Håvard Bustnes

Håvard Bustnes, a unique voice in Norwegian documentary cinema, was born in 1973 in the city of Molde, Norway. Active since the late 1990s, he has primarily worked within the genre of documentary, his most well-known films including "Big John" and "Golden Dawn Girls", the latter of which won the Oxfam Global Justice award at the 2018 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam. Bustnes' style is characterized by his thought-provoking subject matter and his ability to draw out intimate, candid moments from his subjects, often within politically charged contexts. Artful, incisive, and unflinching, Håvard Bustnes sheds light on the human condition within the complex societal structures he explores, making his work deeply compelling and universally resonant.