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Five Shoots, One Year and Zero Fundraising Shape Bertil Nilsson’s Intimate Identity-Shifting Feature Debut ‘Masc’

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With Directors Notes celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2026, we’ve had the privilege of watching countless filmmakers make the leap from short film to features.

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