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Browse 98 movies from Den Danske Filmskole
A pink neon lamp and a laptop screen illuminate the semi-naked blonde girl on the bed. Her name is Melon Rainbow and she’s working. During the day she has a different job, cleaning for people she has next to no contact with. A blind boy changes that. Melon Rainbow tries to help him and herself.
Jan 2016
Four young men are sitting in a car at a train crossing and waiting for the train to pass.
Jan 2000
It's night. Perhaps after a dream of an intruder crashing through a window, a woman who's sensitive to light has a telephone conversation with a friend. The woman has a plane ticket from Copenhagen to Buenos Aires at 6 that morning. She doesn't want to go. Her friend encourages her to make the trip. Later, she stands in a car park with her suitcase. Flying geese fill the screen.
Jan 1980
Jan 2001
Tommy is not doing much of anything with his life or the money he has inherited except smoking weed. His parents have high hopes for him and he is bound to disappoint them. Then one day a Thai prostitute on the run from criminal forces her way into his apartment and Tommy finds himself at a crossroad.
Jun 2015
A German officer visits his Danish mistress after the occupation of Denmark has ended.
Jun 1982
A short film about the art of killing.
Mar 1991
A comedy about two good friends who get into trouble at their jobs, forcing them to rethink their life situation. Daniel wants to be independent and Emil wants to be safe. In the end, Daniel has to choose between his best friend and his freedom.
Jul 2021
Escort tells the story of the escort driver Alex. Alex' job is to drive call girls from one customer to the other and protect them from possible danger. One night Lulu gets into Alex' car. Lulu is not like the other girls and Alex slowly realizes that the night ahead of them will be unlike any other.
Jun 2013
Jan 1999
The final days of a terminally ill young man.
Jun 1993
Ellen has achieved great success on the art scene with her installation work "Hollow Heart," in which she scans and projects her sick daughter's heart for a live audience. When the press begins to doubt Ellen, she decides to restage the work on a larger and wilder scale. But as her daughter, Adalyn, reaches puberty and is more fragile than ever, Ellen must choose between pursuing fame or ensuring Adalyn's health.
Jun 2019
A seasoned bouncer is forced to deal with severe consequences after letting two minors slip into the nightclub, he's employed to guard.
Jun 2024
The insecure apprentice waiter, Axel, is reprimanded by the old master, Fendrup, for his unpolished serving technique: 'It is necessary to dare to give a part of yourself in order to be able to provide the sublime. Do you dare, Axel?' This evening's 100th birthday party develops into Axel's dizzying encounter with love - of food, wine and the woman he serves for.
Jun 1995
The Sausage Moose discovers that he, and only a few other animals, are not granted a spot on Noah’s Ark before the great flood. They try to find a solution on who will be allowed on the Ark, when a spot opens.
Mar 2019
A treatise of the human animal no. 38: HEARTACHE is an absurd depiction of the human being and its eternal tendency to have its heart broken. In eight standalone chapters, we meet the patients at the now closed Sanatorium for Heartache, in their assiduous attempt to cure themselves of this terrible disease. Meanwhile, on Antarctica, we join the penguin Edgar on an epic journey, as he traverses snowy plains and stormy mountains in an attempt to once again be reunited with the love of his life.
Aug 2019
It is a special day for Victor: He is going out. Today he is going on his first date. His mom’s friend arranged it. It was about time, they all agreed; he needed to get out more, see the world. And she was right: Everything is new and incredible. Everything works according to logic that he has yet to uncover. All is so perfect, it is almost like a dream.
Jun 2020
Jan 1995
A love story featuring Bernie the bear and Bingo the penguin with special Guest Stars: Giraffo & Marius the Drooler.
Sep 2004