Family Tapestry

Best Nordic Short Film Programme

– Explore the intricate weave of family dynamics and personal journeys with this programme. It kicks off with Oscar-winning animator Torill Kove’s brilliant new short Maybe Elephants, which takes us to 1970s Nairobi, where a rebellious family faces change and challenges in a playful, autobiographical homage to adolescence and memories. The crowd-pleasing Iris follows the whimsical adventure of a mischievous girl embarking on a road trip filled with unexpected twists. Meanwhile, Pena’s Special Hauling explores ageing and memory through the eyes of a veteran truck driver, highlighting the significance of support and play in facing life’s challenges.

This short film package will also be screened as a Breakfast Screening on 22 September at 10:30.

Maybe Elephants

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Maybe Elephants

Kanskje det var elefanter

Torill Kove

In the ’70s, three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes (and maybe some elephants) find themselves in bustling Nairobi. The family will never be the >

Torill Kove

In the ’70s, three rebellious teenage daughters, a restless mother, a father struggling with potatoes (and maybe some elephants) find themselves in bustling Nairobi. The family will never be the >

Children/Youth, Animation

Norway
Canada

2024

18'

All Around

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All Around

Allt um kring

Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram

After losing her grandmother, a young woman sorts through grandma's possessions, triggering memories and finding the dead woman’s presence everywhere. A personal short film about loss and the >

Birna Ketilsdóttir Schram

After losing her grandmother, a young woman sorts through grandma's possessions, triggering memories and finding the dead woman’s presence everywhere. A personal short film about loss and the >

Fiction

Denmark

2023

Iris

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Iris

Jon Vatne

Iris is a mischievous young girl with a lively imagination. She meets a toddler who has lost his parents, setting off a road movie with pills, cash, and a unicorn. >

Jon Vatne

Iris is a mischievous young girl with a lively imagination. She meets a toddler who has lost his parents, setting off a road movie with pills, cash, and a unicorn. >

Fiction, Children/Youth

Norway

2024

15'

Into the Blue

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Into the Blue

Ömer Sami

Twelve-year-old Tatheer, from a social housing estate in Copenhagen, is on a week-long police boot camp for girls, run by the Danish police. Deep in the woods and far from home, there are grueling >

Ömer Sami

Twelve-year-old Tatheer, from a social housing estate in Copenhagen, is on a week-long police boot camp for girls, run by the Danish police. Deep in the woods and far from home, there are grueling >

Documentary, Children/Youth

Denmark

2023

28'

Pena's Special Hauling

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Pena's Special Hauling

Anssi Kasitonni

Pena has been a truck driver for five decades. Recently his memory has been causing him problems. And he’s in trouble with the law. Luckily friends and family support him when he is restricted to >

Anssi Kasitonni

Pena has been a truck driver for five decades. Recently his memory has been causing him problems. And he’s in trouble with the law. Luckily friends and family support him when he is restricted to >

Fiction

Finland

2024

12'