NATTEN (THE NIGHT)
Mika, a woman caring for her husband Anders who has Alzheimer’s, navigates her own loneliness and need for intimacy. When Ossian, a man working in home care, enters their lives, something is stirred in Mika – a reminder of her own vitality and desire, but also an uncomfortable truth about her situation.
Sweden 2026 / 14:50 / Director: Joel Georgsson
Producer: Gustav Ahnelöv
SLÄPP INTE TAGET (DON’T LET GO)
Mothers with kids refusing school share their experiences of losing their footing, battling against the odds and feeling overwhelmed by the struggle to get their children back to school. Inner feelings take us from the support group to everyday situations that quickly escalate.
Sweden 2026 / 13:30 / Director/Producer: Joanna Karlberg
JAG & GUNNAR I KIRUNA (GUNNAR & I IN KIRUNA)
Two friends on a mountain. Men do talk about their feelings!
Sweden 2026 / 11:05 / Director: Mattias Engqvist
Producer: Gunnar Keisu, Mattias Engqvist
NAKED PRODUCT
A visual exploration of “naked products” — objects stripped of packaging, branding, and marketing. By removing these layers, the film questions how packaging shapes our perception and invites us to see everyday objects differently.
Sweden 2026 / 5:00 / Director/Producer: Shihao Hai
MAMMUSKEPILSIÐ (MOTHER CREATURE)
A daughter attempts to pull the monster of her childhood out from under the bed in an original, deeply personal and creative film about her mother’s mental illness.
Sweden 2026 / 29:22 / Director: Maria Tórgarð
Producer: Gustav Ahnelöv
BEST IN SHOW
A lonely man, obsessed with two performing poodles, attends a dog show and crosses a line, risking public shame for the fragile hope of being seen by the only ones he truly admires.
Sweden 2026 / 4:55 / Director: Niklas Dahlqvist
Producer: Nils Bolin
FARBROR ALI OCH JAG (UNCLE ALI AND I)
Shahab takes his uncle Ali on a digital journey to Iran – an otherwise impossible voyage poetically depicted through a weave of old VHS memories and modern VR images.
Sweden 2026 / 14:20 / Director: Shahab Mehrabi
Producer: Shahab Mehrabi, Edvina Koda Sander
