
Cecilie Semec
Camera
Known For

Two married, heterosexual chimney sweeps face experiences that unsettle their views on sexuality and identity. One has a same-sex encounter without considering it either as an expression of homosexuality or infidelity. The other finds himself in dreams where he is seen as a woman.
Sex

Johanne falls in love with her teacher and records her fantasies and feelings in writing. Together with her mother and grandmother, they debate the literary potential and whether to publish it.
Dreams

Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.
Love

Sámi reindeer herder Maia fights to protect her ancestral lands from a looming mining project. Amid the growing protests, she is also confronted with deeply buried family traumas. Maia is forced to make a decision.
Árru

Italian airship engineer Umberto Nobile enjoys a quiet life with his beloved dog Titina. One day, Norwegian explorer superstar Roald Amundsen contacts him and orders an airship to conquer The North Pole.
Titina

A mother-daughter relationship comes to an abrupt end when the mother one day tells that she no longer wants them to have contact. We follow them through what will be their last conversation.
Enough

An Autobiographical film about two young sisters first memory of death and the fear of dying.
My Sister

A lesbian couple are on vacation, but the mood is ruined as one of them cannot stop working. Until she gets a stroke. Is it too late to rekindle what they had and get the life they dreamed of?
Shhh!

An unhappy single mother in Norway's Pakistani expatriate community begins to ignore her young son in favor of placating a Swedish filmmaker she thinks could change her life for the better.
I Am Yours

Ingrid tries, together with several acquaintances, to compose a song for the wedding of a mutual friend. However, she's more occupied with her mother's death that she may have contributed to.
Light from the Chocolate Factory

What would you say about a female teacher falling in love with a 15-year-old? What would you think when you heard her confession? How do you set borders for someone's love and feelings?
I'm the One You Want
Erlend and Alexander became friends in eighth grade. Now they are 34-year-old and still friends.
Scener fra et vennskap

An animated documentary about and with Pelle Sandmark. He has Tourette syndrome and obsessive thoughts. The film is based on the time when Pelle was a teenager and symptoms of suffering began to enroll.
Blame It on the Seagull
A character is passing time in a desolate beach town. Slowly, the loneliness and alienation she experiences in the foreign town makes her enter into an uncanny delusional realm, that blurs the memory of her own experiences with that of female protagonists from film history.
A Blank Slate

Mormor og de åtte ungene (Grandma and the eight kids) is the story of Mona, 7 years, and her family that gets a surprise visit from Grandma. The family of almost eight kids lives in a small one-room apartment. The family truck gets stolen, and Mona and her Grandmother takes it upon themselves to recover the truck from the thief.
Mormor og de åtte ungene

In this documentary we meet a group of people at the age between 72 and 100 years who attend writing courses, led by professional writers. What happens when the elderly get room to speak, write and discuss?
I Write

A woman invites her mother to an underwater restaurant to celebrate her 70th birthday. Their seemingly everyday conversation opens up questions about the individual and society, privileges and responsibilities, belonging and rejection.
The Wonders Beneath the Sea
During one summer night in early 20th century Stockholm, two young women sneak out to a forbidden dance, where a single kiss ignites a love that will change everything.
Lisa & Lily
It's not okay to be in love with Ståle, when one can not say S. But Miriam finds out - in her own way.
Hangman
A dystopic fable that takes place in an enclosed world in which meaning is about to disappear.