19-25 January
2026
Ulph Degerfors is plagued by a severe case of earworm as Rednex's "Cotton Eye Joe" relentlessly takes over his mind. He gradually spirals toward madness, finding that everything he experiences and hears becomes irrevocably tainted by the song. A new short film from the Swedish master of comedy, Patrik Eklund!
Patrik Eklund (b. 1978) is a Swedish filmmaker. He won Critics’ Week in Cannes (2009) and earned an Oscar nomination (2010), establishing himself as a leading short film director. His work also includes the features Flicker and The Conference and the TV series We Got This and The Gambling Scandal.
2024 I Am the Fire (short)
2023 The Conference
2012 Flicker
2009 Seeds of the Fall (short)
2008 Instead of Abracadabra (short)
| Part of: | FFN SHORTS 1: Call to action |
| Original title: | Öronmask |
| Director: | Patrik Eklund |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Run time: | 12m |
| Cast: | Adam Lundgren, Maria Sid, Mikael Almqvist, Kodjo Akolor |
| Dialogue: | Swedish |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Producer: | Mathias Fjellström, Ola Rutz |
| Age limit: | 15 |