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Nine Times Better

NIO GÅNGER BÄTTRE

VIFF Short Forum

World Premiere

Costume design drives this story about one woman’s thirst for romance.

Directors
Cast

Camila Bejarano Wahlgren, Simon Edenroth

Credits
Country of Origin

Sweden/Italy

Year

2025

Language

In Swedish with English subtitles

18+
9 min
Experimental & Avant Garde Romance Shorts Women Directors
Harvest Film AB, Waterclock

Credits & Director

Executive Producer

Steven Rodriguez

Producer

Lorenzo Follari, Andrea Garofalo

Screenwriter

Lorenzo Follari, Emma Dock

Cinematography

Anton Österlund

Editor

Sebastian Candia

Original Music

Sunniva Mellbye

Lorenzo Follari headshot

Lorenzo Follari

Lorenzo Follari is an Italian director, screenwriter, and producer based in Stockholm. He has directed several music videos and short films that have been shown at different festivals around the world including the Izmir International Short Film Festival, In The Palace, and the Göteborg Film Festival. He is one of the founders of the production company Harvest Film.

Emma Dock headshot

Emma Dock

Emma Dock is a Swedish costume designer who studied at Oslo National Academy of the Arts and has over 10 years of experience working with costumes for film, television, and stage. She has designed costumes for several celebrated short films while also working on her own textile art projects.

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