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SAUNA SICKNESS Short Film Competition

SAUNA SICKNESS

Description

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1

Struggling to maintain the peace she mistakes for love, Cleo’s steamy New Year’s Eve plans fissure into a chilling nightmare.

Bios

Malin Barr is an award-winning Swedish-born director, writer and actor based between Stockholm and Los Angeles. SAUNA SICKNESS premiered at Sundance and is part of the Sundance Short Film Tour 2026. An alum of Alma Löv Screenwriting Academy and Cine Qua Non, her work blends female-driven stories, dark humor and genre.

Contact

Malin Barr
Barr Pix
malin.barr@gmail.com

Screenings

Screens as part of
SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1
October 22, 8:15 p.m.

Chinese 2

Details

Country: Sweden

Year: 2026

Director: Malin Barr

Screenwriter: Malin Barr

Producer: Malin Barr

Executive Producer: Jim Cummings

Director of Photography: Malin Gutke

Editor: Linda Jildmalm

Production Designer: Josefina Mandaric

Costume Designer: Fanny Öberg

Music: Karl Frid

Cast/Featuring: Thea Sofie Loch Naess, Adam Lundgren, Magnus Krepper, Sanna Krepper

Running Time (minutes): 15

Languages: Norwegian, Swedish

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