13-19 January 2025
Feature and short films at TIFF 2021 in alphabetical order. Some titles will be added.
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Norway, 2020 Regi: Thor Brenne
Situated in a small arctic Norwegian city, a group of friends have different approaches for reaching fame. This throws them into a maelstrom of betrayal and unhealthy competition.
Norway, 2021 Regi: Aleksander Johan Andreassen
An homage to playtime, Adult Wasteland is shot at Valnesfjord elementary school in Fauske municipality, commissioned by the public art project Noerart. The film is shot in time-lapse, featuring music from the band Cold Mailman from Bodø.
USA, United Kingdom, 2018 Regi: Errol Morris
A visually dynamic documentary featuring filmmaker Errol Morris and alt-right political strategist Steve Bannon. Face to face, they develop a lengthy conversation about Trump’s presidency, racism, xenophobia, right-wing ideology and films.
Germany, France, 2020 Regi: Julia von Heinz
Luisa is a 20-year-old woman with strong political views. Opposed to the rise of right-wing politics in Germany, she joins an anti-fascist movement. As her involvement with the group strengthens, the risks she's willing to take increase.
Norway, Denmark, 2020 Regi: Emilie Vibeke Aagensen
Two strangers are trying to understand each other after they just had sex.
Sweden, 2019 Regi: Lars Vega
A son arrives at the hospital to watch over his father's death bed.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Jonah Senften, Jimmy Sundin
Juvva Pittja's poem gives us a unique landscape. It highlights land, nature's values and their importance to the Sámi minority in the Arctic region of Sweden. Climate change and commercial interests increase negative effects on the area and on the Sámi people.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Niklas Edor Karlsson, André Abrahamsson
In the most desolate part of the land, Efraim lives alone wearing his knitted beanie with merely his own mind as company. But he is not as alone as it seems. A supernatural phantasm seems to haunt his frail soul.
Denmark, 2019 Regi: Anne-Marie Bjerre Koch
6-year-old Maja’s world crashes when one day at school she opens up about the goodnight stories that her beloved single dad, Morten, tells her.
Russia, 2020 Regi: Marina Moshkova
In the far far North lives a very very grumpy Polar Bear. One day he receives an unexpected visitor...
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Emma Skoog
Two couples and one single person, openly sharing the good and bad sides of their relationships. They are all talking female breasts, with mouths and eyes, in different ages, shapes and sizes.
Finland, Norway, Germany, 2020 Regi: Mika Mattila
Why such an urge to travel? Carnival Pilgrims examines the phenomenon of global tourism and our perpetual desire to be somewhere else.
Latvia, Estonia, 2013 Regi: Nils Skapāns
It is nice and fun to have a cat at home to play with. The trusting cat also thought to himself: it's so great to be home... Until the moment it realized that it was trapped in a bag, out on the street, all alone. Nonetheless – all is well that ends well!
United Kingdom, Bulgaria, 2019 Regi: Vesela Kazakova, Mina Mileva
Cat in the Wall starts with a neighbors' conflict around a lost cat and ends up tackling the complex reality of contemporary life in Britain. With humor and subtlety, the film addresses topics such as immigration, Brexit, and class struggle.
USA, 2020 Regi: Frederick Wiseman
Did you ever spend an entire day at the city hall? This is your chance! Frederick Wiseman has been called one of the most important and original filmmakers working today, known for his observational long-form documentaries: this time he looks at the Boston City Hall.
Russia, Estonia, Italy, United Kingdom, 2020 Regi: Ivan I. Tverdovskiy
In 2002, Chechen militants took hostage an audience of 850 at the Dubrovka theatre in Moscow. 17 years on, survivors remember their lost ones. Conference is a stylish and emotional film with subtle political undertones.
United Kingdom, 2020 Regi: Julien Temple
Crock of Gold is a celebration of lead singer, punk poet and non-conformist rebel Shane MacGowan of the Pogues. Director Julien Temple follows the trails of his childhood in the Irish countryside, political rebellion youth, sudden fame and outrageous lifestyle.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Knut Erik Jensen
Local citizens are gathered at the dock of a small fishing village. Hitler has decided that they shall all be forcefully evacuated. A girl witnesses and experiences a catastrophe again.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Laurens Pérol
A filmographic study of the director's development of a visual and sensuously narrated language. Through soft lights, sound and music we explore, frame by frame, the creative establishment of content and form.
In how many films has Klaus Kinski appeared? Who directed Profondo Rosso? How many soundtracks has John Carpenter composed himself? The quiz hosts Carl Arne og Cornelius from Tromsø Filmklubb gives you a film quiz within the boundaries of the cyber net. Gather your digital dream team and achieve glory!The quiz will be held in Norwegian.
USA, 2020 Regi: Adam Carter Rehmeier
In the suburbs of Midwest America, an unconventional couple tries to find each other in a series of absurd misadventures. Traversed by peculiar humor, Dinner in America is a punk-energized coming-of-age romantic comedy.
Finland, 2020 Regi: Sunna Nousuniemi
Dissociate is an experimental narrative about an Indigenous soul trying to cope with and survive in the colonial world.
Iceland, 2018 Regi: Magnús Leifsson
Aron, a man in his forties, has become trapped in a life that no longer properly fits him.
Russia, 2020 Regi: Alexander Perkov
A woman comes running into a bar. What is she running from and what is she looking for?
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Jakob Arevärn, Fredrik Oskarsson
For 48 hours, documentary filmmakers Fredrik Oskarsson and Jacob Arevärn follow seven girls in a small town in the north of Sweden while they drive the artists at a local music festival in their EPA tractors.
Brazil, 2020 Regi: Moara Passoni
Clara is a young woman struggling with an eating disorder, and whose adolescence is marked by restrictions, desire and pain. The unstable political context of the '90s and Brasilia's architecture serve as a background to Clara's inner journey.
Germany, Belgium, 2020 Regi: Visar Morina
A 45-year old Kosovar feels discriminated against at his workplace in suburban Germany. As his mind is taken by paranoid thoughts, the film devolves into a surreal psychological drama around the thin border between reality and imagination.
Short documentaries in competition.
Short documentary in competition.
Norway, 2021 Regi: Elle Márjá Eira
“As long as the reindeer exist here, so do we”.Through filmmaker Elle Márjá Eira's eyes we follow her family in different seasons with their reindeer herd. Ealát is a story about living and surviving in Sámi reindeer husbandry in strange times.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Inge Wegge
How are health, risk and nature relevant in this pandemic?
Norway, 2021 Regi: Carl Christian L Størmer
What will happen on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic? Will it be okay?
Short films in competition.
Six very different and fascinating films from talented film students and young filmmakers.
Three short films on the mysteries of life.
TIFF invites you to the annual Family Day at the Winter Cinema at Stortorget. At this year´s event, we get to watch the magical award-winning animated film THE SONG FROM TE SEA by Tomm Moore. Welcome to a day filled with activities, entertainment from Hålogaland Theater and a wonderful film in spectacular northern Norwegian January climate.
Denmark, Sweden, Norway, 2019 Regi: Louise Detlefsen, Louise Kjeldsen
Four young Scandinavian women fight against a fat-phobic world and learn to love their bodies as they are. As they build up their self-esteem, they share stories of their upbringing as fat women, and how they have struggled to dismantle normative stereotypes.
Serbia, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, 2020 Regi: Srdan Golubović
A dedicated father undertakes an arduous battle for the right of seeing his children again. Faced with a corrupt system and poverty, he travels across Serbia on foot, in a journey filled with hunger and exhaustion.
Russia, 2019 Regi: Nigina Sayfullaeva
Lena is crushed by her husband’s possible infidelity and decides to pay him back in his own coin. It doesn’t take long before the situation is out of control, and her revenge is beginning to cost her dearly.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Eilif Bremer Landsend
A documentary portrait about a little lady, living on a little island seven miles out in the sea.
Denmark, Norway, 2020 Regi: Kenneth Sorento
After nearly 300 years as a Danish province, many Greenlanders feel the time has come for independence. But how? We follow four activists gearing up for the local elections, each with their own ideas about how to best shape the future of Greenland.
USSR, 1925 Regi: Sergei M. Eisenstein
This film concert lets you experience the screening of one of Sergei Eisenstein's emblematic films, Strike (1925) with live music by Kohib (aka Øivind A. Sjøvoll), Evgeny Popov, Kristian Svalestad Olstad and Ekaterina Okhaminskaya.
Tromsø International Film Festival and online film magazine Montages host Film Talks with Charlène Favier.
Tromsø International Film Festival and online film magazine Montages host Film Talks.
Canada, 2020 Regi: Suzanne Crocker
In First We Eat documentary filmmaker Suzanne Crocker turns the camera on herself and family of five in Yukon, Canada, as they embark on a project to only eat locally-grown food for one year. No grocery store food in the house. Is it possible to live off the land and remain healthy and happy?
Belgium, France, 2019 Regi: Fabrice Luang-Vija
A man in a boat is fishing peacefully with his cat. Rod in hand, he waits patiently for a catch. He tosses the first fish he catches to his cat, who has been watching him hungrily and pleadingly. He lands an increasing number of catches, each more surprising than the last..
Norway, 2020 Regi: Trond Kvig Andreassen
The film follows the Norwegian rock band Kråkesølv while finishing their sixth album in 10 years. In a series of flashbacks from their earlier days, we see an uncompromising band that revolutionized Norwegian rock with lyrics in their mother tongue.
Finland, Estonia, 2020 Regi: Lauri Randla
The last days of the Soviet Union are depicted here through the childhood memories of a boy named Johannes. This story from Estonia follows an eccentric family in their wild adventures, with the temptations from the West only a boat ride away.
Norway, Denmark, 2020 Regi: Lise Ulvedahl Carlsen
When doing a syntactic analysis of “I was raped”, the receiver has to look and listen to the statement again and again. The sound of the words turns into a picture and the picture becomes a fact that we cannot turn ourselves away from or ignore.
Norway, 2021 Regi: Itonje Søimer Guttormsen
The artist Gritt moves to Oslo after many years abroad, but struggles to establish herself. Difficulties to access the art scene, rejected applications and a tight economy are slowly weakening her dream of carrying out a radical and collective art project.
Norway, 2021 Regi: Guro Bruusgaard
Three stories about the lives of two men and a boy - Harald, Eirik and Petter - one day in Oslo. In different ways, they are all in a social and emotional distress, and must deal with their challenges and surroundings.
Iceland, 2020 Regi: Jón Bjarki Magnússon
A modern Icelandic fairy-tale, where life is celebrated - despite everything.
Ireland, United Kingdom, 2019 Regi: Phyllida Lloyd
After leaving a violent relationship, Sandra has to rebuild her life from scratch with her two young daughters. She faces many obstacles in her quest to find a safe home, but in the process, she also finds a supportive network.
USA, 2016 Regi: Raoul Peck
I Am Not Your Negro covers the history from the 1950s racial segregation up to today’s Black Lives Matters movement. Based on James Baldwin's unfinished book script, the documentary gives a sharp and condensed report on racism in USA.
Croatia, 2017 Regi: Darko Bakliža
Learning from his previous encounter with the dragon the knight decides to change his plan of attack. Taking an intelligent approach to the fight seems to pay off. However, ego can be the downfall to any victory.
Denmark, 2020 Regi: Inuk Jørgensen
A poetic short documentary questioning the rationale behind past and future mining prospects in Greenland and how they are linked to the search for identity of the fledgling nation in a post-colonial world.
Neanderthals cross their territory hunting a mammoth.Once a friendly mammoth notices the danger, she joins in the fight making the Neanderthals flee in turn. As the mammoths take chase, more Neanderthals join in the hunt and turn away the mammoths. As both groups grow in numbers, the sabretooth tigers take this opportunity to try and catch some easy prey. The mammoths and the Neanderthals must now both run away from the danger.
Iceland, 2020 Regi: Viktor Sigurjónsson
In a remote village in the Eastern fjords of Iceland, an inventive boy, frustrated with the slow lifestyle, embarks on a journey of musical discovery. With a new friend, he enters the local talent competition in an effort to rebel against the duties of everyday life.
Iran, 2019 Regi: Noah Amani
A girl saw a news photo of rural children that have been water crisis into a newspaper, She tries to solve their problem and make them happy in her own imagination
Norway, 2020 Regi: Fredrik Horn Akselsen
The history of Liv Grannes from Mosjøen, who was Norway's highest decorated woman after World War II, is finally revealed.
France, 2019 Regi: Loïc Bruyère
In a theatre, an owl schoolmaster tries to present the year-end kindergarten show. Unfortunately, the evening does not go as planned, because one unforeseen event after another occurs even before the curtain rises.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Jonas Solberg Rydningen
A father and son reunite after several years apart. How do we heal from the scars of losing a loved one?
Spain, 2019 Regi: Laura Jou
It's a bright and beautiful day in the Spanish countryside when 14-year-old Sara disappears. None is more upset than Pep; but when the 13-year-old boy returns from a futile night of searching, he finds a surprise waiting for him in his bedroom.
Sweden, Finland, 2020 Regi: Jonas Selberg Augustsén
Midsummer in Sweden; somewhere above the Arctic Circle. Many curious stories unfold in a small Finnish-speaking village, while the sun never sets.
France, United Kingdom, 2018
In cooperation with Save the Children, Tromsø International Film Festival is proud to present two episodes of MOOMIN VALLEY in Northern Sámi version. Norwegian subtitles.
Switzerland, Croatia, 2021 Regi: Andrea Štaka
When a young man settles in the neighborhood, it turns out to be a welcome change for Mare. A mother of three, her days are spent doing various household tasks; but her to-do list is about to change as her focus drifts away from her family.
Palestine, United Kingdom, 2020 Regi: David Osit
Set in Ramallah, the de facto Palestinian capital in central West Bank, Mayor is a portrait of Musa Hadid, an entertaining and clever leader who works day and night to turn the city into a comfortable and enjoyable place for its citizens.
United Kingdom, 2020 Regi: Bassam Tariq
Riz Ahmed delivers a stunning performance as a British Pakistani musician struggling with the contradictory demands of stardom and duty to his family. Bassam Tariq's music-filled drama investigates inherited trauma, double consciousness and our spiritual selves.
Qatar, Lesotho, Germany, 2019 Regi: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
Filmmaker Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese bids farewell to his native Lesotho in a powerful way with this documentary. Through lyrical and visual poetry, his film addresses social, economic, and personal concerns.
India, Netherlands, Singapore, 2020 Regi: Arun Karthick
Nasir is a portrait of life as a Muslim man in a Hindu dominated ghetto. As right-wing nationalism rises, Nasir’s plot evolves over the span of a whole day in the life of an observant, kind and humorous sari salesman.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Jerry Carlsson
Oskar is on the night train heading home after an interview in Stockholm. With a long night ahead of him, he makes eye contact with Ahmad. For the first time he meets the gaze of someone who feels the same desire as he does.
Colombia, 2020 Regi: Mauricio Leiva-Cock
Two teenagers are trying to make their way to the first-ever Iron Maiden concert in Bogotá, Colombia. The day starts with great expectations, but takes a turn for the worse when the two young boys are robbed and their precious tickets are gone.
Norway, 2021 Regi: Yngvild Sve Flikke
Rakel loves having her hands full with projects, but raising a baby? A one-night-stand forces Rakel to face that particular question earlier than expected. Having the "ninja baby" sneak its way from her drawing board to reality does not make it easier.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Clara Bodén
A young woman is calling from a call center in Stockholm. "Hello, Clara. Are you aware that the Boreal Forest Belt needs protecting?” I'm standing in the Boreal Forest Belt, but the connection's crap, and I can hardly hear you. A short essay on forests, conditions and belonging.
What is it like to be a filmmaker in the North? The creatives from Mer Film's talent programme New Stories present their projects in development, and talk to former head of the festival, Martha Otte, about their first large scale projects in northern Norway.
South Korea, 2019 Regi: Lee Min-Jae
To take the zombie genre a step further, we can trust a new director from South Korea to get the job done. Engaging characters, frightening effects and surreal situations will definitely make you laugh through this experimental comedy.
Norway, Sweden, 2019 Regi: Pjotr Sapegin
Origin of Man tells the story about how humans are immigrants from another place, a planet square as a box.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Tord Danielsson, Oscar Mellander
Shortly after moving into her new home in a peaceful Swedish suburb, Shirin starts hearing knocking sounds from the empty house next door. When her stepson then makes a mysterious friend, the stage is set for a traditional haunted house horror story.
Artist Joar Nango and director Ken Bongo interpret 3 TIFF themes in their mini series, "Post-Capitalist Architecture TV vol4 @ TIFF."Live at Stortorget on Friday 22 January!
TIFF presents a conversation with three filmmakers who are all featured in this year’s Films from the North program at TIFF 2021. Films from the North is the festival’s sidebar program for shorts and documentaries, screening the best new films from the high north.
After the World Premiere of Gritt you can meet the filmmakers in TIFF's digital studio. Director Itonje Søimer Guttormsen and actor Birgitte Larsen will join us from Oslo. The event will be streamed on Facebook live and Vimeo and available below. Audiences can ask questions digitally.
After the World Premiere of HIM you can meet the filmmakers in our digital studio. Director Guro Bruusgaard will be present in Tromsø. The event will be streamed on Facebook live and Vimeo and available below. Audiences can ask questions digitally.
After the World Premiere of Ninjababy you can meet the filmmakers in our digital studio. Director Yngvild Sve Flikke will be present in Tromsø together the actors Nader Khademi and Tora Dietrichson. The event will be streamed on Facebook live and Vimeo and available below. Audiences can ask questions digitally.
Norway, Sweden, 2020 Regi: Emma Nordström
Tora is a tomboy hanging out with four other boys in a small town in the countryside. Jakob, one of the boys and Tora's closest friend, tells her what's awaiting him. The time is running out and it's more than just their friendship Tora has to fight for.
United Kingdom, 2019 Regi: Sarah Gavron
Rocks is loud, vibrant and energetic. A natural leader in her pack of girls but not quite an adult yet. At 15, taking care of her younger brother is fine for a few hours - not indefinitely. What to do when her mother suddenly leaves?
Norway, 2020 Regi: Sunniva Eir Tangvik kveum
A teenage girl and her band of misfits form a young group of Neo-Nazis. The friends are like family. They live by their own rules and push the limits of morality, but eventually loyalty is put to the test.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Henrik Schyffert
Uje Brandelius and his family play themselves in this warm comedy where everyday scenes and pop music are woven together. A sudden shift in Uje's life puts both his family and his job at stake and gives the autobiographical story a serious backdrop.
This event in Tromsø is part of the National Museum's event series SIDESPRANG. Until the new museum building and the exhibition "Jeg kaller det kunst / I call it art" are ready, the National Museum will take artists from the exhibition to cities and villages in Norway and show everything from performances and concerts to conversations and video.
Bridging films on the screen and public debate.
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Talks of the North builds bridges between films and public debate. Watch it here.
Russia, 2020 Regi: Dmitry Davydov
In a small village in the cold Yakutia region of Russia, she is simply called "Scarecrow". She is feared and rejected, yet the locals are constantly seeking her help. With her healing powers, she performs rituals to cure illnesses.
USA, New Zealand, 2020 Regi: Roseanne Liang
The gremlins are back! However, we are not talking about the furry creatures you shouldn’t feed after midnight. This is the original World War II edition, and monsters are getting the blame for technical mishaps - and they are no easy task to deal with at 20.000 feet...
Iceland, Canada, 2020 Regi: Jessica Auer
In the harbour town of Seyðisfjörður, cruise ships higher than any building have become part of the landscape and passengers outnumber the local population. An experienced local guide voices the changes and challenges of this new wave of mass tourism.
Norway, 2019 Regi: Mona Johanne Hoel
Skal dere gå allerede? is a piece of coming-of-age social realism, set in a constantly changing city. Elin moves into an apartment her father has bought for her, but she has no job, no friends and will start her adult life all alone.
France, 2020 Regi: Charlène Favier
Filmed from the point-of-view of teenager Lyz Lopez, Slalom is a powerful film that tells the story of a promising athlete whose relationship to her coach becomes strained as his interest in her shifts from professional to personal.
Sweden, 2018 Regi: Christian Zetterberg
A shy boy at a middle-school dance tackles the new concepts of identity, sexuality and love.
USA, 1989 Regi: Brian Yuzna
Upper-class contempt, teenage anxiety, ritualistic cults, black comedy and tons of gore are just some of the ingredients in Society, a vicious attack on the upper-crust elites of Beverly Hills in the late '80s. The film is presented by Tromsø filmklubb.
Germany, 2015 Regi: Elena Walf
Oil, gold and fire are the treasures inside the proud giant mountains. For the little mountain it's impossible to keep up with that. He's just in possession of this tiny, strange and useless SOME THING...
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Jonas Selberg Augustsén
A woman finds out that her 7-year-old son has stolen from her. She tries to explain that it was wrong but has difficulties conversing at a level the boy can understand. She improvises her message in a bedtime story. Based on a novel by Anton Chekhov.
Ireland, Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, 2014 Regi: Tomm Moore
Song of the Sea is a beautiful hand-drawn animation film that follows 10-year-old Ben on an enriching adventure to uncover the secrets of his family. He is accompanied by his sister Saoirse, who has mysterious powers.
South Korea, 2020 Regi: Kim Ji-hwan
A crow, Min-chul explores space to find a beak jewel which is the last partof a jewel statue modeled after himself. One day, he finds the beak gemon a remote planet. However, there was a shocking secret hidden in thejewel..!
Norway, 2020 Regi: Torfinn Iversen
Ten-year-old Gabriel loves to sing and has one desire: to sing in the local choir. The choir rides kick-sleds through the snowy landscape of Northern-Norway and is known for their kindness and charity towards the village refugees. When Gabriel's father gets into a fight with one of the local refugees, Gabriel's quest to join The Kicksled choir becomes difficult.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Anna Brodin
A new substitute teacher attempts to teach a class of 7th graders in a Swedish school. The class gives her a hard time, provoking her until she can no longer control her outrage.
Sweden, 2020 Regi: Maria Fredriksson
A Sámi woman is fighting against the Swedish Tax Agency about a tax deduction for the purchase of a dog, as it is not a pet, but used for reindeer-herding. A short documentary about cultural clashes and the struggle to practice Sámi culture in today's Sweden.
Poland, Sweden, 2020 Regi: Magnus von Horn
Pumping music and bursting energy are the outer layers of this captivating human drama about fame, loneliness and the search for intimacy. We follow three days in the life of fitness queen Sylwia, when everything is on the verge of tumbling down.
This year Tromsø International Film Festival awards six film prizes at the closing ceremony. Five separate juries have worked during the festival week, before making their verdicts, and the festival audience vote for their favourite for the Tromsø Audience Award. Ida Løken Valkeapää will be the host for this digital ceremony. TIFF's film awards.
Iran, Germany, Czech Republic, 2020 Regi: Mohammad Rasoulof
Mohammad Rasoulof reflects on individual freedom and moral choices in his new powerful film, There Is No Evil. In four chapters and with four protagonists, the film explores the impact of death penalty on the Iranian people's lives.
Russia, 2019 Regi: Dmitry Davydov
A film that both warms and breaks your heart, set in the ice-cold Russian region Yakutia. With a signature style, amateur actors and great sensitivity, Davydov depicts the relationship between an adult son and his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer.
Lesotho, Italy, South Africa, 2020 Regi: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese
When modernization creeps in, it is not just nature that must give way. In the mountains of Lesotho, plans to build a new dam threaten to submerge a small village. But the villagers, led by an 80-year-old widow, are prepared to fight.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Fredrik Mortensen
Through a patchwork of northern norwegian shorts, Time Capsule gives you a look back of what happened when Norway went into its first lockdown.
Sweden, 2019 Regi: Amanda Adele Björk
Ingrid and August can’t communicate with each other any longer. They decide to go to an alternative therapy camp in order to save their relationship. But things don’t go as they expected.
Sweden, 2019 Regi: Sofie Edvardsson
In this funny, bittersweet romantic animated comedy from the north of Sweden, perpetual list-maker Anton falls in love with David. But things start to go wrong when Anton realizes that his dreams in life might be in direct opposition to David’s.
Japan, 2020 Regi: Naomi Kawase
A couple living a settled life in Japan with their adoptive son receives a call from a woman demanding her child back. Amidst a rollercoaster of emotions, the two mothers are confronted with the essence of childbirth, adoption and motherhood.
Italy, USA, Greece, 2020 Regi: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
Hidden just beneath the soil of the Italian forests, the luxurious truffle is close enough that any eager truffle hunter might dig them up with bare hands - provided that their loyal hunting dog has sniffed them out first.
A 45 min pre-talk before the screening of American Dharma. Egon Holstad (iTromsø) in conversation with Thomas Seltzer (UXA) on the current situation in the latter’s native United States. Please note: This conversation will be in Norwegian.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Merethe Offerdal Tveit
A manure spreader, a stone and a wooden stick make up Joar Nango's unfinished artwork, which triggered an intense debate in national media. This thoughtful and epic documentary offers a platform for villagers and artists to discuss what art means.
Russia, 2017 Regi: Anton Dyakov
Where the romantic love is, there are the musketeers; and where the musketeers are, there is the romantic love.
Live from the fishing grounds aboard M/Tr Hermes on the big screen at Winter Cinema.
Poland, Russia, Belgium, 2020 Regi: Philipp Yuryev
In an isolated village close to the Bering Strait lives a community of whale hunters. One of them, teenage boy Leshka, dreams of moving to America to find a cam girl he has seen on the Internet. That is until reality catches up with him.
Norway, 2020 Regi: Daniela Toma
Mathilde, an 18-year-old dancer from Tromsø has spent all her summers in a meditative environment in Bø i Vesterålen, where everything just falls into place. While performing out in the fields, she shares her thoughts about who she is and who she wants to become.
Greece, 2019 Regi: Alexandros Voulgaris
Greek filmmaker and musician Alexander "The Boy" Voulgaris’s seductive and enigmatic Winona tells the story of four young women spending a day on a sunny, beautiful beach. They all have glasses, none of them is named Winona. What secret hides behind their games?
Thursday and Friday we screen 6 beautiful short-films for our youngest audience, at our Winter Cinema. The following films are in the short-film program: Blanket (2020), Isn't Water, (2020) The Kindergarten Show (2019), The Witch & The Baby (2020), Cat in the bag (2013) and Some thing (2015).
On Monday and Tuesday we screen five animated short-films from Croatia, South Korea, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Russia at our Winter Cinema. This program is suitable for children from 6 years. The following films are in the short film program: B&W medival times 2 (2017), Space Oddity (2020), Vivat Musketeers (2017), Fishy Fishing Trip (2019) and The fox and the bird (2018).The Winter Cinema will be officially opened on Monday at 09.15.
On Wednesday we screen 4 short-films from Croatia, Russia, Sweden and Norway at our Winter Cinema. This program is suitable for children from 6 years. The following films are in the short film program: B&w episode in the stone age 2 (2017), Vivat Musketeers (2017), Slowdance (2018) og Sparkekoret (2019).
Russia, 2020 Regi: Evgenia Golubeva
A little witch is going to brew a magic potion so she can become young and beautiful again, she just need a baby for her recipe. A perfect occasion occurs, her neighbors needs a babysitter. The witch conjures into the home, but unexpected bonds are formed between the witch and the little baby...A new friendship is growing.
Morocco, France, Belgium, 2020 Regi: Ismael El Iraki
A Moroccan love story between two people trying to overcome their past traumas. Traversed by loud rock-n-roll, mysterious snakes and drug-induced hallucinations, their romance unfolds in the midst of the violent underground world of Casablanca.
Switzerland, 2019 Regi: Samuel Guillaume, Frédéric Guillaume
A solitary fox finds itself improvising fatherhood for a freshly hatched baby bird. Two paths cross and a family is formed, until fatereminds each of the life it is meant to lead.
Open discussion with an immigrants' coalition film project in Tromsø.
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