Eksamensfilmer

Girlfriend experience

Can you live without care from others?

When the snow has melted

After Theo (10) loses his sister in an accident, everyone is acting strangely around him

Whatever City

A curious event inspires Ida to envision a film

Stranger

The old farmer Vidar struggles to take care of his rundown farm alone, when a stranger appears and uninvited begins to help him.

NOW CLAP

Where is the line between artistic freedom and responsibility?

I felt I had to be here

A short film that depicts different perspectives of what it is like to be left behind after a suicide

Superdupermegagigasingel

A young man strikes up an unusual relationsship with a tourist visiting the skiresort he works at

My idiotic heart

Ida gets pregnant with her boyfriend, but realizes she doesn’t want the child. The fear of him leaving her if she shares her true feelings, makes her have an abortion in secret, while she makes him believe it was a miscarriage.

Kosmos

Kosmos is a fragmented story without a main character, a constant journey from situation to situation. We experience small pieces of people’s lives and are confronted with their pains and sorrows. The film raises questions about the nature of humanity, the course of life, of vulnerability and openness, and of our role in the universe.

Revisited

When Tyra returns to visit her family, on the 20th anniversary of her beloved father’s death, everything changes when her Dad comes knocking on the door that same evening - forcing the family to examine what grief has done to them.

Final Forever

Carmen (80) and her wife Nina (78) struggles to finish their homemade rocket, in their attempt to reach the speed of light and live forever. But when Carmen suffers from a heart attack, they realize their time is soon up. Either they leave now, or death will come for them.

Longing for Dreams

A young uneducated woman in 1890s Norway longing for a better life is banished from home when accused of causing her family cow’s death. To liberate herself from trauma and realize her dreams she goes on a journey spanning three eras.

Before long

Between the darkness of her dying mother’s hotel room and the heat of the sun outside, 17-year-old Fanny is split between grief and lust.

Proud

Through music, the young hip hop artist Rohat tries to process the loss of his father and be honest about his feelings

A Still Sea

Antoine (17) is trapped in an ocean of negative thoughts that affect his entire existence in Norway. He tries to suppress it.

Papapa

In a near future, a young girl is meeting her donor-father for the first time. Together they go through experimental therapy exercises.

ROSANAZI

A teenage girl and her band of misfits form a young group of neo-Nazis. The friends are like family. They live by their own rules and push the limits of morality.

Norwegian Couscous

Dounia is in love with Erik. He wants to take the step further in the relationship, and it’s time for Dounia to introduce her Norwegian boyfriend.

Cam Boy

Et ungt par søker lykken i camming-industrien på jakt etter suksess og ekte nærhet.

You are not alone

Gertrud and her friends have always had a good time together through the years.

When ordinary life shackles me

Dream and realism appear in a sensuous film about a young woman who’s searching for her own nature.

Made in Skene

A listless twenty-something inherits an overgrown jungle which brings the past to life once again.

Fucking Adopted

A documentary about two brown girls who have been asked “Where are you really from?” one too many times.

Please wait

The film opens a window into the lives of two brothers Peshawa and Komar, at the Drevsjø asylum center in Norway.

Viva Løten!

An unknown aspect of the Norwegian countryside, told through the life of two young men. A story about sorrow and anger, faith and comfort.

Sara’s Intimate Confessions

After being confronted with her fear of being too big, Sara, who’s 181 cm tall and heavily built, begins to explore her perception of femininity, with her talking vulva.

The Culture

It’s the opening night at the concert house where Arvid works, but when his sister steals the spotlight, his worst sides are revealed.

Things we don`t talk about

After surviving a car accident, Edvin (13) get forced to rehabilitation by his father and is confronted with his trauma.

Boy Gets Eaten

A boy is pressured to lose his virginity, and now his childhood trauma will no longer be ignored.

The Shepherd

On their way to a wedding, a Kurdish family runs over a wild animal, forcing them to confront their unspoken conflicts.

She-Pack

Anarchy emerges at a public pool party when a group of small girls push the limits of their strength and power.

How was it for you?

Sophia has never had an orgasm. Ina fakes them, while Idun plainly states that she doesn´t come. Meet three women with very different stories.

Dandelion Mum

Through a sense of humour and lots of hope, a scientist is leading a fight against the institutions that do not want to cover the cancer treatment she needs to live.

Mamma

On new years eve Amanda (24) gets an ultimatum from her mother: “Either you’ll look after Lana (6) or you can move out!” Can Amanda combine the responsibility for Lana and satisfy her own need for partying and freedom?

The Comet

A feature film made by MFA students at The Norwegian Film School. Premiered December 8th, 2017

As I Fall

A feature film produced by the MFA students of The Norwegian Film School. Movie premiere Sep. 7, 2018

Generation Mars

Astrid is one of the winners of Generation Mars: A reality show sending the first humans to Mars, never to return. Everything is set for her to leave, except one thing.

Mustang

Weekend dad Kim-André is trying to be the perfect father for his daughter Mina, but he is forced to deal with his own mother when she steals his winning ticket - a newly restored Ford Mustang.

Oslo Traffic

A Norwegian woman and a woman - who is a victim of sex trafficking - are facing a troublesome night after accidentally killing a sex buyer.

Dilapidated (Forfalne)

Kristin, who works on her family’s fox farm, will do anything to save what’s left of her family after her father’s unexpected departure. But can she save her broken family, when she herself is on the verge of a breakdown?

Finite

Finite is a Post-Apocalyptic story about loneliness, about the fundamental need for intimacy, and about how trauma and fear paradoxically can lead to destruction of what we need the most – each other.

The Fire (Ilden)

The fire tells the story of a young man on the verge of collapse. It is New Year's Eve and Jakob decides to go into the night and burn down. When meeting his teenage love, his convictions are put into perspective.

Proletar

There's something going on down in the mines. Johannes is working double shifts, every day. His colleagues are whispering. Wife nagging. Boss laughing. Johannes used to turn his other cheek.

The Little Death

12-year-old Julia is on a budget weekend cruise with her father. Late at night Julia gets her first period and her father has disappeared. Making her way through the ship's nightlife Julia sees an adult world she's never known about.

Lea

Lea lives a protected life, traveling alongside her father on his business trips. During one night in Oslo their tightly knit bond is tested, when her fathers business associate takes interest in her.

We see in the dark

Emma has waited two years for David to get out of prison. Now they're finally getting a fresh start.

The Furnace (Stål)

Jan is a deeply religious man. Every day at the steel mill he stares into the flames of hell. When his daughter, a drug addict and a non-believer, turns up at his door begging for help.

Kosmonauta

Kosmonauta is a visualization of an actual sound clip from a female cosmonaut in distress. The signal was picked up on a soviet space frequency in 1962 and gave rise to the theory of the (lost) first female cosmonaut.

Love you too

Semir has spent the last ten years living in his homeland Bosnia and in Norway. With a wife and child both in Mostar and in Lillehammer, unaware of each others existence.

Strange Fisk

Margrethe have served fish casserole in her local diner for years. One day the lovely Julia unexpectedly opens a Sushi Bar next door to the diner, and Margrethe takes up the fight.

To Whom it may concern

We had three rules: 1. We are to know nothing about each other. - 2. We meet the first Friday of every month for one year - 3. After the twelfth meeting, we will never see each other again.

Roaming

Younees (18) and his family are moving to London. The last day in Norway, he has to say goodbye to his friends and to his girlfriend. Yonees realizes that he has to make up his mind.

Jackie

Rolf fears losing his wife Turid when he perceives her new college as a potential threat to their marriage. Instead of articulating his jealousy, he tweaks the truth with the intention of making her jealous as well.

To Guard a Mountain

The only yearning twelve-year old Isa has is for his father to perceive him as a man - and men do not cry.

Gloria

Twelve year old Ben seeks solitude in the neighboring forest, rather than being ignored by his fellow family and friends. But he develops an unexpected friendship with a mysterious man named Bjørn.

Friday (Fredag)

Through one night in todays Oslo, important relations will be put to the test for the first time in Daniel's (15) life. Daniel and his friends hang around town without a specific goal, but always in the mood for a party.

Tuba Atlantic

Everybody is going to die one day. Oskar (70) is going to die in 6 days. He is now ready to forgive his brother for a disagreement years ago. Will he reach his brother?

Zofia and the architect

Eskortepiken Zofia Nalkovskaya og arkitekten Axel Green tvinges til å tilbringe to døgn på samme rom, når hotellet de er på blir underlagt karantene. At Axel har voldtatt Zofia gjør ikke situasjonen bedre.

Memorat

Alex was adopted to Norway from China when she was seven years old. Now she is fourteen, and her native country and her real mother are only distant memories. All she wants is to remember more.

About Distance

Anders carries a secret and every day is a struggle to cope with his burden. A lonely life in the safety of his routines becomes Anders´ way of survival, but one day he meets his neighbours.

Oskar

This film is about Oskar - A young prosperous piano player living in Oslo in 1947. Any dreams he would have had are shattered by the tuberculosis diagnose.

Balloon Moods

Jonas wants to be alone. Randi wants to be stricter. Suddenly Jonas finds himself stuck on Randi’s construction site with his dormobile. It is harder than you would think.

The Preordained

Solveig, a female psychodrama therapist is hired to reform an amateur theater group on the remote island "Nidøy". A seemingly easy task becomes the rite of passage to her inner self.

The Chambermaid

A young man arrives at a hotel on a small island. He contacts an elderly woman who works at the hotel as a chambermaid.

The Oasis (Oasen)

Isabel thinks she has found the key to save the world from global warming and the energy crisis. Heavy equipped and accompanied by a technical consultant, she travels to a glacier.

Sarah83

Kine (25) is a young girl who does not know where she belongs. on YouTybe she is "sarah83", and MTF transgender, and in real life she is Kenneth. Kine is tempted to let sara83 out in the real world.

We Will all be Stars

Kristiansund,1987. Thirteen-year-old Kristina is forced to play the flute in the school band by her mum, but Kristina loves “Flashdance” and dreams of becoming a famous dancer.

Heartcut (Hjerteklipp)

Eva is 16 years old and falls in love with Inger. Inger is her father’s new girlfriend. A story about the first falling in love. The way we didn’t believe, nor want it to be.

To the moon

Elvis and his kid brother Bingo grow up at various caravan sites with their violent and alcoholic father. They have no one but each other - it is Elvis and Bingo against the rest of the world.

Isola

ISOLA is a film about grief and soul-searching. About loneliness and partnership. About the hidden remainder. A process where the surviving party after a sudden, fatal accident search of answers.

Hidden (Bakkeflyvere)

Jonas is a spontaneous 16-year old, breaking the living room window of his beloved Tone to introduce himself to her. The first sparks of a love affair is in the air.

Mine (Min)

The Russian girl Valentina (15) moves to Norway to live with her mother who is about to marry a Norwegian man. She is thrilled to see her mum again.

Bokaj

Jakob lives with his unstable mother. From time to time she explodes in violently anger, and Jakob does what he can to protect his little brother. By stepping into the role as his mean twin-brother.

The Dollhouse

Graduation project about about a little girl is being engulfed in manipulating her favourite doll. This film is told as an exciting and scary story seen through the girls eyes.

You Being You

In this film sound and image have switched roles. It is an investigation of a theory formulated by Randy Thom, the sound designer of «Wild at Heart» and «Forrest Gump».

The Roof (Taket)

Vu and Phung are sisters living with their Mother at the Uncles place. Vu has a secret place where he likes to go when he wants to dream himself away.

Muhammed

Muhammed (13) og Meena (15) lives together at the youth home. Muhammed is secretly in love with Meena. He has never told her so, and either never will.

Paperboy

Henrik (17) comes from a wealthy and respectable family, but is secretly involved in high level drug distribution, together with a friend. Henrik falls in love with a girl.

Super Selma

Selma want to have the finest confectionery in the world, and works day and night to achieve this. But when she falls in love with Johannes, her life as confectionery turns upside down. Now that rally stirs up her cake recipes.

Soon Gone - Suddenly Back

When Kaja’s boyfried proposes,she doesn’t know what to tell him. Only when she becomes literally attached to the house-squatter Silje, does she realize that she can be.

Du - So Hot

Personal project and music video with the title "So Hot" by the group DU. The story is about an old man, a boy and a goshawk in a post-apocalyptic univers.

Circus

The circus clown Günther Grimm is at the end of his career. Leo, the crippled knifethrower, prepares the most dangerous act ever performed.

Abide with me

Sarah (25) lives and works with her parents in a Christian hotel by the coast. She is spoken for by the young handsome David (30), pastor and friend of the family.

Kissed by you

At the fashionable Hotel Ritz Wenche (55) is ready to celebrate her birthday. Her husband has emptied his pint eagerly hiding her present.

Cowboys Don't Cry

In a small village as far north in Norway as you can get, Jimi runs the local cinema. His biggest passion in western films, which are his only reference to the world outside the cinema.

The Dreadful Art of Kissing

A character driven comedy about how difficult it can be kissing somebody, not to mention finding someone willing to practise.

Hormones and other demons

Eduarda (Eddie) wants to become a woman, but what makes a woman? Maybe breasts help? She goes on holiday with her family and meets Lukas.

Callboy

Callboy is a story about Allan; a young idealistic man who starts to work at a mentalhealth-aid telephone. He is not supposed to get involved with the clients.

Tretti Love

Sven-Arne is desperately in love, and he's got just about to tell her, when everything goes wrong. What do you need enemies for when you got such friends?

For Instance in Texas

A film about a dissolving family. Karl is fifteen-years old living on the island Jomfruland together with his father, a former wrestling king and his charming little boyish sister Jussi.

Evening song

A dark romantic comedy about life at the end of the road. It’s not always easy to keep your spirits up, especially if you’re old and overlooked, and nobody will listen anymore.

The last one

Johan and his family are the only ones in the little comunity of Hveem that their neighbour and famous writer Edvard has not yet written a abook about.

Sky Stormer

Midfilm fra 2000 som er et drama med enkelte sterke og troverdige scener mellom far og syk voksen datter. Jøran would like to help Thea, but she refuse.

Deep

Film project from 2000 that is a visual- and musical experimental film about a man, captured by himself and the relationship with a woman, and the meeting with his destiny.

Silbo Gomero

Personal cinematographer project. Staffan’s mother is sick, right before her death she gives him a picture of his birth father, a man Staffan never knew anything about.

Destroyed Beauty

Personal project. This strong audiovisual embossed short film depicts an artist's encounter with her own artwork. The film is the director's personal interpretation.

Vanished (Sporløs)

Mid-film project from 2001 about a missing girl and her brother that is facing his biggest challenge.