2009 - 17 min - HDV

Original title: Legenden om Ygg

A legend of modern deathriders in Norway.

Under the influence of a charismatic riding instructor, a group of girl riders develop a way of thinking and riding miles away from the norm. Based on an old Norse myth, they use roads to test the horse’s and the rider’s courage. Their aim is to become fearless equestrians. Dressed in black they go out riding in the dead of the night. By using the road as a ritual arena, they cause mystical car accidents in rural Norway.

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Credits

Performers: Silje Gloppen, Kari Reigstad, Janka Stensvold, Maren Wedøe,

Hanne Fjerdingstad, Tale Berntsen

Script, director, photo, editor: Marthe Thorshaug

Sound: Christian Falch

Music: ”Skiss till en gravplats” composed and performed by Dan Persson

Financial support

Arts Council Norway, Norwegian Visual Artists Association, Punkt Ø