Discoveries from Norway World Cinema

Short film about the misadventures of a young single dad.

Director and actor Marte hires a young camera crew to document her directorial debut, chasing fame and acknowledgement, but her egotistical and outrageous nature sabotages both the production and her reputation.

Hamar's most dangerous man tells the forgotten story about a young man from Hamar who during world war II becomes one of the town's biggest traitors. He is among the Germans' most valuable Norwegian helpers in the county, and gains a reputation as a ruthless and brutal torturer, but also a calculated and cunning agent. He's outcast and hated by the local community, and the resistance make several attempts to take him down.

Uma is adopted, and for as long as she can remember, she has questioned her own adoption. This is her personal story, in which she confronts the typically Norwegian way of thinking about adoption. Now the time has come to reclaim the narrative. This is Uma’s story to tell, and hers alone. The accepted, “respectable,” happy adoption story is collapsing. Uma Feed is a trained actress and an interdisciplinary performing artist, director, and active public commentator. Her latest op-ed became part of the anthology “Norsk nok – tekster om identitet og tilhørighet” (“Norwegian enough – texts on identity and belonging”). In her artistic work, she is concerned with existential questions, identity, and the power to define. Through her art, she therefore explores these themes from an autobiographical perspective.

The journey from sadness to joy often goes over dead bodies.

A day in an old man's life.

A fat man is served morels for dessert. Just for dessert?

For decades, astronomers around the world have searched for stardust in space and the remotest places on earth. Finding stardust amongst us in habited areas is perceived as impossible. But hobby scientist Jon Larsen has not lost heart.

Stitched from the artist's own clothes, a fragile tent becomes a haunting memorial for Gaza, and a powerful symbol for people who are still living in tents over the rubble of their destroyed homes.

A killer inspired by Ghostface goes on a killing spree.

A day at a youth-club in the outer parts of Oslo where a film team is trying to depict the importance of these clubs, but finds there's a lot of discussion about problems and expulsions between the youngsters.

The starting point for the film is the problems surrounding political power over the mass media, and the right of different groups to express their views in a centralized media structure.

When a focus group of consumers is asked for their opinion, it quickly becomes clear that the company's attempt at inclusivity may have missed the mark.

Norwegian Trans elder Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad contemplates her life and mortality in this intimate documentary.

An older woman makes an untraditional choice that shows it's never too late to choose love.

In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women risk their lives to form a secret reading circle.

Through beautiful images and with a camera at eye level with its young protagonists, we gain a rare insight into what it means to grow up in Afghanistan after the Taliban took power.

When an Italian photographer moves to Northern Norway, he carries a dream: to explore the icy Arctic waters and film the iconic wolffish amongst lush kelp forests. But beneath the surface, he finds a stark reality - an ocean floor stripped bare, where the once-thriving sea forests have nearly vanished.

The video work Atoll, Bay, Beach navigates differing landscapes by listing classifications of landscape descriptions in alphabetical order. The images are taken from stock photos - photos taken by professional photographers and distributed digitally. The images emerge in tempo to the utterance of various words by a female voice. The result is a compact sequence of images that draws the viewer in through the rythm of the words. The absurd alphabetical listings of terms describing landscapes provides a new entrance to the familiar image of nature, drawing it towards the unknown. Images and words are juxtaposed without hierarchy and lose their original meaning.

A man from humble beginnings makes a life for himself in art. When he meets Sigrid Undset, his life takes a new turn. A story about art, love and being an outsider.

Chateau Neuf is a loose and improvised anthology about the student-house of the same name, in Oslo. We visit the different associations that reside in the brutalist building –from the Pizza-association to the beer-breweres– as we follow one of the guards around his duties, in his final days before moving to a different town. Strange things start happening, with mystical entities seeming to leak out from the seams of the building.

A minimalist film about folks doing everyday activities in Oslo, in the autumn.

In this impressionistic short film, we see a man and his dog wandering through the woods, perpetually engulfed by a mysterious, otherworldly fog. They are looking for trees to cut down.

Film adaption of Edvard Munch's "Livsfrise"-paintings.

The film is about an action a group of young people in Bergen initiated in 1972 with the goal of providing the city's youth with a place to be. The action ended with a confrontation with the police, when the young people sought out Mayor Ole Myrvoll to discuss the problems.

A young man has communication problems, his only contact with the outside world is the telephone.

Short film based on norwegian writer Jan Erik Vold's concrete poem with the same name, from Kykelipi (1969).

A meditation on the imbalanced relationship between people and the nature surrounding them. Join the hiker on a trek through forests visibly altered by human activity.

A film about the relocation of Arnold Haukeland’s sculpture "Dynamikk" from Haukeland’s studio in Fallerkroken, Bærum, to the Oslo waterfront on 14 September 1966. ***** 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.

A Finnish-produced film about Oslo that highlights the city’s best qualities. Summer is a wonderful time in the busy commercial and industrial city, and the film offers a glimpse into the hectic lives of residents and tourists from morning to evening on a beautiful summer day. ***** 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.

A review of the flower exhibition in Frogner Park in the summer of 1965. Useful tips for gardeners and others who enjoy flowers. The Monica School. ***** 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.

The film highlights the city’s many contrasts. // 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.

This portrait is about Turid Thesen (66) from Hemnes in Norway, and her involvement in Romania. For many years, Turid has been involved in helping the poor in the city of Tulcea in Romania.

A brief overview of the painter Edvard Munch’s journey from young art student to world-renowned artist. The film presents a range of Munch’s works, from drawings and paintings to lithographs and frescoes. We also see images from his homes, including those in Åsgårdstrand and at Ekely, as well as the drawing of the planned Munch Museum in Oslo. ***** 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.

The film presents wall decorations in public buildings in Oslo, featuring works by, among others, Alf Rolfsen, Axel Revold, Per Krohg, Yngve Anderson, Edvard Munch, and Hugo Louis Mohr. ***** 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.

A short film about the museums at Bygdøy in Oslo. ***** 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.

A presentation of the nursing education program at Ullevål Hospital, in Oslo, on the occasion of the nursing school’s 50th anniversary.***** 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.

In Bergen, we find one of Norway's largest harbor communities. The residents live close to the water, and even closer to one another.

Four children share their thoughts on aphasia, describing how they communicate with family members who have difficulty expressing themselves verbally.

Celine and Joachim buy a sofa, with a big stain on one of the cushions. They then embark on an impossible mission: to carry it all the way home to the other side of town.

The Norwegian Comedy Awards celebrates the comedy trio Prima Vera with a compilation of their most memorable performances. The tribute was broadcast on NRK (Norwegian public broadcasting).