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A man with a pained expressin sits in a shadowy bathtub wearing headphones. A tear glistens under his right eye.

Earworm Öronmask

  Patrik Eklund

  Sweden     12 minutes

Synopsis

Ulph has been plagued by an earworm for weeks, fixating on the chorus of “Cotton Eye Joe” and bursting into song at the most inappropriate of times. When he finally seeks medical attention for his strange affliction, he feels a glimmer of hope, but can he be cured before the song plunges him into madness?

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 1: After Dark.

 Swedish 

Content Considerations

Film Credits

  •   Mathias Fjällström, Ola Rutz
  •   Patrik Eklund
  •   Patrik Eklund
  •   Simon Rudholm
  •   Adam Lundgren, Maria Sid, Mikael Almqvist, Kodjo Akolor
  •   Patrik Eklund
  •   SVT, Salmonfox, Filmpool Nord, Film | Västerbotten, Swedish Film Institute
  •   https://www.premium-films.com/catalogue/earworm

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