Discoveries from Denmark World Cinema

A rich and detailed mini-portrait of the accomplished painter Jesper Christiansen, who welcomes us into his studio and generously introduces us to his reflections on creating.

A driver gives a lift to a stranger, and when the two are forced to cooperate, they get to know new sides of themselves and each other. DETOUR is a drama about an unexpected relationship between two people.

Danish singer and comedian Annika Aakjaer first one woman show.

When Gregoire and Lola go on a beach holiday to the idyllic Skagen, they don't know yet that the trip will be the end of their marriage. Gregoire may be wealthy, but he is many years older and several pounds heavier than his young wife, whose beauty makes all the male holiday guests turn their necks. Baron Plessen falls in love with Lola, and she quickly becomes fond of the idea of replacing her corpulent husband with a handsome nobleman. Together, they plan to push Gregoire out of the picture. The preserved material is a fragment.

Henrik and Emilie Schultze rent the Hotel Paradis in a small, poor fishing village by the coast.

Sanne Søndergaard loves men, but she also hates them. Because why should they have it easier because they happen to be born with a dick? They even think the dick is a god and complain if women don't like it. But women do. The dick is a god, but that doesn't mean women don't want to be paid the same! Sanne Søndergaard has created a show about these conflicting emotions. A show where men and women can laugh together instead of hating each other.

The engineer troops build a bridge for the infantry to run across.

Dance from the Opera ‘Il Trovatore’ (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Choreography by August Bournonville, 1865. Performed by Valborg Borchsenius (née Guldbrandsen). (Stumfilm.DK)

A mysterious madman kidnaps a young couple so he can torture them in a basement. The couple has entered a night with unimaginable torment and torture. With struggle to survive they must also know why the killer kills in order to survive.

A lone rider from the imaginary state of Illiyeen crosses an empty landscape and their reflections unfold in a poetic meditation on identity and belonging. ‘Illiyeen’ is the result of a collaboration between filmmaker Nanna Rebekka and visual artist Eliyah Mesayer. A black and white film work from an imaginary state of the same name, in which a lone rider crosses an empty landscape in a meditation on identity and belonging. The Bedouin term ‘Illiyeen’ refers to a heavenly record or register where the deeds of the righteous are written down and protected. But here, Illiyeen is transformed into an allegorical ‘state of nowhere and nation of everywhere’ beyond geographical or national borders.

A man struggles with erectile dysfunction and is forced to break his principles when his girlfriend puts his fidelity to the test.

David is fighting to stay in Denmark where he has been living for ten years.

Just before bedtime, Christian overhears a conversation between his grandmother and shopkeeper Blache. While Blache stubbornly insists that wealth is the only true happiness, the grandmother believes that a bright mind is worth more than its weight in gold. Christian agrees with Blache, but at night – filled with anticipation before his forthcoming birthday – he dreams of something that makes him see the matter in quite a different light. (stumfilm.dk)

Did Ida's grandfather live a double life as a secret agent during the cold war? Ida and her father believe that their beloved father and grandfather worked directly for the CIA during the Cold War in Denmark.

In the Warberg comedy tour '16, Thomas focused on how we treat each other - a topic that has preoccupied and sometimes frustrated him to such an extent that it became a show. Warberg is one of Denmark's most prolific comedians and is loved for his sharp one-liners. The audience was able to experience a whole new side of the popular gentleman as he entertained with some slightly longer jokes than we are used to from his hand. Of course, still served at the same fast pace that characterizes his style.

The first Child Welfare Day took place 6 May 1904. The goal was to collect money for humanitarian work with children and youth. It was a festive occasion where many contemporary artists participated. -Det Danske Filminstitut (Danish Film Institute)

The 21-year-old Faya obsessively documents her life with a camcorder, recording every moment of the day, from showering to hanging out with friends to private conversations with family. Her two childhood best friends are growing increasingly concerned, feeling like a digital device is replacing them.

Two couples are each heading for divorce. The academics Lene and Lars after less than two years of marriage, while working class Lone and Peter are to split after 12 years. How did it come to this? Switching between the two marriages, their stories are being uncovered from social, psychological, political and sexual perspectives. Does it come to a verdict on marriage as an institution?

Jo and Sophie wake from a drunken lesbian encounter to find the house besieged by incels led by an erudite Big Gay Bunny. When Sophie's ex-boyfriend is discovered, he is forced to reclaim his manhood by doing one simple trick.

Graffiti runs down walls, trains, computer screens in a raw and poetic film about death, longing, addiction, processing grief, repressed emotions and a hope that comes from meeting a complete stranger.

World Health Organisation associated animation, which highlights the dangers of everyday activities and excess in an abstract manner.

Gernau, a successful engineer, is married to a younger woman, Anna. Their marriage is fraught with jealousy, with Anna still being wooed by her former sweetheart. When an accident occurs at the inauguration of his life’s work, The Dock, Gernau’s world collapses. He loses his mind and is admitted to a mental hospital. As he gradually returns to his former self, an old obsession stirs: is Anna faithful to him? (stumfilm.dk)

Emil is supposed to scatter his late mother's ashes at his old childhood home in Sweden. His father has promised to help, but when Emil arrives, his father has disappeared. Instead, his half-sister Anna, whom he hasn't seen in years, shows up. Together, they try to find their father and a place to bury Emil's mother. The search puts their budding sibling love to the test.

Cinderella has become single and for the first time in her life she has to stand on her own two feet. It is not easy when the year is 2018 and the gender debate is raging. She comes for an interview with the lonely job consultant Franciska, who has settled into a fortress of her own feminist views.

Two childhood friends are pitted against each other when a desperate robbery goes horribly wrong.

A film about three children at odds with themselves and the world around them, at a time when more and more are being diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Victor is seven. He hates ADHD, believing it’s something to do with his club feet. Martine is quick to become withdrawn, and struggles with uncontrollable rage when things do not go her way. For the most part, Marino keeps to himself, but easily becomes aggressive. Victor, Martine and Marino are in a special class in a normal school in Denmark. The class teachers and the children’s parents decide to take part in an alternative treatment project focusing on the individual child’s challenges and possibilities, rather than relying on medical diagnosis and medication. The film follows the whole process, and shows how the children make great strides over the course of a year, as the adults around them start to see each individual child in a new light

A man drives his car furiously down a narrow road, surrounded by a vast forest. When he encounters a deer in the middle of the road he makes a villainous attempt to ram it. However this particular hit and run has jaw crushing, battering consequences.

Brothers Robert and Hugo lead idyllic lives on a magnificent estate by the water. Their father, the old landowner, favours Robert, while Hugo is the apple of his mother’s eye. However, Hugo is not quite the goody two-shoes he appears to be: he has borrowed money from a crooked moneylender who is now threatening to contact his father. Robert tries to help his brother, but an unfortunate mix-up leads their father to believe that it is Robert who has incurred debts and, to make matters worse, tried to steal money. Hugo suffers a sudden fit of weakness, and the doctor’s orders for absolute rest make Robert confess in order to protect his brother. He only just manages to reveal the truth to his mother before he is thrown out of the family home. When the brothers meet again after four long years, they do so on Peele Island under the rays of a flashing beacon. Here, a beautiful woman and a violent storm will lead them into yet another family tragedy. (Stumfilm.dk)

It is autumn in the small Danish port of Nakskov. The last year of high school lies before Sara and her friends. They talk about the future, about the wish to leave to a bigger city. Karen just moved to the island to work as a teacher at the school. During class, Sara becomes fascinated.

Anders "Anden" Matthesen's critically acclaimed stand-up show from 2000-2001. About a show that shares its name with Børneradio's popular satire CD (which was made by the same man) ...but which is nevertheless something completely different! About a one-man show with four men on stage? About two hours of varied comedy, ranging from classic stand-up to music, sketches, and a host of guests.

With his boyish charm and incredible energy – famous for always being quick on the draw and sharp with his comebacks, he is not afraid to touch on topics that border on the forbidden. You can look forward to a show in top gear when Uffe tackles topics such as the difference between men and women, sex patches, service in Denmark, men's way of dancing, and party games!

A lone man wanders through a silent, ruined world, searching the remnants of abandoned homes and forgotten places. When he arrives at a collapsed home that may hold personal meaning, a final discovery forces him to confront the silence that remains.

YouTuber Albert Dyrlund died at the age of 22 in a tragic accident on a mountain in Italy. Now the parents, boyfriend, YouTube stars Morten Münster, Rasmus Brohave, Julia Sofia, Eiqu Miller are coming forward for the first time and telling Albert's story. With never-before-seen videos, we get up close and personal with Albert's unstoppable pursuit of success and his sudden death. The YouTube friends talk about what it was like to become stars as a youngster. Novopleco partner Anton Cornelius tells of a conflicted relationship with Albert, when they were child stars. No one could stop Albert, and in his career he managed to get hits on Spotify, win a Robert for the movie Team Albert, shock the media with a stunt where he pretended to be crazy, and go to Hollywood and get attention from YouTube stars like KSI. Albert's girlfriend Maria talks about their stormy infatuation. And the two friends who were with him in the Dolomites when he died, tell about that fateful day in Italy.

A humorous traffic film in which the sinners of traffic are marked with large white crosses. Mr Statistics, in the form of a mysterious man, crosses out the most common traffic offenses by designating the pedestrians, cyclists or motorists in question. The film was shot in Aarhus.

Sanne Søndergaard has never learned to be a woman. Because it's really hard! Is it okay to shout out loud? Sit with your legs spread? Swearing? Fuck a lot of people? Not fuck at all? Can you get really angry? Can you be horny? In the show ‘Woman?’, Sanne Søndergaard explores why she finds it so difficult to take on the woman. It will be honest and naked... but not that kind of naked!

An exciting and rapidly edited portrait of a city that has risen like a phoenix from the ashes. Bogotá, capital of Colombia, was long notorious as one of the most criminal, dangerous, and inhospitable cities in the world. The turnabout came in 1995, when Antalas Mockus was elected mayor of the city in a landslide victory.

A young woman undergoes a strange transformation as she struggles with her relationship and fear of what lies ahead.

"Efterklang - The Makedonium Band" is a new music documentary directed by Danish filmmaker Andreas Johnsen. It follows Efterklang as they embark on a journey to Skopje in North Macedonia, to form a new band and create a show to be performed in front of the local freedom monument Makedonium. All within 6 days. With the help of Grga, a concert organiser from MKC Youth Cultural Centre, and by reaching out to local musicians through open calls, the band manages to form connections with a wide range of talented musicians from both the traditional and the contemporary scene of North Macedonia.

Fragment | Two good friends – Pengel the writer and Pustervig the trumpeter – live in next-door garrets. When Pengel’s rich uncle announces his imminent arrival, they get busy remaking their crude abode into a stately home. (stumfilm.dk)

The dramatic story of three great Russian avant-garde painters from the beginning of the last century – Kazimir Malevich, Pavel Filonov and Vladimir Tatlin – and their supporter, Nikolai Punin, the first post-revolution Commissar of the Hermitage and Russian Museums. They dedicated their lives to belief in the revolution and its connection to avant-garde art, but the communist regime betrayed them. The history depicted on the painted canvases reflects the tumultuous period of the 1920s and 30s in the Soviet Union, in Leningrad and in artistic circles of the time. Only with perestroika have the avant-garde paintings, stored in museum archives, again seen the light of day.