They Call Me Mother Norway
2007, 52min.
Prod.: Kjell Eriksen, Script/Dir.: Magnus Jordheim, Dir. of Phot.: Torstein Nodland, Magnus Jordheim, Sound: Andreas Eriksen, Edit.: Suend Euen Haerra
Cast: Jussi Biørn
When Jussi Biørn steps into his attic and reopens old suitcases left after his grandmother, his life is about to change. He finds her diaries, photographs and maps, medical equipment and newspaper clippings. Jussi is captivated. He decides to travel in his grandmother’s footsteps and search for his own Armenian origin. He is confronted with a disaster of enormous proportions, the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Bodil Katharina Biørn (1871-1960) was a Norwegian pioneer, nurse and missionary. She devoted her life to helping the Armenian people, especially the children. She witnessed the Armenian Genocide up close, an experience that nearly took her life.
| Jordheim, Magnus Magnus Jordheim
Born and raised in Oslo, Norway, Jordheim took up film as a serious activity at the age of 16. he graduated from the FAMU (Czechoslovakian State Film School) 1998 and the Program Production for Television and Video, Norway in 2001. Since graduating as a director, he has worked as a freelancer, involved in numerous projects spanning from commercials and shorts to documentaries. Lately he has been co-directing a documentary for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), focusing on the Norwegian forces in Afghanistan. The making of “They call me mother” has taken 3 years.
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