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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
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
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
The Spectacle is a short reflective documentary that explores the world of modern tourism. Filmed in various locations across Europe, the documentary unveils the transformation of serene landscapes into bustling tourist attractions. What remains truly seen and felt amidst the curated snapshots of our adventures?
Apr 2025
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
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
After a brutal police beating, riots has broken out in a suburb of Stockholm. Three friends join up to participate in the riots and to burn cars. Finding themselves trapped in the middle of the riots they are forced to escape, stumbling upon an old Mazda that forces them to take a new turn.
Jan 2015
The story tells of the parallel lives of two sisters: Erica, in São Paulo, and Laura, in Stockholm.
Aug 2018
A king in the 1970s, a slip and one illegitimate child.
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 short film about Philip who dreams of becoming a model. At a casting he gets the chance to be photographed with the well-known model Sebastiaan; they fall in love. During the photo shoot, Philip pushes his limits more and more in order to keep the photographer's interest. Philip and Sebastiaan lose control of the situation when Philip is doing everything he can just to be able to stay in front of the camera.
Jan 2016
Sofie wants to make the world better. She has been taught to help the weak. She knows that violence doesn't solve anything. But then she meets Foad and ends up in a situation where she's forced to re-evaluate her sense of right and wrong.
Nov 2011
To prevent the vote on a new draconian law in Sweden, two revolutionaries have kidnapped the child of a Member of Parliament for blackmail purposes.
Aug 2025
Aspiring youtuber Vendela decides to get up infront of her high school class and show a disturbing video that disrupts the lesson and causes her teacher Lukas to fear for her life. Get Ready With Me is a refreshingly unpredictable thriller about generational power struggles that combines grim satire with the current urgencies of teen angst, social media and fame.
Maya has for several years stayed away from Sweden and lived a fluttering life in southeastern Asia. But when she finds out that the only person she still has contact with in Sweden is about to die, she must quickly find money for the ticket home. She finds out that she cannot trust anyone, because she herself has cheated everyone.
Jan 2018
Cimon has a drag-persona named Miss Inga issues, a place to run and hide when life is hard. One day a bachelor party very he performs goes very wrong and Cimon must face reality.
Johanna believes to find happiness and security in her family live with husband and daughter. But facing her unfulfilled desire disturbs Johanna's serenity.
Stockholm, 1981. A man convinces his husband to go with him to a sauna to get new sexual experiences with other men. The man finds the sauna to be a safe place where he can explore his deepest desires. But even in paradise there are rules that you have to obey.
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
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