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Jesper Ganslandt
(Falkenberg, Sweden, 1978) moved to Stockholm in 2000 and wrote the screenplay for his debut film, Falkenberg Farewell (2006), as an expression of the powerful longing for his childhood years in his hometown. The film was shown at film festivals worldwide, including in Venice Days and at Toronto and Lisbon (where it won the FIPRESCI Prize); and received numerous nominations at the Guldbagge Awards, Sweden’s top film honors. He went on to direct the short Jesper Ganslandt’s 114th Dream (2008), the concert film Skinnskatteberg (2008) and the documentary The Film I’m No Longer Talking About (2009). The Ape is Ganslandts second feature film.
Dear Krister, I wish I didn’t have to say anything about any of this, but I have to try. I heard a story on the radio about a young man who jumped from the eighteenth floor, and while he was in the air he had just enough time to think: This is a mistake. I don’t want this. It strikes me that this is exactly how it must’ve been for you. Especially that night when everything fell apart. And afterwards, you were floating free in the air. Like that jumper. Just enough time to think: This is a mistake. I have this feeling that what you did was only human. Is that strange? I’m standing in line and watching people around me. Some of them are talking, listening to music. They’re living their lives. But look at it another way and suddenly we’re seen as the animals we are. The apes that conquered the world and came up with civilization. Lost in a perpetual waking dream. Maybe we won’t be able to forgive you. Maybe it’s not that important. But if we could understand. To try and see what you were thinking. That has to be possible. It doesn’t really matter that much, my thoughts about all of this. It’s yours we need. Sincerely,
Jesper Ganslandt
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