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Film

While We Grow

Emil Næsby Hansen, Denmark, 2026

114 min.DK/DocumentaryMusic films

Bertram (20), Bertil (19), Rumle (20), and Noah (21) have been in a band together since middle school. Now, they have just landed a major record deal. A dream is coming true, and the boys suddenly have to navigate everyday life, school, friends, girlfriends, and family, while writing, rehearsing, recording, and playing live shows take up more of their lives.
As their success expands rapidly and everything becomes bigger and more intense, the boys try to find space to grow—individually, as a band, and as friends. It’s about who you are on stage – and who you are when you step away from it. Suddenly, the four friends need each other more than ever before. Despite their differences, they search for something shared: a melody, a nerve, a sound that is truly their own. This requires difficult conversations—about doubt and insecurities—and their creative process of writing music together becomes a mirror of their own youth in transition. 'While We Grow' is not a story about fame and success—it is a story about becoming someone and finding yourself in the world, while holding on to each other. It’s an intimate coming-of-age portrait of a generation learning to stand on its own. Their friendship and unity become a quiet form of resistance: against the pressure to know who you are.
Basic information Credits
Original title Aphaca - Brug for hinanden - feature
Danish title Aphaca - Brug for hinanden - feature
Keywords Music, Musicians, Pop, Aphaca, Recordings, Young men, 2020-2030
Director Emil Næsby Hansen
Screenplay Emil Wergeland, Emil Næsby Hansen
Producer Emil Wergeland
Director of Photography Emil Næsby Hansen
Editor Anders Skov
Sound Jacob Langkjær Davidsen
Composer Jeppe Lauritsen
Appearance Bertil Engberg Nielsen, Bertram Ask Plauborg Rasmussen, Noah Elias Rasmussen, Rumle Kærså
Production country Denmark
Domestic distribution Angel Distribution
Danish theatrical release 13.05.2026
Online release 10.08.2026, Filmcentralen
Danish rating Allowed for all

Companies

Production company Wergeland Pictures
Domestic distribution Angel Distribution

Direction

Direction Emil Næsby Hansen

Script

Screenplay Emil Wergeland
Screenplay Emil Næsby Hansen

Production

Producer Emil Wergeland

Cinematography

Cinematographer Emil Næsby Hansen
2nd cinematographer Jakob Pagel Andersen
2nd cinematographer Rasmus Rørbæk
2nd cinematographer Kristoffer Juel Poulsen
2nd cinematographer Asger Ryø Borberg

Editing

Editor Anders Skov

Music

Composer Jeppe Lauritsen

Sound

Sound engineer Jacob Langkjær Davidsen

Appearance

Appearance Bertil Engberg Nielsen
Appearance Bertram Ask Plauborg Rasmussen
Appearance Noah Elias Rasmussen
Appearance Rumle Kærså