director of the film " Hunting for Hedonia". Acclaimed and award winning director Pernille Rose Grønkjær (1973) graduated from the National Film School of Denmark in 1997. Her international feature length documentary ”THE MONASTERY – Mr. Vig and the Nun” won the Joris Ivens Award and 11 other international awards. ”THE MONASTERY” has become an important milestone in the strong international brand that Danish documentaries are today and film established Pernille as a storyteller with a universal language and a cinematic vision. “LOVE ADDICT” - about the disorder ‘love addiction’ - had its European premiere at IDFA and went on to the American market in 2012. In 2014 Pernille premiered "GENETIC ME". The film is a humorous and very human gateway into the rising science of who we are. Using wit and authenticity, the film connects a deeply personal tale with frontier genetic research and provides new perspectives on the eternal question of: "How did I become me?". Pernille worked in collaboration with Lone Frank, and the film won the AAAS Kavli Science Journalist Award and the Pierre Gilles de Gennes Award.
"Comedian Mind” (Den Anden Side) was released in 2017. An ambitious feature documentary about the iconic Danish stand-up comedian and accomplished performer Anders Matthesen. Matthesen is the best in his genre, always stays original and has the largest group of fans among Danish entertainers. The film raved it's own bunch of stars: 10 x 5 stars in the press reviews.
In 2019 Pernille premiers the mind-boggling HUNTING FOR HEDONIA about the bourgeoning technology of Deep Brain Stimulation. The film is inspired by the book “The Pleasure Shock” by Lone Frank. Pernille worked with academy award winning actress Tilda Swinton in recording the narration for HUNTING FOR HEDONIA. The film is the opening film of the ambitious CPH:DOX Science program 2019.
