Discoveries from Sweden World Cinema

A short film about fatherhood and a tribute to those who were there.

A documentary about a family bringing up a tufted duck.

A short pamphlet based on a text by Peter Weiss and on the contrapuntal use of the relation between image and sound. The commercial activities and fantasies linked to tourism in Sweden are contradicted by the geopolitics of capitalist imperialism, in particular with the war in Vietnam.

A group of independent filmmakers in Sweden brought together this anthology about homosexuality and homophobia.

A short film about a young man's revolt against compulsion and discipline.

Glenn, the great runner, will go out and compete. The question is, does he get the support he needs?

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 cultural-historical portrait of the renowned and enigmatic architect Sigurd Lewerentz, who rarely allowed himself to be captured on film.

A group of private soldiers arrives at the Service of the Air Defense. Some sweet army girls are located nearby.

I Am Other (Candy & Me) is a paraphrase of the American artist Peter Hujar’s (1934—1987) iconic photograph Candy Darling on Her Death Bed from 1974.

Julius returns home to find his mother has replaced him with Albert, a lodger who now occupies his old room-and her affections. As Julius struggles to adapt, hidden tensions resurface, unveiling a dysfunctional family dynamic.

A recount of the Sandinistas and the revolution in Nicaragua. It tells the story of the Somoza regime's 40 years of terror and oppression. How the people took up the fight and overthrew the dictatorship, and finally what thoughts and ideas the new leaders have for the future.

A subconscious dive into Sweden's greatest mystery.

Lena Cronqvist is one of Sweden's greatest contemporary painters, whose pictures have aroused great engagement and interest in the public. Lena Cronqvist has depicted life's drama in small and large ways. It is often about identity, about being a child and being a parent, taking care of and being taken care of. In this film from 1989, we follow along during an exhibition at the Art Academy, which becomes a success and after only fifteen minutes, all the pictures are sold out.

Signe Hasso talks (in English) about Skansen, the museum/zoo of Stockholm.

Gothenburg Film Festival's new honorary chairman Roy Andersson talks about the adversities after the film "Giliap", revealing that he does not always think it's so much fun. A backlash can instead be a boost for creativity.

A man is stopped by a humanitarian salesperson on the street with a slightly different agenda.

Open air theatre production about the Paris commune

SVT's (Swedish television) summary documentary about the 2026 World Cup, focusing primarily on Sweden. It will be released in December 2026.

During a breathwork session, a reluctant skeptic opens herself to "new energies" and lets in something far darker.

Join us on a breathtaking journey below the surface along the Swedish west coast. Here you get to know the inhabitants of the North Sea during the changing seasons. You will witness behaviors that have never been filmed before and you will be amazed at the wealth of life forms, colors and patterns that our West Sea displays. But you will also get to experience the challenges that the ocean faces, which we humans have created ourselves. What happens below the surface is often unknown. But here it is revealed - the secrets of the western sea.

The Konsum cooperative strikes a blow for equality in a film directed by one of Sweden's few female film directors: Ingrid Luterkort.

Much has changed in the world since the 1960s, but at Kurt & Ove's car repair it seems as if time has been standing still.

During a blizzard on the tundra, a Sámi woman is herding her reindeer when she is raped by a man. Her sister who is far away senses that something is wrong and starts looking for her. Wrapped in fear and confusion, both women will unite in their fight for revenge.

In her room 15 year old "Hannah" decides to start selling sex. She puts up an ad and offers her services as an escort. In her diary Hanna describes how she, over the course of an autumn sells sex in Stockholm. Hanna's first sex buyers ask no questions about her age, which is often enough to avoid being convicted of buying sex from children, claiming that it was thought that the girl was older. As the majority of sex buyers can get away with fines, police prioritize other crimes. The documentary "En eskortflickas dagbok" gives insight into a chaotic world.

About the dominance of plastic in everyday gadgets and design.

Anna-Lena lives with her egocentric brother and mean father in the small town of Laholm.

The boundary between dream and reality becomes blurred when a jogging woman encounters a dog in the forest that leads her to a mysterious cocoa ceremony. Through suggestive mood-building, Hel becomes a dense narrative about confronting one's demons and the quest for inner truth.

At the home of the famous scientist Count Knut Lagercrona the wedding preparations has begun. The Counts daughter Heléne Von Bohren is about to marry the young lawyer Sebastian Lavenius.

Eric Sandström interviews and the artist, Olle Olsson-Hagalund, himself narrates — it will be a walk both in a nice old Stockholm suburb and in a naïve painting with beautiful colors.

A personal portrayal of Peter Weiss’ period as a painter and filmmaker in Sweden before his rise to fame.

Snapshot documentary about the director, who processes his father's suicide. A standalone sequel to the short film "Boogie woogie pappa".

Emma wakes up in the morning, ready to deal with a new day ...

After watching a series of notorious shock films, our lead falls into the life of murder and mayhem. Slowly but surely his mind is in a world of his own as he keeps a girl in his bathroom to torture.

a Owe Gustafson Cartoon

Captain Grogg and Kalle is sailing on a stormy sea.

About a son who, in his father’s folder of negatives, finds love, despair and reconciliation with a painful memory. The father’s suicide and the great emptiness that followed. A journey among the 3000 negatives that the father left behind him. He was a very good photographer. Among the negatives Eric finds a self portrait, a picture of the other dad. A man that looks afraid. A man that barely dares to look into the camera. What was it he was was afraid of?

In a marketing featurette, a company representative does his best to show the world their achievements in the tech industry, but it seems the product wasn’t quite as ready for release as he thought.

Professor Ernest Wearnkeal has problems with repeated thefts at his Egyptian museum. For help, he turns to the famous detective and author Oswald Read. Read arrives at the museum under the disguise of a Dr. Kearn who will study the museum's art treasures. As Dr. Kearn, he is also introduced to the professor's beautiful daughter Ester.

Three love poems on a red background, whispered many times over

A collection of music videos by raison d'être, Sakral Wounds was originally released on PAL VHS in an ultra limited edition of 40 copies on B.o.C.a. tapes in 1994. B.o.C.a. was Peter Andersson's private label at that time. Very simple technology, a large amount of sampled clips, and practically no budget were involved in the production.

Sture Mars pointed his film-camera towards the cultural and social life of Stockholm. He recorded unique moments and events like the ongoings in Gamla Bro, Hippie forums, the Magnus Ladulås pub, the grand opening of Kulturhuset, festivities at the University of Uppsala, and those that are forced to live and work in the streets and corners of the big city.

Movie star Georg Wilck has grown tired of the attention that comes with being a celebrity, and travels incognito to the seaside resort Viken to get some privacy. He assumes in the name of Fred Palmer, a name that belongs to a schoolmate whom he believes has died in America. However the good-for-nothing Palmer has just returned to Sweden and has hatched a plan to earn some easy money by hustle the Viken ladies.

As a big sister (abla), Selma takes on the role of the anxious guardian in the family. On Selma's birthday, however, the youngest sister, Mira, leaves to recycle some cans - which turns out to have some disproportionate consequences.

"The Man, The Murder, The Mystery" - On February 28, 1986, the Swedish Prime minister Olof Palme was murdered. Since then, police, investigators and commissions have worked on the issue in various ways. A great number of journalists have also examined the case.

A musical report from a not so great dating life.

A dance you will never see

Filmpoem about the demolition of the prison walls of Långholmen. Recorded in the central prison and in the chancellor.