David Herdies is a Swedish producer, director and the founder of
Momento Film. Since the start in 2011, Momento Film has established itself as one of the most vibrant independent documentary production companies in Sweden, producing numerous short and feature documentaries and establishing strong networks internationally.
Herdies has produced over 20 feature documentaries and short films that have been screened and awarded at festivals around the world. Among his prior films are MADRE by Simón Mesa
Soto (Official Short Film Competition, Cannes 2016), FRAGILITY by Ahang Bashi (Gothenburg Best Feature, Guldbagge for Best Newcomer, 2017), OUAGA GIRLS by Theresa Traore Dahlberg (IDFA 2017 & 60+ festivals), HAMADA by Eloy Dominguez Serén (First Appearance IDFA, 2018) and HORIZON (Berlinale 2018 - Panorama). Herdies is a member of the EAVE, EURODOC & ACE networks and was Sweden’s Producer on the Move at Cannes Film Festival 2018.
Since the start, the focus has been to find the most interesting new voices who want push the borders of film-making which means that the company is working with a lot of international directors.
Momento Film. Since the start in 2011, Momento Film has established itself as one of the most vibrant independent documentary production companies in Sweden, producing numerous short and feature documentaries and establishing strong networks internationally.
Herdies has produced over 20 feature documentaries and short films that have been screened and awarded at festivals around the world. Among his prior films are MADRE by Simón Mesa
Soto (Official Short Film Competition, Cannes 2016), FRAGILITY by Ahang Bashi (Gothenburg Best Feature, Guldbagge for Best Newcomer, 2017), OUAGA GIRLS by Theresa Traore Dahlberg (IDFA 2017 & 60+ festivals), HAMADA by Eloy Dominguez Serén (First Appearance IDFA, 2018) and HORIZON (Berlinale 2018 - Panorama). Herdies is a member of the EAVE, EURODOC & ACE networks and was Sweden’s Producer on the Move at Cannes Film Festival 2018.
Since the start, the focus has been to find the most interesting new voices who want push the borders of film-making which means that the company is working with a lot of international directors.