Swedish artist, writer and director Marcus Lindeen stepped into documentary filmmaking with a very specific method in mind as to how he wanted to frame people’s stories. His particular obsession within the context of nonfiction is in the performative aspects of insinuating a camera within artificial settings, such as a soundstage, and then asking his subjects to recreate their own stories. This is not something completely revolutionary anymore as many filmmakers are attempting variations on this method with diverse levels of success. Several years ago, Lindeen was drawn to the story of two Swedish men, both of whom had gone […]