Comedy Queen

Sanna
Lenken

Born in Gothenburg, Sweden 1978, Sanna Lenken has studied at Dramatiska Institutet in Stockholm as well as at the European Film College in Denmark. After several successful short films such as “Eating Lunch” and the series “Double Life” she made her feature film debut in 2015 with “My Skinny Sister” for which she was awarded with the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival as well as the Audience Award at the Göteborg Film Festival.

The story of Sasha (13), who, despite her immense sorrow, refuses to mourn her dead mother. She secretly writes a list of everything she must do to survive: shave her hair, stop reading books, say no to the world's cutest puppy and, above all, become a stand-up comedian to make everyone laugh, especially her father, who secretly cries in the shower when he thinks no one can hear him.