A small film company’s almost hopeless battle against the Dole food corporation. The connections between consumption, freedom of opinion and democracy as a thriller.
A performance against the French ban on face veils becomes the starting point of a multifaceted examination of (structural) racism and (activist) arrogance.
People are fascinated by wild beasts. The modes of presenting them cover a spectrum from artfully designed dioramas in museums to more modern and humane zoos.
Karen Winther is ashamed when she remembers her past as a right wing extremist. But she is also curious: how was this possible? And how do others cope with the same radical ballast?
The identity history of Yugoslavia and ex-Yugoslavia is rife with conflicts and contradictions. Marija travels through this history by researching the inner workings of her own family.
Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich interviews people on the subject of “Love is …,” which is difficult to answer, especially when you’re talking about yourself – which is precisely what happens here.
Women who were tortured in Iranian prisons after the Shah was overthrown meet again for the first time to break their silence. Liberation through the power of art.
Agneta, a Swedish model in 1970s New York. Hipness, fame, money and beauty descend into dementia and old age poverty. A vintage style farewell to Manhattan.
A social project in Florida where sex offenders live after being released from prison. Distressing life stories that call the term “pervert” into question.
A 1968 Swedish picture book idyll, the mother a successful painter, the daughters model children. A delicate reflection about inner abysses and family, art and bulimia.
Lithuanian men on a Swedish ferry. An observant study of the stereotype of the migrant worker, European reality, and the female view on the male object.
Old man with dog. A flat filled with memories: of former theatrical fame and men with whom happiness was not possible. A small exercise in loneliness.
Hasidic pilgrims and Ukrainian citizens clash in Uman. Anti-semitism and nationalism, social inequality and fears, legends and rituals. A complex examination.
Must great artists be flawless as persons? And if the opposite is the case: what does that take away from their art? An animated portrait of director Ingmar Bergman.
