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1700 Metres from the Future
Directed by Ulla Rasmussen
Ulla Boje Rasmussen portrays with humour and empathy life in the small Faroese village of Gásadalur, inhabited by just 16 adults and a 9-year old boy. The film gives a...
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The Dream of Maelen
Directed by Eirik Sandberg
Arne Bakke Mælen lives alone on the small family farm he inherited on the edge of a fjord. The farm is no longer viable economically and, like many small farmers...
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The Guest
Directed by Kira de Hemmer Jeppesen
Following the personal story of a Danish first-time surrogate mother, ‘The Guest’ explores issues of maternal bonding, modern families, relatedness, and desired control over body and mind. We follow the...
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The Light on Mykines Island
Directed by Ulla Rasmussen
Ulla Boje Rasmussen’s at once historical and contemporary documentary from 1992 about the life and nature of the sparsely populated and spellbound island of Mykines. With outstanding footage she portrays...
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Living with Boko Haram
Directed by Trond Waage
January 2015. Boko Haram’s violent insurgency is approaching Mogdé, on the Nigerian/Cameroonian border, where Antoniette lives. Just outside Oslo, Norway, lives her son Vakote, worried and afraid for his family...
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Out of Place
Directed by Peter Lutz
The war in Bosnia in the early 1990s drove Nerma and Mavis from their homes. Having found refuge in Sweden, they learn to cope with a new situation.
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Smell the Roses
Directed by Julie Milling
Christiania is a self-governing community in the heart of Copenhagen set up by squatters at the height of 1970s idealism. Faced with extinction or urban redevelopment, residents struggle to redefine...
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Staging a Return
Directed by Jakob Hogel
The Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic are a Danish dependency and for generations, young people have gone to Denmark to complete their studies. When they return for the summer,...
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They Say We’re All Winners
Directed by Mari Finnestad
The Zimbabwean girls’ team comes to Norway to take part in the world’s largest kids’ football tournament. The film questions the outcome of this well-intentioned cultural exchange because some of...
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White Sunshine Weather
Directed by Ane Bonde Rolsted
White Sunshine Weather’ is filmed at Denmark’s largest institution for mentally disabled adults, Landsbyen Sølund. The film explores the relation between residents and educators in the unit for old people....
RAI FILM Festival 2025
The next RAI FILM Festival will take place in person from 27-30 March 2025 at the Watershed Cinema and the Arnolfini International Centre for Contemporary Arts in Bristol (UK) and online throughout the month of April 2025.
