The Liberation of Harold Kvist (Harald Kvists Slag För Frihet)
Sweden, 13m, Sony PXW FS7
On a summer’s day in Stockholm, Alice prepares to meet her father Harold at their regular spot over a cup of coffee. Unaware of her father’s true intentions for the meeting, she will soon find her life radically altered.
Writer/Director: Melina Maraki
Writer/Producer: Francesca Maraki
Co-Producers: Amanda Rhea Eriksson, Ellie Foumbi
Director of Photography: Isabel Rhea Eriksson
Cast: Ville Virtanen, Elin Skarin
Contact: Francesca Maraki, francescamaraki@gmail.com
About the Writer/Director
Melina Maraki is a Swedish/Greek writer, director, and producer based in London. She started out in post-production in Australia working on projects like The Daughter (Venice Film Festival 2015) and Grace Under Water (AACTA award 2015). She directed her first short, Tricks (2016), which screened at Academy Award qualifying St Kilda in Melbourne. She is associate producer and post supervisor on Tangles and Knots, which had its European premiered at Berlinale in 2018.
About the Writer/Producer
Francesca Maraki is a writer/producer from Sweden/Greece. Her producing credits include Cake, Black Like Water, and The Spaces Between the Silver Grains. She’s a past Dr. Tech. Marcus Wallenberg Fellow and holds a MFA from Columbia University School of the Arts in Creative Producing.
