz  •  Michael Madsen  •  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Meret Becker

"If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" CATHEDRALS OF CULTURE offers six startling responses. This 3D film project about the soul of buildings allows six iconic and very different buildings to speak for themselves, examining human life from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Redford  •  Wim Wenders  •  Michael Glawogger  •  Karim Aïnouz  •  Michael Madsen  •  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Meret Becker

Nowhere Home (2012)

In 2009 the Norwegian government introduced several measures to restrict immigration. One of the measures was to provide unaccompanied asylum seeking children temporary residence permits. They should be returned to their country of origin when they turn 18. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Goli Mohammed Ali  •  Husein Ali  •  Khalid Faquiri  •  Hassan

In 2009 the Norwegian government introduced several measures to restrict immigration. One of the measures was to provide unaccompanied asylum seeking children temporary residence permits. They should be returned to their country of origin when they turn 18. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Goli Mohammed Ali  •  Husein Ali  •  Khalid Faquiri  •  Hassan

Fråtseri (2000)

Six people meet in a room in order to discuss pornography, rape and Mother's Day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Anneli Marian Drecker  •  Jan Grønli  •  Kim Haugen  •  Anne Marit Jacobsen

Six people meet in a room in order to discuss pornography, rape and Mother's Day.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Anneli Marian Drecker  •  Jan Grønli  •  Kim Haugen  •  Anne Marit Jacobsen

My Body (2002)

A short documentary about a filmmaker's life and her relationship with her body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Margreth Olin  •  Maria Katharina Olin

A short documentary about a filmmaker's life and her relationship with her body.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Margreth Olin  •  Maria Katharina Olin

Raw Youth (2004)

The movie follows students at Hauketo Continuation School the last months before the exams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
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The movie follows students at Hauketo Continuation School the last months before the exams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
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The Angel (2009)

A drug addict becomes a mother and has to deal with responsibility and self-respect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Lena Endre  •  Maria Bonnevie  •  Antti Reini  •  Benjamin Helstad

A drug addict becomes a mother and has to deal with responsibility and self-respect.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Lena Endre  •  Maria Bonnevie  •  Antti Reini  •  Benjamin Helstad

Doing Good (2016)

Margreth Olin has filmed 22 persons i their meeting with the well known voluntary healer Joralf Gjerstad. For 65 years more than 50.000 has gone to him to be healed from illnesses and ill-doings. He has never asked for a penny for this  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Joralf Gjerstad

Margreth Olin has filmed 22 persons i their meeting with the well known voluntary healer Joralf Gjerstad. For 65 years more than 50.000 has gone to him to be healed from illnesses and ill-doings. He has never asked for a penny for this  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Joralf Gjerstad

Childhood (2017)

Which human skills are we trying to learn the forthcoming generations? Childhood is observing 6-year-olds in a pre-school in Nesodden outside Oslo in the Direkt Cinema-tradition, made to debate when children are put into a school situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Lene Sandvik

Which human skills are we trying to learn the forthcoming generations? Childhood is observing 6-year-olds in a pre-school in Nesodden outside Oslo in the Direkt Cinema-tradition, made to debate when children are put into a school situation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Lene Sandvik

Self Portrait (2020)

The documentary is a portrait of an artist and a portrait of a deadly disease. Lene Marie Fossen was a gifted photographer who suffered from severe anorexia. Self Portrait is a film about the power of art and survival, but it also raises important questions about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin  •  Katja Høgset  •  Espen Wallin
CAST:  Lene Marie Fossen  •  Torill Fossen  •  Geir Fossen  •  Morten Krogvold

The documentary is a portrait of an artist and a portrait of a deadly disease. Lene Marie Fossen was a gifted photographer who suffered from severe anorexia. Self Portrait is a film about the power of art and survival, but it also raises important questions about ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin  •  Katja Høgset  •  Espen Wallin
CAST:  Lene Marie Fossen  •  Torill Fossen  •  Geir Fossen  •  Morten Krogvold

The House of Angels (1998)

Award-winning documentary film about old age and the elderly. We meet residents and staff at a nursing home and take part in the madness, humor, desire, sorrow, hopes and the great love that this miniature society holds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
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Award-winning documentary film about old age and the elderly. We meet residents and staff at a nursing home and take part in the madness, humor, desire, sorrow, hopes and the great love that this miniature society holds.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
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Noe med film (2003)

In this documentary we meet four friends who start their own production company in the hope of joining the film and television industry. Erik, Idar, Lars and Frode founded the film company AFF.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frode Myhra Skog
CAST:  Erik Grande  •  Idar Krogstad  •  Lars Karelius Noer  •  Frode Myhra Skog

In this documentary we meet four friends who start their own production company in the hope of joining the film and television industry. Erik, Idar, Lars and Frode founded the film company AFF.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frode Myhra Skog
CAST:  Erik Grande  •  Idar Krogstad  •  Lars Karelius Noer  •  Frode Myhra Skog

Onkel Reidar (1997)

Margreth Olin's documentary about her uncle who has Downs syndrome. Through depictions of Uncle Reidar's everyday life, flashbacks to childhood, and interviews with family, the film reveals what has been difficult to talk about  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Margreth Olin

Margreth Olin's documentary about her uncle who has Downs syndrome. Through depictions of Uncle Reidar's everyday life, flashbacks to childhood, and interviews with family, the film reveals what has been difficult to talk about  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Margreth Olin

In The House Of Love (1994)

We follow the workers at the end station of society. Their job is to take care of slaughterhouse waste.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
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We follow the workers at the end station of society. Their job is to take care of slaughterhouse waste.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
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De 7 dødssyndene (2000)

Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dag Johan Haugerud  •  Maria Sødahl  •  Margreth Olin  •  Frank Mosvold  •  Marit Åslein  •  Ørjan Karlsen  •  Tony Spataro  •  Lars Gudmestad
CAST:  Marit Andreassen  •  Petronella Barker  •  Egil Birkeland  •  Ellen Dramstad

Feature film length collection of seven short films about the biblical seven sins by preliminary younger Norwegian directors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dag Johan Haugerud  •  Maria Sødahl  •  Margreth Olin  •  Frank Mosvold  •  Marit Åslein  •  Ørjan Karlsen  •  Tony Spataro  •  Lars Gudmestad
CAST:  Marit Andreassen  •  Petronella Barker  •  Egil Birkeland  •  Ellen Dramstad

Songs of Earth (2023)

With Olin's 85-year-old father as guide, we experience Norway's most adventurous valley, Oldedalen in Nordfjord. He grew up here, and here generations before him have lived in balance with nature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Jørgen Mykløen  •  Magnhild Mykløen  •  Margreth Olin

With Olin's 85-year-old father as guide, we experience Norway's most adventurous valley, Oldedalen in Nordfjord. He grew up here, and here generations before him have lived in balance with nature.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Margreth Olin
CAST:  Jørgen Mykløen  •  Magnhild Mykløen  •  Margreth Olin