Nordic Shorts 1: Roadtripping

A journey through emotional landscapes and unexpected encounters. From despair on a train platform to the freedom of the road to intimate moments in the here and yonder. Favours Sweden 2024, 11 min., swed., engl., fren. ov, engl. st R: Agnes Skonare K: Emil Klang D: Garance Marillier (Sonja), Eva Johansson (Frau am Infostand), Camille & Fabienne Lind (Baby), Amalia Holm (Reisende), Bo Melin (wütender Reisender), Nadja Lindh & Antonio Mione (Pärchen in der Schlange), Jordan Rowley & Lava Persson (Teenager in der Schlange), Sara Levinsson (Frau auf Toilette 1), Christina Thread (Frau auf Toilette 2), Björn Lind (Mann am Telefon) P: Andrea Gyllenskiöld, Joel Rostmark, Adam Holmström Meinking, Pine German Premiere A young woman rushes through the railway station, searching. At the customer service desk, she says a stranger pressed this baby into her arms, which they only partly believe. Her efforts to get rid of the baby become more desperate. The looks of passers-by charge her behaviour with shame and guilt. The hand-held camera drives her from moments of affectionate concern to a final decision. Dieseline Dreams Sweden, DE 2024, 17 min., swed. ov, engl. St R: Max Göran K: Max Göran D: M Valter Fridén, Anna Inga, Max Göran P: Max Göran, German Premiere A trucker who turns out to be an artist, and an artist who is training to be a truck driver – two divergent narratives intertwine to create an idiosyncratic, meditative picture of the world of long-distance truckers. In the fragmentary, fleeting gaze of the 16mm camera, the anecdotal is combined with the sublime, and the mundane with the metaphorical. An exhaust pipe becomes a flamethrower. Penan Erikoiskuljetus / Pena’s Special Hauling Finland 2024, 12 min., finn. ov, engl. st R: Anssi Kasitonni B: Anssi Kasitonni K: Anssi Kasitonni D: Pentti Heinonen, Elsa Saisio, Martti Suosalo, Mika Nuojua, Hertta Heinonen, Eemeli Korpisaari, Leena Ylä-Lyly P: Anssi Kasitonni, German Premiere The elderly Pena is a sight to see when he roars through the rural idyll in his shiny chrome tow truck customised with an array of unexpected extras. His driver's license expired eons ago and he only drives on weekends, but he wants to keep the powerful feeling of being behind the wheel alive. A bizarre, warm-hearted comedy with B-movie vibes and a surprise ending. Linnud läinud / On Weary Wings Go By Estonia, LT 2024, 11 min., no dialogue R: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg K: Anu-Laura Tuttelberg, Francesco Rosso P: Marianne Ostrat, Fork Film, ART SHOT, Moon Birds Studios W: Lights On Winter is coming and the migratory birds are flying south. The coast transforms into a frosty and hostile world where the pace is set by death. Washed-out 16mm images of nature merge with animations of artfully arranged porcelain figures to create a fairy-tale symphony of movement and torpor that tells of the passing of time and the transience of existence. Däck 5B / Deck 5B Sweden 2024, 15 min., swed. ov, engl. st R: Malin Ingrid Johansson K: Stellan Runge D: Alma Pöysti (Mia), Enar Malbert (Edvin), Krister Kern (Ivan), Astrid Assefa (Frau mit Hund), Edward Flodén, Frans Lannen, Lisa Lannen (Ivans Kinder) P: Joel Rostmark, Adam Holmström Meinking, Andrea Gyllenskiöld, Pine German Premiere Mia is torn between her own wishes and those of her son. She promised him a dog, but her new partner’s daughter is allergic to them. Aboard a ferry, the dramatic, bumpy start to their holidays together unfolds – with a mother on the verge of despair. As the ship docks, a voice from the radio warbles on about an idyllic Swedish summer.