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A Heart Is Always Red

Ett hjärta är alltid rött

Balsam Hellström

The Swedish rock group Imperiet was huge in the 1980s, a decade with major political and musical changes. There were few TV channels and few celebrities but a place in the spotlight had an impact >

Balsam Hellström

The Swedish rock group Imperiet was huge in the 1980s, a decade with major political and musical changes. There were few TV channels and few celebrities but a place in the spotlight had an impact >

Documentary

Sweden
Norway

2024

102'

As the Tide Comes In

Før Stormen

Juan Palacios, Sofie Husum Johannesen

The 27 residents of Mandø Island in Denmark’s Wadden Sea experience climate change in the form of severe weather and flooding. This provokes their stubborn islander identity. >

Juan Palacios, Sofie Husum Johannesen

The 27 residents of Mandø Island in Denmark’s Wadden Sea experience climate change in the form of severe weather and flooding. This provokes their stubborn islander identity. >

Documentary

Denmark

2023

89'

Balomania

Sissel Morell Dargis

In the heart of Brazil’s favelas a secret society of hot air balloon-makers risk arrest to create and fly their illegal masterpieces, painting the sky with colour. Condemned by the authorities as >

Sissel Morell Dargis

In the heart of Brazil’s favelas a secret society of hot air balloon-makers risk arrest to create and fly their illegal masterpieces, painting the sky with colour. Condemned by the authorities as >

Documentary

Denmark
Spain

2024

94'

Belonging

Kreshnik Jonuzi, Sævar Guðmundsson

Raised in the United States, twenty-two-year-old Mikel is abruptly deported to Albania. He struggles to find a new identity in an unfamiliar environment. His eleven-year-old American-born sister >

Kreshnik Jonuzi, Sævar Guðmundsson

Raised in the United States, twenty-two-year-old Mikel is abruptly deported to Albania. He struggles to find a new identity in an unfamiliar environment. His eleven-year-old American-born sister >

Documentary

Iceland
USA

2023

88'

Civil Disobedience

Sivil ulydighet

Thomas Østbye

Three generations of activists from Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil change tactics from guerrilla actions against jet fuel to roadblocks and attacks on famous artworks and disruption of >

Thomas Østbye

Three generations of activists from Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil change tactics from guerrilla actions against jet fuel to roadblocks and attacks on famous artworks and disruption of >

Documentary

Norway

2023

47'

Death of a Saint

Englemord

Patricia Bbaale Bandak

On Christmas Eve 1989, when film director Patricia was only two years-old, gunmen burst into their home in Uganda and killed her mother. Now, more than 30 years after the murder, Patricia is >

Patricia Bbaale Bandak

On Christmas Eve 1989, when film director Patricia was only two years-old, gunmen burst into their home in Uganda and killed her mother. Now, more than 30 years after the murder, Patricia is >

Documentary

Denmark

2024

92'

Echo of You

Ekko af kærlighed

Zara Zerny

People in their eighties and nineties and a few centenarians talk candidly and eloquently about love, loneliness, grief, life and death. A group portrait of a Danish generation saying goodbye. >

Zara Zerny

People in their eighties and nineties and a few centenarians talk candidly and eloquently about love, loneliness, grief, life and death. A group portrait of a Danish generation saying goodbye. >

Documentary

Denmark

2023

76'

fifteen zero three nineteenth of january two thousand sixteen

femton noll tre nittonde januari två tusen sexton

Petra Bauer, Marius Dybwad Brandrud

Everyday life is upended when a mother loses her child in the violence that has impacted Swedish outer suburbs since the early 2000s. A home can hold both mourning and resistance. >

Petra Bauer, Marius Dybwad Brandrud

Everyday life is upended when a mother loses her child in the violence that has impacted Swedish outer suburbs since the early 2000s. A home can hold both mourning and resistance. >

Documentary, Experimental

Sweden

2024

62'

Fuck You, Fuck You Very Much

Göran Hugo Olsson, Mia Engberg, David Aronowitsch, Patrick Bratt

Leila K says: "A guy can be like me; a bit rocky, trashy and messy. A girl is expected to say thank you and yes, please". But Leila K does not say please, she says; ”fuck you, fuck you very much”! >

Göran Hugo Olsson, Mia Engberg, David Aronowitsch, Patrick Bratt

Leila K says: "A guy can be like me; a bit rocky, trashy and messy. A girl is expected to say thank you and yes, please". But Leila K does not say please, she says; ”fuck you, fuck you very much”! >

Documentary

Sweden

1998

51'

G - 21 scenes from Gottsunda

G - 21 scener från Gottsunda

Loran Batti

Loran, a filmmaker from the troubled suburb of Gottsunda in the city of Uppsala, is moving away but still feels loyalty to childhood friends who now belong to criminal gangs. The film is Loran's >

Loran Batti

Loran, a filmmaker from the troubled suburb of Gottsunda in the city of Uppsala, is moving away but still feels loyalty to childhood friends who now belong to criminal gangs. The film is Loran's >

Documentary

Sweden
Denmark

2024

81'

Geri's Wish

Gerin haave

Tonislav Hristov

Geri, 18, is about to graduate from high school. For her, it’s more momentous than for many because she’ll have to leave the orphanage where she grew up. As she studies for her exams, dreaming of >

Tonislav Hristov

Geri, 18, is about to graduate from high school. For her, it’s more momentous than for many because she’ll have to leave the orphanage where she grew up. As she studies for her exams, dreaming of >

Documentary, Children/Youth

Finland
Bulgaria

2024

83'

Hard to Break

Anna-Maija Heinonen, Krista Moisio

Eighteen-year-old Atte and 16-year-old Jonsu are caught between the cracks of the Finnish welfare system. Despite addiction, violence and absence of love, they find the strength to persevere. >

Anna-Maija Heinonen, Krista Moisio

Eighteen-year-old Atte and 16-year-old Jonsu are caught between the cracks of the Finnish welfare system. Despite addiction, violence and absence of love, they find the strength to persevere. >

Documentary

Finland

2024

81'

Homecoming

Máhccan

Suvi West, Anssi Kömi

The National Museum of Finland has returned thousands of everyday objects taken from the indigenous Sámi. Filmmaker Suvi West takes us behind the walls of the museum world to a visual, >

Suvi West, Anssi Kömi

The National Museum of Finland has returned thousands of everyday objects taken from the indigenous Sámi. Filmmaker Suvi West takes us behind the walls of the museum world to a visual, >

Documentary

Finland
Norway

2023

77'

Land of Dreams

Efter sagolandet

Kirsi Nevanti

A visually striking symphony, a film about a changing image of Sweden. Capturing encounters, moments, and events in Sweden. What are Swedes talking about, what gets them involved, and how do they see >

Kirsi Nevanti

A visually striking symphony, a film about a changing image of Sweden. Capturing encounters, moments, and events in Sweden. What are Swedes talking about, what gets them involved, and how do they see >

Documentary

Sweden
Finland

2024

97'

Life is Beautiful

Al Haya Helwa

Mohamed Jabaly

Navigating a life put on hold by politics and bureaucracy, a director uses his creativity to connect with the world and find a way forward. >

Mohamed Jabaly

Navigating a life put on hold by politics and bureaucracy, a director uses his creativity to connect with the world and find a way forward. >

Documentary

Norway
Palestine

2023

93'

Megaheartz

Emily Norling

A hybrid documentary about four women's intersecting stories of love and madness. An unpredictable and intense yearning to restart your life. >

Emily Norling

A hybrid documentary about four women's intersecting stories of love and madness. An unpredictable and intense yearning to restart your life. >

Documentary

Sweden
Norway

2023

82'

My Reality

Milja-Liina Moilanen

Mira, Eevis, and Meiju auditioned successfully for a reality TV show as contestants. They want to be famous but get publicly criticised for having sex on TV and being loud and vain. The conflict >

Milja-Liina Moilanen

Mira, Eevis, and Meiju auditioned successfully for a reality TV show as contestants. They want to be famous but get publicly criticised for having sex on TV and being loud and vain. The conflict >

Documentary, Children/Youth

Finland

2024

69'

Ping Pong Family

Åsmund Hasli

At Schous Plass in Oslo, people from totally different backgrounds meet daily to play outdoor table tennis. Some are in to win, some to socialize over beers, and some just need a place to hang out. >

Åsmund Hasli

At Schous Plass in Oslo, people from totally different backgrounds meet daily to play outdoor table tennis. Some are in to win, some to socialize over beers, and some just need a place to hang out. >

Documentary

Norway

2023

60'

Punishment

Straff

Øystein Mamen

Four inmates in a maximum security prison are on a three-week silent retreat in prison led by two Jesuit priests. How do ethical exercises, rituals and communal silence affect us? A portrait of the >

Øystein Mamen

Four inmates in a maximum security prison are on a three-week silent retreat in prison led by two Jesuit priests. How do ethical exercises, rituals and communal silence affect us? A portrait of the >

Documentary

Norway

2024

108'

Regina – Queen of the Ring

Regina – Kuningattaren kehä

Panu Suuronen

Regina Rosendahl must change Finnish pro-wrestling as a feministic. She gets a seat in the writers’ room – and now she can take part in writing the new Champion. Could the Champion be female for >

Panu Suuronen

Regina Rosendahl must change Finnish pro-wrestling as a feministic. She gets a seat in the writers’ room – and now she can take part in writing the new Champion. Could the Champion be female for >

Documentary

Finland

2024

83'

The Day Iceland Stood Still

Pamela Hogan

On a morning in 1975, 90% of Icelandic women walked off their jobs and out of their homes, refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children. The country was brought to a standstill and Iceland >

Pamela Hogan

On a morning in 1975, 90% of Icelandic women walked off their jobs and out of their homes, refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children. The country was brought to a standstill and Iceland >

Documentary

Iceland
USA

2024

71'

The Monk

Munken

Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen

Is happiness to be found in solitude? Filmmakers Mira Jargil and Christian Sønderby Jepsen, trying to find balance in their stressful lives, turn for guidance to a renowned Danish HIV researcher >

Mira Jargil, Christian Sønderby Jepsen

Is happiness to be found in solitude? Filmmakers Mira Jargil and Christian Sønderby Jepsen, trying to find balance in their stressful lives, turn for guidance to a renowned Danish HIV researcher >

Documentary

Denmark
Netherlands

2023

88'

The Renaissance Prince

Renessanseprinsen

Emily Louisa Millan Eide

Fifteen-year-old painter William Heimdal is an anti-modernist, eager to recreate the figurative compositions of the great masters of the past. But William’s peers at school are busy with TikTok and >

Emily Louisa Millan Eide

Fifteen-year-old painter William Heimdal is an anti-modernist, eager to recreate the figurative compositions of the great masters of the past. But William’s peers at school are busy with TikTok and >

Documentary

Norway

2024

79'

The Society of the Spectacle

La Société du Spectacle

Roxy Farhat, Göran Hugo Olsson

A quirky adaptation of Guy Debord’s 1967 legendary essay La Société du Spectacle, unpacking the dynamics of alienation, powerlessness and emptiness under the tr(i)ump(h) of capitalism and >

Roxy Farhat, Göran Hugo Olsson

A quirky adaptation of Guy Debord’s 1967 legendary essay La Société du Spectacle, unpacking the dynamics of alienation, powerlessness and emptiness under the tr(i)ump(h) of capitalism and >

Documentary

Sweden

2023

94'

The Tunnel

Göngin

Björgvin Sigurðarson, Hallur Örn Árnason

In Reykjavík at the turn of the century, graffiti was everywhere. What graffiti artists consider culture, authorities see as vandalism. But in one underpass tunnel, a city worker named Jói was king >

Björgvin Sigurðarson, Hallur Örn Árnason

In Reykjavík at the turn of the century, graffiti was everywhere. What graffiti artists consider culture, authorities see as vandalism. But in one underpass tunnel, a city worker named Jói was king >

Documentary

Iceland

2024

76'