Discoveries from Sweden World Cinema

A little guy steps out for a stroll during a bright sunny day but a strange force has other things in mind for him.

Documentary film that follows a group of Swedish engineers who build Sweden's first spacecraft.

One mushroom-picker, one escaped prisoner and one common dark past. What will happen when the little sister gets involved?

At the beginning of the 2000s, Maud Nycander made a film about the couple Eva and Johan, two young people who fell head over heels in love and had a child within a year of meeting. As Maud now comes back to them, they have been together for 25 years, have three more or less grown-up children and are in the midst of a separation. Through charming flashbacks to the turbulent years with small children, shortly after the turn of the millennium and swooping down in the current relationship in transformation, a unique portrayal of life’s great undertakings – life-long love – arises. But how do you go on with life without your better half? How will the kids react and can a separation be the only way for love to survive?

Old strongman who lives with his brother in a small cabin in the woods discusses old memories, poetry, and philosophy.

Valentino and Munevera come from Bosnia and hope to get a residence permit in Sweden. They beg for stuff at a recycling station in Gothenburg. But many would rather throw their belongings away than give them away.

Coca Strip was shot in a bathtub. The film is a visual representation of the ‘Coca empire’s artificially flavored, canned music. A black and white walk in the subterranean ruin of the Empire builders alone with Felix the cat. Pursued by submissive, radar-controlled dogs, in a shadowy world with no return. Hanging in the umbilical cord of Imperialism, force-fed and preserved on the point of total disintegration before final misery.’ (Olle Hedman, 1991)

24 hours in the life of the Stockholm subway.

Berlin is like an island in the middle of East Germany, a divided city known for its wall, the so-called Berlin Wall. Ever since its inception, this has been extensively exploited by Western propaganda. The notions about it are based in the general public on the fact that it was created to prevent people from traveling as they wish, from escaping. The wall that separates West Berlin from East Berlin is considered a crime against humanity. The truth is that the wall has caused many tragedies, the people on both sides of it are hermetically sealed off from each other. Those who are indignant about the existence of the wall, base their opinion entirely on the propaganda, which in the Cold War game manipulated the background to its creation. The film shows how necessary it was for East Germany to effectively close its border and the consequences of that for West Berlin.

One of the last taboos that we have left to approach and discuss; your own sexuality. Regardless of your age.

A documentary showing various labour workers and how the changing society is threatening these jobs.

Homeless people act in this drama about homelessness.

87-year-old Dora is born on the island Lammholm outside of Finland, and wishes to remain there for all of her life.

Sarah is invited to show her film in Israel as part of a film festival bus trip. She is hoping for political discussions and friendship, except the conversation stops each time she brings up the occupation of Palestine.

Love, hate and community involvement alternate when life in the small community in Hälsingland rolls on in Småstadsliv 2. The war for wildlife conservation gains new momentum in connection with a spectacular government project.

Unscrupulous innkeeper Felix Maillon uses his foster daughter Trude to get customers. When the wealthy Count Maillon dies, a battle for his inheritance awaits.

Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin and other female thinkers, a Norwegian filmmaker invites us on a sensual and richly philosophical journey of (re)discovery in the deep Finnish forests.

Parody of a serial killer movie.

Actuality documentary film recording the funeral procession of King Oscar II of Sweden on 19 December 1907. Footage includes public mourning in Stockholm: the katafalk (catafalque), processions of military units and guards, participation of royal family members (including Gustav V, Gustav VI Adolf), and scenes of the city in mourning.

When seven-year-old Jorge is kidnapped, his mother is forced to confront her past.

A chronic people pleaser will do anything to avoid missing out. When he unexpectedly befriends the often-overlooked Adam, he is forced to confront his own motives: is their friendship genuine, or just another way to soothe his own anxiety?

A documentary about the nature cinematographer Mikael Kristersson in Falsterbo.

The film To New Horizons draws its inspiration from the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1930's, when American engineers, construction managers and designs were used for the planning and building of Stalin’s first Five-Year plan for the industrialisation of the Soviet Union. In the arts and specifically in the culture of cinema there were exchanges and influences between the two powers, revealing a co-dependency of these two cold war enemies.

Stop-motion animation about the deeply transformational experience of motherhood.

Every year the Swedish entertainment industry is taken over for weeks by a single television show trying to find Sweden's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. Melodifestivalen has grown into a center around which a large portion of the Swedish music industry revolves and is financed by. Is it really reasonable that so much power is wielded by a single production?

Several young people shared their thoughts on life and their dreams for the future. One of them expressed his dream of becoming a punk rock artist.

What happens when two broken people meet? David has just been left by his wife after trying to have a baby for years. Sandra has managed to escape her abusive boyfriend. David and Sandra's paths cross, and David takes Sandra home to care for her injuries. Later, they begin an odd relationship where both fulfill each other's demands. David feels needed and appreciated. Sandra has finally met someone who cares and treats her with respect. At the same time, the couple becomes increasingly isolated from the outside world. Why is it that David doesn't want to be seen with Sandra? And why is it that none of David's friends or family have ever seen Sandra? David's true colors become more and more apparent as he uses suppressive techniques. Does Sandra and David's relationship have a future, or is there a great tragedy around the corner?

Lasse Lindroth was one of Sweden's most controversial comedians. As a young provocateur in 90s Sweden, he stepped onto the newfound stand-up scene and heckled the audience's prejudices. A documentary about identity, belonging and the search for community in our Swedish society. With humor as a weapon, Lasse took up the fight. The question is how far are we prepared to go for a laugh? Lasse Lindroth's life ended tragically far too early.

A Swedish woman goes to San Francisco and becomes a sex worker in the city’s lively underground scene. Narrated as a cinematic diary with a raw, honest and unfiltered authenticity.

The main topic of the film is suicidality in context of close relationships. But its focus is not on the suicidality itself. Instead it gives insights into the thoughts and feelings of a close person / partner who never had any suicidal intentions themselves. It therefore provides a very different new perspective on how one can possibly think about suicide and a close relationship to someone who is facing this problem.

As a girl travels through Sweden she listens to several voice messages from a man who keeps asking her when she's coming home again. The messages get more aggressive and tensions arise before the girl arrives in Gothenburg and has a violent and revealing confrontation.

Malmö, Sweden, is a town that is famous for its pioneering skate scene. Some of Malmö’s most iconic DIY spots have become world famous in the skate community, but these cultural icons are gradually disappearing to make way for residential developments. Cue a crew of ex-pat skaters from France, USA, England and beyond who take up the DIY mantle and attempt to build their own space with their own rules. Pig Barrier stemmed from a mystery man called “Skater Pig” who built the small first part of a skate spot. This is where an expat crew comes in and attempts to expand on the efforts of Skater Pig. Do they have what it takes to build a real concrete bowl spot using just shovels, trowels and their collective will?

Filmmakers and musicians Ulf Myrvold and Laara Stinnerbom set off on a journey from Norway to Göinge with the hope of meeting Peps Persson. (Shortened version of "Samma sång – En resa till Peps Persson")

Constantly waking up but never awake, Theo finds it hard to differ the reality from his dreams.

A documentary about dreams that run away when you wake up, but above all about fragments from dreams that linger. And about fears as driving forces.

The orphan Alfred lives with two ladies in an idyllic cottage near a private golf course.

Four peoples different views on love.

A love story between the 1920s and 30s. A teacher, who has difficulty showing emotions, is invited to dance by the caretaker Ove.

A television production for the playwrights debutant scene.

Animated documentary about three graffiti-loving girls.

An abstract audiovisual poem by electronic musician and composer Ralph Lundsten.