Discoveries from Norway World Cinema

About being trapped in a lift or a coffin or a shoe and figuring it out somehow with the help of imagination and song.

A family father for unexplained reasons started acting like a dog, and we experience the growing family problems that follow that change through the eyes of the daughter. The story takes place in a 1960's collage style world

Pete Whittaker is renowned for his world class crack climbing and roped solo ascents. He take a new direction with a free solo ascent of the imposing Kjerag(1,082m) big wall in Norway. Pete has turned his attention to his native big walls to test not only his own climbing skills, but also align the difficulties of wet and dirty rock that often come with the inclement conditions.​

An inventor gives Dag a clock which can steer time. With this clock, he must fight the empire, and save his missing fiancée.

Documentary about farming in Havrå, outside Bergen. A film from a closed-off small Norwegian rural community.

Little Marianne swallows a needle with her porridge and is sent to the big hospital in Oslo to take an x-ray and operated. She finds going to the hospital is nothing to be worried about.

A documentary following the lap people in Northern Norway. Their daily hard work through the year.

When two worlds are face to face, and one child is between them. Between the modern and the traditional, between the fabulous and the real. The story about a little girl Anna, her unusual friends — magical creatures from Norwegian folklore, their dreams, adventures, challenges and friendship. Where the fairy tale intertwines with the reality and is more real than the modern material world. Relationships with friends, parent-child relationship problems. Is what we want for our children really better for them? But what are they really dreaming about? And what makes them happy?

Anna meets the artist Kim online, and they develop a close, confidential connection. Anna longs to meet Kim, and shows up at the opening of Kim's exhibition "Imagine” unannounced. Anna comes face to face with Kim, but also with herself.

Anne Haugsgjerd reflects in a poetic, provocative and emotional way about entering the final chapter of her life. More Woman, More Cry is a naked story about aging, gravity and smoking weed.

A ship sinks during a storm outside Skagerak. 200 years later divers find ivory on the sea floor outside Arendal, signs which reveal Norway's dark past and active role in the slave trade.

A description of the decay of mountains in connection to the end of cosmos. Man is described in a geological timescale; they are alien visitors.

A short documentary following Runi trough the prosess of making her graphic work.

A sterile and cold futuristic satire

A meditation on the movement of people around the world. The encounter with a new homeland, a new culture and a new system. Melina, 18, a refugee from the Middle East, is stuck in the system that is meant to help her find work in her new homeland.

After eight days in coma, a 15-year-old girl is given a second chance in life.

Øyvind Sandberg turns his camera on his mother and father's lifelong passion for the film medium.

It's 2050. Six years old Mia lives in the city of Bergen, under a glass dome, 537 meters under the sea level.

Søren Brandsnes experienced World War II as a sailor in the merchant fleet. For five years, everyday life consisted of anxiety, nightmares and attacks. When he returned to Norway in 1946, he was asked about his national standings. Where was he when Norway was at war?

How much is a brother's life worth? Joining the Nazi party at the height of the Second World War? Or fighting for the German Army?

A young girl perishes in a life of drug use

A captivating short film about Thea, a 12-year-old Norwegian girl whose life is conditioned by epileptic seizures.

Norwegian musician Moddi cancels a concert in Israel due to enormous criticism. But singer Birgitte Grimstad inspires him to investigate the music's political potential and finding illegal songs.

A woman is attempting to write a script about the district where she lives, but she is frustrated and unable to focus.

The boy who talks to everyone and knows everything, but don't really know anyone.

Each year, around 30 people disappear in Norway. When the police stop looking, some relatives turn to Michael Winger to find their missing family members. Winger does not call himself a clairvoyant, but believes that he has a strong intuition. Although he has helped to find several missing people, his unconventional means of investigation are still met with suspicion.

"Mardøla Blues" - A small group of non-violent protesters try to save the river environment around development of a hydroelectric power plant in 1970.

It’s a fine and warm sunny day at a beach in the Trondheim fjord. Laila and Aksel, a couple in their late twenties, are enjoying the opportunity to relax and unwind near the sea. Halvard, an old classmate of Laila’s, happens to be having a walk at the very same place. Although it has been twelve years since they last saw each other, Halvard’s memories seem much more vivid than Laila’s.

15-year-old Noah from Groruddalen is arrested and sentenced for complicity in four cases of robbery.

The story takes place in a small town in northern Norway. It is February 1945, and Norway is occupied by Nazi Germany. One day, 70-year-old retired music teacher Oscar Henriksen receives an unexpected visit from young German SS soldier Rainer Käbinger.

Drama Series in four sections that tell a serious story in a humorous way. 15 year old Maja ( Idun Krøvel ) discovers that she has a father no one has told her about . She travels halfway across the country to get in touch with him . But she is as secretive as their guardians , and she will not tell anyone about what plans she has . A movies about the search for identity , love, friendship , jealousy and generational contrasts - universal problems in a typical Norwegian coastal environment of our time.

You meet again two of Norway's funniest men , Thomas Giertsen and Otto Jespersen , tentatively held the reins of Silje Stang. The trio has always relevant and fun guests in the studio , and programs both engage and provoke . Thomas reaches new heights as circulating reporter, and come up in the most incredible situations in the face of " common " and often completely unprepared people. Otto Jespersen provoking in familiar style .

When the Norwegian-Turkish filmmaker Nefise Özkal Lorentzen was little, she used to send letters to Allah by balloon. Now she wants to send a new balloon to change the role of women in the Muslim culture. By following her grandmother's path as a 'sufi', she embarks on a journey to rediscover the Islam of her mother's mother. The film switches between her actual journey and her dreams. She experiences the diversity of Cairo, Istanbul and Oslo by drinking tea with the Egyptian feminist Nawal El Saadawi, finding hope and inspiration in the life of the 90-year-old author Gamal al-Banna and meeting a young Salafist. On her journey through the labyrinth, it dawns on Nefise that Islam is not the only place to search, but that there are correlations between the three Abrahamic religion and the oppression of women.

Boarding school life is, for many, an unpleasant experience. Yet, there are also beautiful little moments to be remembered. We are to bring forth memories from an era lost in the rubble of a dormitory.

After epileptic seizures as a baby, Agnes was suspected of having autism. Her mother, a filmmaker, started filming her to document the seizures. When Agnes’ baby-babbling disappears and her attention turns inward, one suspects autism. All experience and education is futile, the mother is left tending to her child, who needs constant care and seems to slip away from all communication. Agnes can’t speak, she doesn’t respond to verbal language and she can’t point her finger to show what she wants. Her ever-present older sister wants to play, but she gets no response. However, Agnes does have a language. She expresses her will, anger and joy. The Hummingchild gives a glimpse into a mother’s journey, over a span of five years, towards contact with her daughter.

This is an animated film about a country ruled by a dictator. The little general who has all power in the country, has denied its people to read and write. The one rule after another are being introduced to prevent words from spreading, for general knew understood that art and knowledge are essential for freedom. But there are ways to fool strict generals on. A small book printer will not let himself stop of prohibitions, but keeps confidently on their books and words, and he gets help from both the weather and other great powers.

The first ever Norwegian fiction film. The film is lost.

Early Norwegian short film from 1911.

A priest is certain that the child his wife has had with another man is possessed by the devil. He kidnaps the child, carries it far up into the mountains to a cairn, and stones it to death, praying that the devilish soul will never leave the stone, which he then places on top of the cairn. Many years later, a young man named Tore discovers the cairn and the stone, lifts it up and removes it from the cairn. He should never have done that.

Karl Kraft uncovers a major weapon smuggling scheme going on in Oslo. Along the way he meets the waitress Lilly, who is involved in the affair.

Harde Strenger is about Bobby, Alex and HK who on day are indebted to the village no.1 asshole "Slegga". Everyone has a way to raise money, these guys have many. Harde Strenger offers ridiculous situations, dry jokes, action-packed scenes, romantic moments, "råning" and folk music.

The acute man is a film about hope and despair. It is the story of idealism and arrogance of power, a story of friendship across borders and religions. But above all it is the story of a person who refuses to give in, a doctor who has a goal to work for.

Christmas is in danger. Five kid detectives decide to save it. Mrs Pirk hates Christmas and does everything in her power to destroy it. Together with the bad guys Rolf and Ronny she abducts the priests in the town to prevent the Christmas service from taking place. The five children Gibbs, Martin, Sara, Lukas and Betty start a detective firm to solve the mystery of the disappearing priests.

Two strangers are trying to understand each other after they just had sex.

After a tough breakup, Johanna takes her young son to the home where she grew up, hoping for a chance to start over. Just the two of them and the rituals they share. But then her father unexpectedly turns up, and he has completely different ideas about life and raising children. Johanna is thus forced to wage yet another battle - for the right to be considered an adult.

The film is a tribute to an architectural gem that has housed Oslo with books since 1933 - the Deichmansk main library. In a playful mix with the movement of light and the detail of the room, we travel around the whole house. With quiet movements we take a walk through the library's familiar and unfamiliar rooms from basement to loft. The film is a tribute to the library as a meeting place for everyone.

Norwegian short sci-fi based on the novel "The Visitor" by author Ray Bradbury. The story takes place on Mars, which is used as a quarantine for people with deadly illnesses. One day, the planet is visited by a young woman who has the ability to perform thought transference and telepathy. The exiles on the planet are thrilled with his ability and a violent fight breaks out over who will get to spend the most time with their visitor and enjoy the illusionary paradises she can transmit.

Eahpáraš is about a paranormal phenomenon in Sápmi, the land of the Sámi people. An eahpáraš is a dangerous spirit of a dead newborn child that haunts people.

A young woman stranded on a small island in the Oslofjord after missing her ferry meets Alfred, a gentle stranger who missed it too - and during the hour they wait for the next boat, their chance encounter becomes harder to walk away from.

selfportrait, Berlin februar 1989Lofoten august 2009 is captured on 8 mm film, each roll 3 minutes. The camera is out of focus and turned by the artist around her body until the roll of film comes to an end. The two films are shot 20 years apart.

Short documentary about the churches of Oslo, Norway. Directed by the first norwegian female director, Edith Carlmar. **** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Oslo has its own sanitation. This film shows what tasks workers in the sanitation have. **** Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

Daniel's life is being narrated, but when the narrator ruin his date Daniel rebels.