Perversely Dark

Perversely Dark (Sykt Mørkt) is a documentary by Pål Winsents in Fenomen TV Film & Scene AS. It follows two young people with severe ME in Norway. Perversely Dark is Winsents' second documentary on ME. The documentary took six years to make, and provides a rare glimpse into the reality of severe ME.

The documentary follows Bjørnar and Kristine, both completely bed bound and secluded to dark rooms as severely affected ME-patients. The film reveals an incredible transformation as one of them responds to treatment.

Perversely Dark has a website with presentation and trailer in English. It is also available for purchase as DVD or streaming with English subtitles.

It got launched in 2014 and was aired at the national broadcaster NRK where it is still available for streaming (in Norwegian). It was shown during the Invest in ME-conference in London (2014).

Articles from Norwegian media about the documentary
I stummende mørke - Agderposten 13.05.2014

Bjørnar ligger helt stille hver dag - Romerikets Blad 24.08.2014

Det er som å løpe maraton hele tiden - Varden 25.08.2014

[http://nordnorskdebatt.no/article/her-ligger-bjornar-i-me-morket Her ligger Bjørnar. Og her har han ligget i 8.5 år] - Nordlys 18.12.2014