Simon Lereng Wilmont

Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Simon Lereng Wilmont graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 2009 as a documentary filmmaker. His first feature documentary "The Distant Barking of Dogs" (2017), premiered at IDFA, and received the Best Appearance Award. It has since won over 35 awards worldwide, including the McBaine Documentary Feature Award at the SFFILM festival in San Francisco, and has been nominated for a European Film Award (2018), an Emmy (2020) and shortlisted for an Academy Award (2019). The film also won a Peabody Award (2020). As a director, his credits include "Dormitory Master" (2009), "Above Ground", "Beneath the Sky" (2008), "Chikara – The Sumo Wrestler's Son" (2013), and "The Fencing Champion" (2014).

FILMOGRAPHY

A House Made of Splinters, 2022
The Distant Barking of Dogs, 2017
The Fencing Champion, 2014

FILMS SHOWN

CSE 2022

The Distant Barking of Dogs Simon Lereng Wilmont In 2016, when many have already left the war-torn eastern part of Ukraine, 10-year-old Oleg remains there with his grandmother who has taken care of him since his mother died. They have nowhere else to go. By getting close to Oleg, The Distant Barking of Dogs shows the effect of conflict on children.