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Tommy Næss

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Tommy Naess holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design in New York. He started out as a commercial advertising photographer and has had a long and successful career working on a wide range of projects. The transition into working with film as a media began by creating music videos for bands that he photographed and commercials that where filmed at the same time as an advertising campaign was photographed. His first short film "Brother - 2014" has been screened at several film festivals around the world including Palm Spring Short Fest. His second film "The Apartment - 2015" he tells a story about a man who is tiered of his current life and want to feel how it would have been if he can just change his life, if not just for an afternoon. "Swimming Lessons" his third short tells a strong story about cultural differences and arranged marriage thru an immigrant girl living in Norway. The short film "The Apartment" is being made into a feature with premiere set for 2016. He also has another feature "The Tenor" set to go into production in 2017.
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    The Apartment (2015)
    The Apartment
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
    Control
    Short
    • Director
    • 2018
    Dagny Backer Johnsen in Noora (2017)
    Noora
    7.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2017
    Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Yngvild Støen Grotmol, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, and Téa Grønner Joner in Ella (2019)
    Ella
    7.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 2019

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    • Upon Her Lips: Hold Me Tight (2024)
      Upon Her Lips: Hold Me Tight
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Yngvild Støen Grotmol, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, and Téa Grønner Joner in Ella (2019)
      Ella
      7.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Control
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Dagny Backer Johnsen in Noora (2017)
      Noora
      7.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Swimming Lessons (2016)
      Swimming Lessons
      Short
      • Director
      • 2016
    • The Apartment (2015)
      The Apartment
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Bror (2014)
      Bror
      7.0
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Gorgoroth: Carving a Giant (2007)
      Gorgoroth: Carving a Giant
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2007

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    • Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Yngvild Støen Grotmol, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, and Téa Grønner Joner in Ella (2019)
      Ella
      7.6
      Short
      • writer
      • 2019
    • Control
      Short
      • writer
      • 2018
    • Dagny Backer Johnsen in Noora (2017)
      Noora
      7.8
      Short
      • writer
      • 2017
    • Swimming Lessons (2016)
      Swimming Lessons
      Short
      • writer
      • 2016
    • The Apartment (2015)
      The Apartment
      Short
      • writer
      • 2015
    • Bror (2014)
      Bror
      7.0
      Short
      • writer
      • 2014

    Producer



    • Kyrre Haugen Sydness, Yngvild Støen Grotmol, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, and Téa Grønner Joner in Ella (2019)
      Ella
      7.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Control
      Short
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Dagny Backer Johnsen in Noora (2017)
      Noora
      7.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017
    • The Apartment (2015)
      The Apartment
      Short
      • producer
      • 2015

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