Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

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VOX LIPOMA

Sweden
2018 — 12' / Color

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Synopsis

In the 1960s, a lipoma - a fatty lump - appeared on Ingmar Bergman’s cheek. Once The Silence was released the lump disappeared, leaving behind a scar. In the 1990s the lump reappeared in the exact same spot, and was now black. What does it mean? Where did it go, and why did it return?

Director Biography

Jane Magnusson born 1968, is an award-winning Swedish director and journalist. Her documentary Trespassing Bergman (2013) was selected by the Venice International Film Festival, and her short Cupcake (2014) was awarded the Grand Prix at the Warsaw International Film Festival. Her documentary Ebbe: The Movie (2009) received a Swedish Guldbagge Award for best documentary feature in 2009. She has a bachelor of arts from Brown University.

Director

Jane Magnusson

Producer

Cecilia Nessen

Animation

Liv Strömqvist

Music

Jonas Beckman

Lars Kumlin

Contact

The Swedish Film Institute
Box 271 26, S-102 52 Stockholm
+46 8 665 11 00
[email protected]