Whateverest

Through an almost-Wes Anderson-like style production, filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli reveals a considerable gap in one of the most popular western discourses of the past half century: music journalism. Indeed, institutions like Rolling Stone have been built around unraveling the inspiration behind iconic musical compositions, but in transferring this process to the cinematic medium the direction has largely focused on lyric-driven artists of the loosely defined rock n roll scene. In response to this, Whateverest answers two particular questions: what inspires electronic music and how would this inspiration take form in the genre of documentary cinema?

Despite the fact that this film concerns the inspiration for Todd Terje's 'Inspector Norse', Terje and his musical composition does not last long in the viewers consciousness. Instead, we are introduced to a Norwegian soul who has a taste for kitchen-sink narcotics, fairy lights and his own personal neurological dimension. Whateverest plays themes of isolation and individuality against each other, in what is no doubt an enticing portrayal of the 'backstage' subconscious of the songwriter. 

Whateverest is available on: Vimeo