I DON'T JUST MAKE FILMS

I MAKE YOU FEEL WHAT WORDS CAN'T SAY

And when the screen goes black, the feeling remains.

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WHO I AM

I’m David Kjærnet, and I don’t just tell stories. I excavate them. I dig through the noise, through the chaos, through the moments that most people overlook.

I studied film at Høyskolen Kristiania, where I learned that a single frame can scream louder than a thousand words. I directed, edited, wrote, and shot. I learned to cut time, bend reality, and carve emotion into the screen.

But it wasn’t enough to just know the craft. I had to master the art of making you feel. Because in the end, that’s what cinema is — not a collection of moving images, but a mirror held up to the soul.

MY CRAFT

  • DIRECTOR
    I don’t just call the shots. I design the rhythm, the tension, the silence. I take the chaos and orchestrate it into a visceral experience. You don’t just watch my films. You feel them.
  • EDITOR
    Every cut is a heartbeat. Every second a decision. Editing isn’t about what you keep —
    it’s about what you dare to leave out. I cut through the noise to reveal the truth beneath the frame.
  • SOUND DESIGN & MIXER
    The loudest scream is a breath. The most haunting echo is a silence. I sculpt sound to pierce, to soothe, to disturb. From raw field recordings to final mix, I don’t just fill the space — I own it.
  • SCRIPT
    I write with a knife, not a pen. Every line bleeds intention, every word strikes a nerve. A script isn’t a story. It’s a ticking bomb, waiting to explode on screen.
  • CINEMATOGRAPHER
    Light is my language. Shadows are my punctuation. I don’t just capture moments — I trap them, bend them, distort them, until they confess. Every frame is a frame of mind.
  • EVERYTHING ELSE
    From directing actors to catching wild sound, from holding a boom to cutting the final shot. I do what needs to be done to make the scene work. Because in the end, it’s not about the tools. It’s about the impact.

BECAUSE IN THE END, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU WATCHED.

IT'S ABOUT WHAT YOU FELT WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE SCRIPT, THE ACTORS, THE CUTS.

IT'S ABOUT THE SPACES BETWEEN THE WORDS — THE PAUSES THAT HIT HARDER THAN A SCREAM.

WHEN THE SCREEN GOES BLACK, YOU'RE LEFT ALONE WITH YOUR OWN BREATH

AND THAT'S WHEN THE REAL FILM STARTS — THE ONE THAT PLAYS IN YOUR HEAD, THE ONE YOU CAN'T PAUSE OR REWIND.

I DON'T MAKE FILMS TO ENTERTAIN.

I MAKE FILMS TO BURN, TO HAUNT, TO LINGER.

TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO FORGET.

BECAUSE WHEN EVERYTHING FADES TO BLACK, AND THE CREDITS ROLL, ALL THAT'S LEFT IS WHAT YOU FEEL.

AND IF YOU'RE STILL FEELING IT, THAT MEANS I DID MY JOB.

I DON'T JUST MAKE FILMS.

I MAKE YOU FEEL.

David Kjærnet

Filmmaker

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