PUNK! 4

Charming Children of Their Time

‘No future’ may be one of the most emblematic punk slogans, but more than disillusioned nihilism, this programme is about dreaming about the future. These are Nordic films about hopes and dashed hopes, about rebellion and authenticity. With one boot in the past and the other heading forwards and upwards, swinging wildly for the establishment and the oppressive systems that be, these are forcefully engaging depictions of a time and a search for a place where you can be who you want to be with whoever you want.

Curator: Christoffer Ode

Screened:
MON 21/10, 21:00 SLOTTS
SUN 27/10, 19:00 SLOTTS

CUT ARTERIES

A song about the suicidal feelings of the sinister youth. The negative black and white footage portrays festival goers of Ämyrock 1984 and is a demo by Sleeping & the Beds.

Finland 1984 / 2:51 / Director: Pasi Sleeping Myllimääki

PUNKDREAMS

In a time of climate crisis and growing xenophobia, three young boys decide to start a punk band. The frustration over a seemingly paralyzed adult world makes them feel compelled to act. It’s time to speak up.

Sweden 2024 / 20:00 / Director: Maja Moberg, Melina Ekh

THE RAID

15-year-old Gustav is vegan and straight edge in 90s Umeå. One night, he follows his friend Zeke, who is full of hatred against the meat industry, to the town’s slaughterhouse with gasoline-filled bottles. It will be a night that changes Gustav forever.

Sweden 2024 / 14:30 / Director: Johannes Persson

KIM

Punk kid Kim is out-of-place and struggling in a rural Danish town. Mistreated by the care agency she works for and neglected by her self-involved friends in the city she lashes out by stealing from a new client.

Denmark 2017 / 10:12 / Director: Hannah Renton

PINK RIDER

An intimate and personal reflection on the conditions of work in the 21st century, seen through the eyes of a bike delivery person. From nostalgia to frustration with Swedish punk running in the background, this film immerses us in the universe of one of many workers in the so-called gig economy.

Sweden 2020 / 11:50 / Director: Daniel Aguirre

TINO

Tino is a 30-year-old punk anarchist, and an occasional fire-eater and cowhand. This is a personal portrait moving across the threshold of pain, an intimate description of a man’s constant rebellion. It is a film that strips the system and leaves Western society on its balls.

Finland 1994 / 31:00 / Director: Tahvo Hirvonen

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