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Ten Meter Tower
Hopptornet
The experimental set-up of the film is equivalent to a physical composition. But unlike physics, the conclusion is not predictable. Swimming pool. Interior. Day. 10 metre diving tower. The camera is focused on the platform. The sound system is set up so the audience can hear everything that happens up there. Diverse people, alone, with a friend or partner, climb the tower, dare to walk to the edge of the board, look down, and then pause. “Stick to your decision and jump”, she says. “There is no way that I’m going to run and jump. That’s for sure”, he says.
What makes people jump? What is the meaning of such heights? What requires courage—diving off or climbing down backwards? The tension of observation can dissolve at the moment of the jump, better still at the moment of the scream. Relief for both sides. The calm remains.
Bio Axel Danielson
Axel Danielson (1976) is a Swedish filmmaker. His short films in collaboration with Maximilien Van Aertryck have premiered in the official competitions of Berlin, Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto. Ten Meter Tower was shortlisted for an Oscar.
Bio Maximilien Van Aertryck
Maximilien Van Aertryck (1989) is a French-German-Swedish filmmaker. His short films in collaboration with Axel Danielson have premiered in the official competitions of Berlin, Cannes, Sundance, and Toronto. Ten Meter Tower was shortlisted for an Oscar.
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- This film was #62 in the “Greatest” Short Films of All Time 2025