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Lina Vain Illalla

Director
Class #12
Members

Lina Vain Illalla

Director
Class #12

Lina Vain Illalla is a Sweden Finnish and non-binary writer-director, born and raised in southern Stockholm. They started their path as a comics artist and illustrator, discovering their love for collaborative work through a comics collective in Malmö.

Since 2015, they have made several short films and video works which have been screened at international film festivals. They have a bachelor in film composition from the art academy in Gothenburg where they directed, wrote, produced and edited (and much more) most of their films themselves.For Lina, film is a weapon against life. With a sweet tooth for the raw, dirty and confrontational, they are interested in characters who can’t handle - or refuse to handle - the cards life has dealt them. Through stories and art, Lina tries to make sense of life and the contradictions and sorrows it brings. They are driven by a hungry curiosity of the world around them combined with a grief of how society is structured.

Lina has an ambition with breaking the expected, both in terms of the film’s form and the characters within it. They want to embrace the intuitive and accidental part of filmmaking, where mistakes and spontaneity are welcomed guests. For them, filmmaking is just a way of living life, where exploration within the artistic process and the social aspects of filmmaking are just as important as the finished film. Even though they constantly hoard facts and knowledge, art for them is the freedom from logic and clear answers - a space for thinking and speaking loudly without being interrupted.

Parallel to Super16, they are working on their first feature film.

Lina Vain Illalla
went to cohort #
12
as a
Director
and made
Super16 films of
Lina Vain Illalla
Det Vi Plejer

While at work, the dutiful caretaker Ellis is sought out by his long-lost sister Mira. Under the guise of being in training as a caretaker, she comes with him to work. Throughout a hectic workday, they try to find each other again, through a confrontation of old traumas, open wounds, and unrequited sibling love.

First-year film
#
12
12
30 min
2022
Det Vi Plejer

While at work, the dutiful caretaker Ellis is sought out by his long-lost sister Mira. Under the guise of being in training as a caretaker, she comes with him to work. Throughout a hectic workday, they try to find each other again, through a confrontation of old traumas, open wounds, and unrequited sibling love.

Filmography
Det Vi Plejer
Instructor
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Screenwriter
2022
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Films of the same year
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Amala

Amala is tired of being her mother's good Tamil girl. A wish brings her into the white neighbor family.

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
22 min
2022
Amala

Amala is tired of being her mother's good Tamil girl. A wish brings her into the white neighbor family.

Companion

'Companion AI' is a new technology that allows for the implantation of relationships through a chip. Saga is anti-tech, lonely, and struggles to connect with others, as popular technology creates distance between people. When she reunites with her childhood friend Etta, whom she misses in her life, she sees an opportunity to rekindle a genuine and deep relationship. However, Etta herself has a 'companion,' making it challenging to reestablish their bond. This drives Saga on a journey where she must compromise and turn inward in the pursuit of a genuine relationship.

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
14 min
2023
Companion

'Companion AI' is a new technology that allows for the implantation of relationships through a chip. Saga is anti-tech, lonely, and struggles to connect with others, as popular technology creates distance between people. When she reunites with her childhood friend Etta, whom she misses in her life, she sees an opportunity to rekindle a genuine and deep relationship. However, Etta herself has a 'companion,' making it challenging to reestablish their bond. This drives Saga on a journey where she must compromise and turn inward in the pursuit of a genuine relationship.

Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
23 min
2023
Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

Kuglen & Keglen

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
16 min
2022
Kuglen & Keglen

Roland is a loner in the bowling alley where he works. However, as the only witness of a tragic accident, he finds sudden confirmation from his colleagues by telling them the horrifying details. Slowly he starts embellishing the story.

Død af grin

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
21 min
2023
Død af grin

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
12 min
2023
FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

Super16 movies
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FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
12 min
2023
FOMO / Armageddon

William is convinced it is his fault that the world is coming to an end. On the planet's last day, he is faced with a dilemma; Should he spend his last hours with his family, who have chosen to celebrate his disabled sister's birthday, or should he meet up with his crush, who is impatiently waiting for him at the local beach?

Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
23 min
2023
Wild Child

The film takes place in a near-future, where earth has punished all adults for not taking properly care of our planet. We follow a group of kids, left all by themselves in a trashed world, living day by day and trying to avoid the unknown future. The kids put all their fear into hating the adults, but what will happen when one of the kids starts to become one?

Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
27 min
2022
Pissant

After the death of their father, Sigurd wants to bury the hatchet and forgive his half siblings, Astrid and Jens, for how they treated him as kids. But this does not go as planned, as Astrid and Jens do not believe they've done anything that warrants forgiveness. Sigurd feels snubbed and realizes that what he actually wants is an apology but this demand only escalates an already tense situation and before long, they start to fall into old habits, revisiting childhood traumas.

Død af grin

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
21 min
2023
Død af grin

In this absurd dark-comedy, funerals are happy and joyful events celebrating the deceased. Ole's sister has just passed away after a long battle with cancer, which calls for the usual festivities. The only problem is Ole's deep sorrow and grief, which doesn't seem to fit the occasion.

Companion

'Companion AI' is a new technology that allows for the implantation of relationships through a chip. Saga is anti-tech, lonely, and struggles to connect with others, as popular technology creates distance between people. When she reunites with her childhood friend Etta, whom she misses in her life, she sees an opportunity to rekindle a genuine and deep relationship. However, Etta herself has a 'companion,' making it challenging to reestablish their bond. This drives Saga on a journey where she must compromise and turn inward in the pursuit of a genuine relationship.

Mid-term film
#
12
Class #12
14 min
2023
Companion

'Companion AI' is a new technology that allows for the implantation of relationships through a chip. Saga is anti-tech, lonely, and struggles to connect with others, as popular technology creates distance between people. When she reunites with her childhood friend Etta, whom she misses in her life, she sees an opportunity to rekindle a genuine and deep relationship. However, Etta herself has a 'companion,' making it challenging to reestablish their bond. This drives Saga on a journey where she must compromise and turn inward in the pursuit of a genuine relationship.

Et eksempel: Dem på gulvet

An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.

First-year film
#
12
Class #12
26 min
2022
Et eksempel: Dem på gulvet

An example of an evening shift at a closed psychiatric ward that starts like many others. The nurse, Emma, meets to messages of sick leaves and acute patients - and the staff have to be creative to get through the shift in the best possible way. In just 20 minutes the confidence in the system will be put to a test.