Gifted Men

Nils Agdler (b.1969) is a Swedish visual artist, photographer and filmmaker. He received a MFA from Konstfack, the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm in 1999, followed by studies in fine arts at Valand Academy in Gothenburg. In his artistic practice, Agdler is interested in contemporary social and visual phenomena, representation and history, posthumanism and colonialism, primarily working in the fields of photography and film. He has been collaborating with the artist and filmmaker Timo Menke in several film projects such as Fugitives from the Fields (2005), Gifted Men (2015) and Brothers to Sisters (2018). Over the past 20 years, he has worked on issues that concern men and masculinities, and produced several exhibitions related to this theme. His work has been shown at museums such as The 5th Moscow Biennale, Kalmar Art museum, Pori Art Museum, Gothenburg Art Museum and Ostrale Biennale O21 in Dresden. Recently also at festivals such as Defy Film Festival, 24th Très Court International Film Festival, Sidney World Film Festival, Berlin Flash Film Festival, Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, 35th Kasseler Dokfest, Exground filmfest in Wiesbaden, Festival des Cinémas Différents and Sheffield Fringe.

Director/Artist:
Retardation (2021,4 min)
Rebirth (2018, 3 min)
Brothers to Sisters: Välimiehet performing “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves” (2018, 3 min, with Timo Menke)
Heartstone (2018, 9 min, with Fröydi Laszlo)
Gifted Men (2015, 67 min, with Timo Menke)
Made in Denmark (2013, 14 min, with Timo Menke)
Fugitives from the Fields (2005, 15 min, with Timo Menke)
1000 M (2005,1 min)
130 BPM (2001, 2 min)
Tossing game (2001, 4 min)

Timo Menke was born (1967) in Germany, and lives and works in Sweden since 1988. He received a Master of Fine Arts from Konstfack, the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm in 1999. Between 2004 and 2014 he has been teaching as Senior lecturer at the department of art at Konstfack, Stockholm and is currently working as a visual artist and freelance film producer. His editing, compositing and production skills are credited in several short and documentary films; more information at the Swedish Film Database. He is also engaged at the Filmform foundation, the Art Film and Video Archive, in Stockholm, dealing with archiving and distribution of film and video art.

Director/Artist:
Liquid Crystal Effects (2019, 40 min)
A–Ø (2018, 14 min)
Brothers to Sisters: Välimiehet performing “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves” (2018, 3 min, with Nils Agdler)
Siberian Trance (2015, 12 min)
Gifted Men (2015, 67 min, with Nils Agdler)
Made in Denmark (2013, 14 min, with Nils Agdler)
Making Film for Cinemas (2012/2013, 5 min)
Flykten från fälten / Fugitives from the Fields (2005, 16 min, with Nils Agdler)
Skala 1:1 (2003, 9 min)
Testfilm for Festivals (2001, 5 min)
Der dritte Raum/Det 3:e rummet (1999, 30 min)
Der Konfabulator (1997, 8 min)
A l ́infintif (1996, 6 min)

Film Editor:
Som man brukar säga, by Miriam Bäckström (2015-2018) Motherfucker, by Miriam Bäckström (2013)
Who Am I?, by Miriam Bäckström (2011)
KIRA CARPELAN, Miriam Bäckström (2007)
Vi bara drömde, by Lena Lucki (2005)
Den första dagen på resten av ditt liv, by Joachim Bergenstråhle (2003) Staden, by Stefan Wrenfelt (2002)

Animation:
Devil in the mines I-III (Sketch for Mikael Wiström, 2006) Compadre, by Mikael Wiström (2004)
Esthers bok, by Esaias Baitel (2004)
Sound Editor:
Staden, by Stefan Wrenfelt (2002)

Other Crew:
My Name Is Albert Ayler, by Kasper Collin (2005)