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Browse 36 movies from Stockholm University of the Arts
The year is 1941 in Sweden and Astrid seeks independence by trying to become a train conductor. On the train she meets an older passenger Dora, which she feels attracted to. Astrid also faces a more dark and hostile world on board as she discovers that the staff has put in system to reject unwanted passengers such as Romans and Jews.
Jan 2013
17-year-old Sami and his friends search for thrills. They arrange meetings with older men where play quickly turns violent. For Sami, these encounters awaken a desire that grows ever stronger. When cracks appear in the group, his loyalty to his friends is threatened by his longing to find his own path. But leaving the familiar behind is not always easy.
Jan 2023
Oona is looking for a bed in a Stockholm where the housing shortage is maximal and the sun never seems to go up. One night she gets to sleep at Agneta's place. But what does Agneta really want in exchange?
Jan 2019
A summer night’s trip to an empty museum in the middle of a meteorite crater takes a magical turn when a star bursts through the cloudy sky. As it plunges into the museum the world is transformed into a sea of life, myth and times long past.
May 2024
A young girl tries to keep her "gama-gutchi" alive while her father is in a coma, at risk of becoming a vegetable. Unaware of the implications, she creates inner images that come to life in the animation, in a touching film about the magical thinking of children.
Jan 2024
An exploration of the final five eggs battling for their existence within Magdalena as she navigates around the voices of society, and her own body.
Nov 2023
The story tells of the parallel lives of two sisters: Erica, in São Paulo, and Laura, in Stockholm.
Aug 2018
Agnes is not satisfied with her life. She wants a change, but her relationship with her single parent father and dominant girlfriend inhibit her to do something about it. When the father introduces his new wife, Annalyn, everything changes. The same-aged Filipino stepmother helps Agnes see a new path. Soon emerges something that no one could have foreseen.
Oct 2012
In a Russian country house, two boys, Anton and Zhenya, shoot air rifles at bottles. Anton suddenly fires at a cat, shocking Zhenya. Their friendship becomes strained. That evening, Anton's father takes them to the river and recalls his own childhood, when he built a forest shelter together with a friend. As night falls, Anton tries to reconcile, but Zhenya rejects his friendship. The next day, at the bus stop, they part without speaking, their silence filled with unspoken tension and guilt.
Sep 2025
A few stories about dreams, death and love in Stockholm.
Mar 2013
Sam returns to his hometown after being away for a couple of months, and the atmosphere is tense as he reconnects with his childhood friend Kevin. During an evening filled with alcohol and cigarettes, Sam wrestles with his conflicting emotions about his old social circles.
Still grieving her father’s death, Samira meets Michio, a tourist staying at her hotel, who has come to Stockholm to retrace the final steps of his late daughter.
Nov 2025
Everyone in kindergarten has lost a tooth. Except for Elsa, who is the only one in the world who hasn't lost one. Until one day when it finally gets loose.
Sep 2011
Without knowing It, Saman gets his coworker fired. Now he and his coworkers have a dilemma on their hands: either they learn from their mistakes and oppose the firing of their coworker or they act professional and stay In line.
Aug 2024
Psychologist Theo must end his treatment with patient Laura after two years of therapy. But none of them want this last session to end.
Oct 2021
In this satirical drama, an international arms deal is interrupted by teenage protesters. A Swedish engineer tries to prevent his activist daughter from embarrassing him at work and ruining Sweden's relations with Turkey.
Nov 2021
A 10-year-old girl discovers that her privileged life may have something to do with the reason she doesn’t have any siblings.
Jan 2017
Six months after graduation. Minna has traveled around the world and seen everything and now she comes home, ready to start the rest of her life. But everything suddenly feels uncertain.
Jan 2012
Johanna believes to find happiness and security in her family live with husband and daughter. But facing her unfulfilled desire disturbs Johanna's serenity.
New Years eve is closing in on a group of young girls locked up behind unbreakable glass windows, enduring a life of meninglessness. A long anticipated fireworks celebration that could break the somberly atmosphere is cancelled at the last minute – a decision that could be life changing for all involved.
Jan 2011