Instead of Abracadabra
Tomas is a little bit too old to still be living with his parents, but his dream of becoming a magician leaves him with no other option. Bengt, his father, just wants him to grow up and get a proper job. At dad’s birthday party Tomas gives his parents, the birthday guests and first and foremost the beautiful new neighbour Monica a bizarre magic show.
- Sweden
- 2008, 22 min
- Director: Patrik Eklund
- Director of photography: David Grehn
- Editor: Patrik Eklund
- Screenplay: Patrik Eklund
- Music: Mårten Tromm
- Cast: Simon J. Berger, Jacob Nordenson, Anki Larsson, Saga Gärde, Göran Forsmark
- Contacts: Theo Tsappos
- Producer: Mathias Fjellström
- Production: Direktörn & Fabrikörn
Patrik Eklund
Patrik Eklund (1978, Sweden) made his directional debut with One Christmas Morning, which has won several awards. His following short film, Situation Frank (2007), was selected for the Critics’ Week in Cannes 2007. His other films, Instead of Abracadabra (Istället för Abrakadabra, 2008) and Seeds of the Fall (Slitage, 2009) have been screened at many festivals including the Sundance Film Festival and received several awards. Eklund also made a feature tragicomedy Flimmer (2012) or a short film Syndromeda (2013) which was also screened at the Prague Short Film Festival.