Without Kelly
Forced to leave her baby daughter with the child’s father, young mother Esther is filled with desperation and longing. Throughout the night, she chases touch and comfort, seeking ways to hold on to the one she loves the most.
- Sweden
- 2025, 15 min
- Director: Lovisa Sirén
- Director of photography: Christine Leuhusen
- Editor: Lovisa Sirén
- Screenplay: Lovisa Sirén
- Music: Lisa Rydberg
- Sound: Claes Lundberg
- Cast: Medea Strid, Truls Carlberg, Teodora Sundström Latev
- Coproduction: Film Stockholm, Sveriges Television
- Producer: Siri Hjorton Wagner
- Production: [sic] film
Lovisa Sirén
Lovisa Sirén is a screenwriter, director, and film editor. Her short films Baby (2016), Audition (2015), and Pussy Have the Power (2014) have been screened at festivals such as Sundance and Locarno. They have also won numerous awards, including an award the Uppsala International Film Festival and the Swedish Shorts Competition (Startsladden) at the Göteborg Film Festival, and received Guldbagge nominations for Best Short Film. In 2022, Lovisa made her feature film debut with Maya Nilo (Laura), which was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Screenplay and Best Actress and has been shown at festivals around the world.