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Skull Fracture or ‘Aren’t You Rather Young to be Writing Your Memoirs?’ is a story that emerges and crashes within the narrow, inventive, and organic confines of the memory. A story about a skull that breaks and needs healing. How do we see an experience in the light of another? How do we see the other in the light of the new? And does it all even make sense?
Jun 2017
Authentic and raw tale about two brothers in the province.
Jun 2023
Each powerful step in one woman's wild, ritualistic journey to freedom is told with both tenderness and rawness.
A love story featuring Bernie the bear and Bingo the penguin with special Guest Stars: Giraffo & Marius the Drooler.
Sep 2004
For a day we follow a group of children in a kindergarten through their eventful reality. Suddenly the children’s free play is obstructed by a series of tests, which become an encounter with the reality that soon awaits them.
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
An intimate and existential exploration of how a father’s attempt to defy death affects his family’s lives.
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
Soft Armor is an adult coming-of-age film about being passive to the world you live in, but then meeting someone who does the opposite and through them finding the courage to live your own life and challenge the world.
Jun 2025
Jan 1999
Among sculptural soaps, tanned skin and freshly made open sandwiches, Danish-Korean Mina runs a luxurious spa on the west coast. Every summer, white guests flock to the spa and are pampered by her and the hotel's staff - mysterious, unknown beings that hover between reality and fantasy. But as the guests' behavior becomes more awkward and discriminatory, Mina's dark hair begins to grow, prompting an unusual guest to check in.
A mother passes away, and her estranged son – obsessed with theories about the repression of male sexuality in modern society – starts longing for offspring of his own.
May 2023
Alice feels stuck in life after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend Julian. In an effort to get better she contacts him and tries to give their relationship another chance. Over the course of a day they try to find back to each other - but slowly Alice becomes unsure if it's really Julian that is missing in her life.
During an apocalypse brought about by artificial intelligence, electrician Victor finds himself separated from his girlfriend Sara in an underground bunker.
Jun 2015
Graffiti runs down walls, trains, computer screens in a raw and poetic film about death, longing, addiction, processing grief, repressed emotions and a hope that comes from meeting a complete stranger.
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
On September 27th, 2016, Danish actor Anders Hove suffers a heart attack and survives; Now he does it all again.
Mar 2026
Two young and queer friends from the Faroe Islands have left their home but still live in its shadow. The film is a firework of poetics and tells the story of friendship, polarization and belonging.
The snow cannons are running at high pressure in the Austrian Alps so artificial snow can form the backdrop for the perfect conditions for skiing. Every winter, Danish tourists head to the mountains to find happiness in the white snow – but beneath the artificial surface, the foundation is slowly melting away.
Four young men are sitting in a car at a train crossing and waiting for the train to pass.
Jan 2000