Parkinson
Passion project / 2:1
Young Directors Award 2021 / charity commercial
Young Directors Award 2021 / passion project
Ciclope 2021 / best new director
Shots Awards 2021 / best new director
True Award GOLD / true rising star
True Award SILVER / director of the year
Parkinson is an empowering portrait of my uncle Jan, made as a gesture to the 10 million people suffering from Parkinson’s disease. It’s a personal film of deep humility, attempting to encompass the struggle of my uncle as well as everyone else suffering from PD.
Starring: Jan Pedersen
Director: Bjarke Underbjerg
Producer: Sara Samsøe
DoP: Marcel Zyskind
Junior Producer: Lasse Bugge Schmidt
Junior Producer: Naghmeh Pour
Editing: Cabin Edit
Editor: Isaac Chen
Production: New Land
Executive Producer: Sara Samsøe & Thor Brammer Jacobsen
1st AC: Asger Ryøe Borberg
Steadicam Operator: Anders Holck Petersen
Gaffer: Oscar Wad
1st AD: Casper Holm
Grade: Bacon X
Post coordinator / Grade: Camilla Strandskov
Conform: Søren Gorm Knudsen & Phil Galas
Colorist: Hannibal Lang
Sound facility: Ballad
Sound Designer: Adrian Aurelius & Oscar Metcalf-Rinaldo
Post Producer / Sound: Gregers Mærsk Møller
Composer: Jonas Larsen
Casting By: Art Cast & Romina Pakdehi
Cast: Thomas Diepeveen, Birgit Lyngholm, Majbritt Pedersen, Alexander Tallbacka, Ane Folkmann, Jonas Nielsen, Indra Kaesemann, Jamila Kawala
Production Designer: Line Søndergaard Poulsen
Production Assistant: Romina Pakdehi
Runner: Dag Pepeonik
V.O. Recording Studio: Salting & Dyrby
VFX: Hitch
Post Producer / VFX: Emma Engberg
Compositing: Ian Bach
Compositing: Bjørn Munch
3d: Simon Duncan
DIT + Log & Loader: Adam Benjamin Mikkelsen
Stock Footage: Pond5, Filmsupply, Shuttertock
Special Thanks To: Jan Pedersen & His Family Parkinsonforeningen Thomas Diepeveen Victor Monchamp Cabin Edit Bacon X Cameo & Hitch VFX Ballad Art Cast Michael Tøt Lau Underbjerg NOCCO Denmark Massagekompagniet / Jaleel Hamid Wonderland / Mads Jørgensen & Morten Skovsang Ole Mølgaard Adam Benjamin Mikkelsen