Storspoven Short Films 2: It’s complicated

A short film package about the longing to be someone else, or perhaps to be yourself. Finding connection in shared grief, confronting guilt and navigating the desires of others. This programme brings together six portraits of complex relationships and identities, each at a different stage of life.

Syster min by André Vaara (12 min)
Ten-year-old Noel wants to be more like his older sister. A trip to the hairdresser sparks jealousy and brings their sibling rivalry to the surface. A film about longing to break free from the norms of the 2000s boy’s bedroom.

Ellen och Bengts hus by Viktor Johansson (15 min)
With her bags packed and nerves on edge, Ellen knocks on the door of the beautiful old house. Bengt, who answers, is completely taken by surprise. It must be ten years since Ellen was last here. A lifetime ago.

Gorillalala by Jana Bringlöv Ekspong (17 min)
A woman wakes up in a park. On her way home, she senses that a fluffy creature is waiting for her there. When she arrives, a young person who is going to look after her cats shows up too, and the creature hides. The woman locks the creature away before leaving the cats and their sitter alone in the house.

Sådan Far, Sådan Son? by Josef Embring and Philip Sterner (11 min)
Late one night, Simon picks up his drunk father. As they drive through the darkness, their familiar bickering brings old wounds and deeply buried guilt to the surface. Before the night is over, Simon must confront a truth he can no longer escape.

Kräftan by Nora Izabella Kvarnström (12 min)
Hanna was born with dysmelia and has only two fingers on one hand. Around others, she hides her hand, afraid of the attention it draws. But a new friendship changes everything. For the first time in a long while, Hanna finds a place where her hand does not define her – and the courage to be herself.

Jäänlähtö by Linnea Huhta (9 min)
A love triangle between neighbours. Birger leads a quiet life with his wife Maj-Lis in Tornedalen. When he realises that Maj-Lis and their neighbour Gunnar are closer than he had thought, Birger is faced with a decision that will change his life.

Running time: 1 hr 16 min