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Mod himlen

Frederikke Bertram, Victoria Carlsson, Cecilie Villadsen, Sophie Applegren, Laura Pop, 2014

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L'Américain

Maxime Renard, 2023

Malik spends his days trying to get attention from others through empty, boring conversation.
One day, he catches someone's attention by lying, saying that he's going to the US to
study cinema. The news quickly spreads around the neighborhood and Malik suddenly
becomes a symbol of hope and pride.

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Nattens smil

Lulu Roos, 2020

Lifelong friends Selma and Josefine live together in an apartment in Nørrebro, a bohemian part of Copenhagen. We follow them around town as they go about their daily lives. Selma plays classical harp and struggles to return to normal life after having been admitted to a psychiatric ward.

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Børnene på Silkevejen 4:5 - Musik i blodet

Jens Pedersen, 2017

To Ravi it feels like flying when he jams with his brother on the rooftops in his village in India. Born into a family of wedding musicians with traditions going back further that anyone remembers, Ravi's dad taught him how to play the drums and brought little Ravi along on the jobs. Playing at weddings is not only a gift, however, it's also the bread and butter of the family.

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Børnene på Silkevejen 1:5 - Akrobat

Jens Pedersen, 2017

Erdenchimeg has her mind set on becoming a famous contortionist – a speciality of Mongolian acrobats. Her team at the circus school is invited to become part of a prestigious show on the parliament square. But suddenly Erdenchimeg seems incapable of managing her exercise.

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Børnene på silkevejen 5:5 - Beach Boys

Jens Pedersen, 2017

Javed has already moved from home and lives on the beach with his good friend Shahidul outside Bangladesh. Javed has dropped out of 2nd grade because his teacher was beating him. He now makes a living together with Shahidul by giving people massage on the beach so he can afford food and to surf.

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Siunissaq – det sidste menneske

Ivalo Frank, 2022

Life on Earth begins and ends with Greenland. Researcher Minik Rosing’s landmark discovery of the first life contrasts with the melting ice masses in Ivalo Frank’s tribute to her beautiful homeland.
Our most basic understanding of the origins of life was recently turned upside down when Greenlandic scientist Minik Rosing discovered the first traces of life on Earth in a small fjord near Isua.

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TSUMU - Hvor går du hen med dine drømme?

Kasper Kiertzner, 2022

Lars (19) lives in Tasiilaq, East Greenland, where his generation doesn't have much to look forward to.  If you want to study in the nearest city, you have to travel 700 km.
Together with his best friends Eino and Thomas, and other young people in Tasilaq, Lars creates theatre plays to express  emotions and to stand up against suicide and abuse.

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What Walaa Wants

Christy Garland, 2018

Raised in a refugee camp in the West Bank, while her mother was in prison, Walaa is determined to survive basic training to become one of the few women on the Palestinian Security Forces – not easy for a girl who breaks all the rules. Following Walaa from 15 to 21, with an intimate POV and the exuberant energy of its subject, this is the story of a young woman navigating formidable obstacles, learning which rules to break and follow, and disproving the negative predictions from her surroundings and the world at large.

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Show Dancer

Laurits Flensted-Jensen, 2020

Lasse Eckstrøm Jensen is a show dancer and he loves the euphoria of the limelight. 15 years ago he was known as ‘Laze’, a tap-dancing popstar with hit song “Steppin Out”. Since then, his life has been a schizophrenic rollercoaster ride with dance, drugs, and prison time.

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Børnene på Silkevejen 11:15 - Drømme og mål

Camilla Magid, Anam Abbas, 2023

In the countries of the Silk Road we meet 15 children – one character in each film – on the threshold of adolescence, who are all fighting for a space and an identity of their own, and who all show bravery by taking action on the things that matter to them. With recognizable themes – friendship, love, wishes for the future, parents’ ambitions – which is part of every child’s life, we hope to eliminate geographical and cultural gaps between our main characters and their Danish audience.

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Børnene på Silkevejen 14:15 - Tamarind sangeren

Kaspar Astrup Schröder, 2023

In the countries of the Silk Road we meet 15 children – one character in each film – on the threshold of adolescence, who are all fighting for a space and an identity of their own, and who all show bravery by taking action on the things that matter to them. With recognizable themes – friendship, love, wishes for the future, parents’ ambitions – which is part of every child’s life, we hope to eliminate geographical and cultural gaps between our main characters and their Danish audience.