Discoveries from Sweden World Cinema

Imagine that a small piece of wood can determine such large fortunes for us humans. And a ladybug can off even fall in love in a red dice with black spots.

A story about Vincent Moro, an almost invisible man that works at a refridgerator factory when USA wasn't the A-nation it is today and therefor was called USB. Vincent has been working at the factory for 20 years when he suddenly finds out that he is fired.

A landscape in autumn colours, and a small animal in it. An eerie call in the distance both frightens and interests the animal, and it sets about a journey to find out more about the sound.

Feride is on the way home after a party when she meets a group of singing young men in a wooden boat. When the boat runs into trouble they get unexpected help from Feride who, without her consent, is taken along on their nocturnal ride in Stockholm.

Marie accidentally breaks a vase. Because of this she runs away from home. On the run she meets a boy called Fredrik, a donkey and a kangaroo.

In the aftermath of the 1979 Iranian revolution, the militant organization People's Mojahedin (MEK) left their homeland, allied with Saddam Hussein, and settled in Iraq. Here, based on collectivist ideas, they established a large camp, Camp Ashraf. The organization became increasingly tied to its leaders, and in the early 1990s, it was decided that hundreds of children in the camp would be raised by sympathizers abroad. Amir, Parwin, Hanif, and Atefeh are some of those who ended up in Sweden, and in Sara Moein's deeply engaging documentary, they narrate their experiences to a rich archive of materials. They also try to reconnect with the organization and their parents, who are now in Albania.

The young married couple Sigvard and Isabella Löfgren are constantly being sought by different companies where they are trading on the bill. Sigvard is a traveling salesman and Isabella works as a secretary at a theatre agency seeking artists for a revue.

As a young girl, the exiled princess Laya was forced to leave Hawaii and was raised in France. She discovers that she looks like the Parisian revue star Suzanne Provence and decides to return to her homeland incognito, disguised as Miss Provence. She is accompanied on her journey by the famous clown Jimmy Boy.

A short feature about a teacher caught up in a bullying scenario at his school.

During a snowball fight between Bo, a pink armless dinosaur, and his friend, Green Guy, Bo comes to a saddening realization - he cannot throw snowballs. This heartwarming tale explores Bo's journey of self-acceptance and learning that even without arms you can live a full life.

The year is 1955. A valuable painting has been stolen and Dagmar is in hospital. Things are certainly not starting well for Våge this summer. Pensionat Solhöjden is fully booked and now one of the guests is suspected of having stolen a priceless treasure from the host couple. The only question now is who? Could it be Count Hökenhjelm? Because he is surely hiding something. Or his wife, the Countess? Incidentally, she seems to have something in common with Ludvig, the tramp who is going to chop up the woodpile and is temporarily living in the barn. Ester also lives at the guesthouse, who not only eats nettles but seems to have something else lurking in her binoculars. Norwegian Grete is back as the housekeeper at the guesthouse, but what has she done? And why is Inspector Grip so incredibly happy to see her. Calm down, just calm down. Everything will be alright with Dag-Otto's help...or will it?

Today is the show-and-tell day at preschool and all the kids bring their favorite toy. Teddycat is so excited about showing her superhero. But when all the children settle down in a circle, ready to share, Little Dog shows up.

For the first time in five years, Johan Glans has gone on a big Swedish tour and visited the country's summeriest scenes in around 20 locations. In the performance, the audience gets to share the humor that has made Johan loved by the Swedish people - how he makes an entire audience writhe in fits of laughter with controversial descriptions of everyday life, accuracy and Scanian charm.

A boy and his dad visit the modern art museum.

A comedy about a wedding with impediments.

Eighteen-year-old Alicia is a talented competitive swimmer, spending a summer day with her parents and boyfriend at their cottage.

From his early days as a Championship Manager wonderkid through to his celebrated return to Hammarby, Kennedy Bakircioglu has always been a cult figure. In his final game before retirement, Kennedy came on and produced a moment that broke the internet. How do you celebrate scoring a free kick from 30 yards? Beer please!

Married couple Tomas and Monica long for love and explore online dating options. One day, their anonymous profiles match and an online meeting is imminent. Divorce is in the air when the truth comes out, but a stone in a pit turns out to give them a second chance.

Swedish visual artist Bror Hjorth talks about his work.

A celebration of the first 50 years of Siw Malmkvist's career full of clips from her entire work both in Sweden and abroad.

In a dystopian and perhaps not too distant future, a mother writes a letter to her daughter Alba. How can Alba ever forgive her for having a world of inheritance beyond saving?

Boel decides to train her horse Tolof for a circus show, which turns out to be a more challenging process than anticipated.

A man travels to the Canary Islands to get over the loss of a loved one.

A drama documentary about the Swedish composer Bo Nilsson.

Eva performs a stand-up gig and her intention is far from pleasing the audience.

It’s a beautiful summer day. A stressed-out mother is stuck indoors in a phone queue while her daughters are outdoors letting their imaginations carry them away in play and dance. Animals and greenery are the only audience. Life is what happens while we’re busy making other plans. “Please hold.”

At an old photo shop on Bergsgatan in Malmö, a treasure trove of memories awaits. Amongst a myriad of cameras, film rolls and lenses, we meet Lennart - the grumpy yet irresistibly charismatic owner. His shop seems frozen in time, but when a wave of younger customers disrupts his well-worn routines, Lennart's knowledge of analogue photography becomes a rare and invaluable gift. Through funny misunderstandings, the film captures a warm meeting of generations as Lennart guides his new customers.

Leif GW Persson takes a closer look at the case of the murder suspect Peder Madsen, which is one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the Nordics. He analyzes evidence, motives and the psychology surrounding Madsen's actions. The presenter is also Soraya Lavasani.

At the Carlssons hotel in Stockholm we find unemployed actor Gunnar Berg, whose father owns Sundsvalls Steel mill and wants the son to enter the company. But the son prefers to sit and wait for roles together with his friend Jan Jansson.

Sara falls in love with everything that moves with a pulse. She gives her heart to guys on toll too quickly. She is a hopeless romantic who believes that every new guy is "the right one." It only results in her being heartbroken every time. Eventually, her friends take her out into the archipelago for a summer camp. There she gets to work in the kitchen, where she meets Lisbet and another new love, the janitor's son. Sara's time at the camp makes her stronger and happier. It all seems to go well until the new owner of the facility comes and fires everyone and rebuilds it into a rich man's resort. It all gets worse when an ex-boyfriend of the worst kind is the son of a new owner.

Be ready for the last DVD in the Friendly Fire triology. Visited cities include Stockholm, Olso, Malmö and Copenhagen. Fast cuts and hard music presents live action from crews as AOD, NER, BST, VIM, ALL, WUFC, HLC, AE, Y2K and more.

An exterminator is called out. Things go weird.

About the Korpela movement or Siikavaara sect active during the 1930's in the far north of Sweden. Toivo Korpela a Laestadian preacher was outmanoeuvred by Sigurd Siikavaara and returned to Finland. Siikavaara who preferred apocalyptic beliefs and ecstatic rituals soon gathered a large following and became prophet #1. With Artur Niemi, prophet #2, he draped and enhanced the rituals with total sexual freedom. At the trial in 1939 Siikavaara assured that he had not been sober one day during the last 8 years. Chanting "Saatana, Saatana, Helvettin, Babylon,Perkele" over and over. Swearing and cursing all the way to Eden.

Childhood friends Captain Weiden and Squire Born were both in love with the same girl, Lucille, but Weiden was the one to marry her. When Weiden is forced leave for military service, Born promises to look after Lucille.

Viktoria, a regular at Flygfyren, is out shopping when she bumps across Pia, an old classmate. Viktoria makes a spontaneous proposal, which creates an awkward atmosphere between her and her former classmate.

A documentary film about Pop Art's entry into Stockholm's art life.

The atmosphere in the car is strained when Jimmy's dad drives him and a woman to execute this year's birthday present. A wish that suddenly has the opportunity to become a reality on completely wrong premises.

Jonas is incredibly good at finding solutions, but they do not always work. Then Jonas gets a new idea and resolutely goes to the hairdresser.

A short film depicting the feelings of depression, anxiety, stress and other mental illnesses.

Documentary short showing recovery footage of a boat accident in Göta älv.

Tim Bergling, better know known to his millions of fans as Avicii, is at 24 already one of the world's best known and loved DJ:s. He plays sold-out venues all over the world and his name on the line up guarantees an almost insane audience response. But Avicii is also an artist with a conscience and together with his manager Ash, he is dedicated to fighting global hunger. This film follows Avicii during his Spring 2013 tour of Australia, where the profits went straight into their charity project "House for Hunger".

A one-man show about the Swedish nobleman Axel von Fersen and his life.

Lilly wakes up in the middle of the night. Her heart beats uneven and her pulse is lower then ever. Maybe she'll die? To survive she needs to eat, but to eat she needs to loose control. Will she dare to let go, when the anorexia makes her believe that the control is the one thing that keeps her alive?

Zacharias is a recovering drug addict. The departure of his older sister finds him losing his one point of anchorage. Destabilized, recently sober; he’s lost his footing, and something is liable to happen. There’s nothing between him and the rest of the world—oversensitive—he’s naked to the air. He can’t want what he wants. He must be on his guard. He changes trajectory. The only remaining point of reference; what other people want. Zacharias hurtles through the world and hopes to be done.

A compilation of animated short films for children, produced by Kanal Films and Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet during the 1980's.

Documentary about Moa Martinson.

There's nobody quite like Gunnar and Anette, an old and bitter couple who are bored with life and each other. They no longer have any affection left for each other to the point that Gunnar thinks of getting rid of Anette. A pastiche on the Swedish TV classic "Farbrorn som inte vill va' stor".

Lisa, who is cleaning hotels, is a person with high work ethics that doesn't always take advantage of her own rights. She dreams about the ocean. 'Soon, I will leave', has been her most frequently used phrase since she started working at the hotel three years ago. Kalle is practicing the work and a different kind of person.

A feature length movie made by Allmänna valmansförbundet (today known as Moderaterna) for the Swedish elections. Illustrates how a young peasant whose father and forefathers strived hard for their farm.

Two friends start talking about "playing a nude game" with the lady in the movie they are watching.

Jacob Andersson’s alcoholism leads to his wife leaving him together with their daughter.