Interview with Filmmaker Anna Fredrikke Bjerke (THE WAY THINGS END)

THE WAY THINGS END played to rave reviews at the January 2020 LGBT Film Festival in Toronto.

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Anna Fredrikke Bjerke: In many ways, I felt like I had to make this film. The idea sprouted from wanting to explore why growing apart is so painful and our emotional response to getting let down by a friend. I had been aching to write and direct my own work for some time, and found an opportunity in Mediefabrikken’s female director initiative, which aim is to get more women behind the camera.

2. From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this short?

I started developing the script in January of 2018 and we shot the short in May that same year. It was developed as part of the female director initiative, which sponsored the production…