A Stranger in the World holds two fragile stories beside each other: the life of a composer, inspired by the patient formation of cave drip-stones, and a father’s attempt to understand his son, living with autism, whose sensory world moves to different rhythms.
Slow and urgent; a geological century long slow rhythm, and urgent in the need for closeness. The oscillation between distance and intimacy, the unspoken longing to understand what can’t always be communicated, and the beauty in observing rather than explaining. Fragments of memory, sound, and sensory detail: footsteps, echoes, light through stone, moments of child-like wonder. A Stranger in the World is an invitation to dwell in the space between worlds—between a son’s silence, a composer’s patience, and a father’s hope that love might—somehow—bridge the gap.
Sturla Pilskog is a Norwegian filmmaker whose work explores relationships of sensory perception, family, and the uses of memory. His films dwell in quiet spaces, between sound and silence, distance and connection.
Magnar Åm (b. 1952, Trondheim) is a Norwegian composer known for his poetic, experimental approach to sound and space. His works span vocal, chamber, and orchestral music, often challenging conventional formats. Åm has received several major awards, including the Arne Nordheim Composer’s Prize and the Edvard Prize for Contemporary Music.
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