EoM contributor Thomas Manning recently interviewed writer and director Martin Strange-Hansen and producer Kim Magnusson to discuss their work on the short film On My Mind, which has been nominated for Best Live Action Short at the 2022 Academy Awards. During their conversation, they discuss the significant role of short films in the landscape of cinema, the beautiful lead performance from Rasmus Hammerich, and the emotionally resonant power of music.

This interview was conducted by Thomas Manning for his site The Run-Down On Movies and is being published here with permission.

Official Synopsis:

Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, it has to be now. It’s a question of life, death and karaoke.

Thomas Manning is a member of the NCFCA and SEFCA, and also the co-host of the television show and radio program “Meet Me at the Movies.” He has served as a production assistant and voting member on the Film Selection Committee for the Real to Reel Film Festival. He is currently studying film, television, and English at Gardner-Webb University.

Thomas Manning at the Critics Choice Awards 2020.

Categories: Filmmaker Interviews

Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, directing, drama, interview, Kim Magnusson, Martin Strange-Hansen, On My Mind, producing, Rasmus Hammerich, short film, The Run-Down On Movies, Thomas Manning, writing