Swedish Shorts 2: The Best of Northern Sweden

When the spacecraft Lazarus 12 is just 270 nautical miles from Earth, a shocking message arrives from Houston: the landing has been postponed on direct orders from the highest level. The reason? A virus outbreak on Earth. Damn! The astronauts – brilliantly played by Linus Wahlgren and Hanna Ahlström – struggle to take in the news. A humorous space drama directed by Filmfest favourite Jonas Lawes and written by heavyweight Patrik Eklund.

This magnificent beast of an instrument – the world’s largest. Often built specifically for the place where it will stand, and capable of unleashing some of the most untamed walls of sound imaginable. Join us at Teg Church, where organist Anders Winterstam tells us more about this fascinating instrument and its significance.

Jana Bringlöv Ekspong’s short films form a kind of string of pearls, with certain elements recurring throughout. The apartment, a night in Umeå, the cat, the longing for love, dating, role-playing. This time, we add a cat sitter and a gorilla. A theme with variations, then. Always moving, always accompanied by a gentle smile.

When Elin suddenly disappears, Jonas launches a search for her. In therapy sessions, he tries to get closer to the truth and understand what his sudden memory lapses mean. The question is not only where Elin has gone – but what Jonas himself has forgotten.

Tattoo Andy started tattooing at the age of ten in Nyhavn, Copenhagen. Trained by the most talked-about tattoo artist in the harbour district, he went on to become a legend in the profession himself. A warm portrait of a lifelong passion for the art of tattooing – a working life filled with extraordinary encounters, set against a changing society.

At a lonely bus stop, two people meet who seem to inhabit completely different worlds. A playful and unpredictable relationship takes shape over the course of a day filled with humour, friction and unexpected shifts in power, where nothing is quite as it first appears.

When the queen bee is killed, the bees gather to seek revenge. A fast-paced and entertaining one-minute film that blends humour and drama in a story about solidarity and justice.