Sally Jacobson

When the need to radically transform our relationship with living beings has become an emergency, UNANIMAL invites us to explore the cohabitation between humans and animals. Sally Jacobson and Tuva Björk plunge headlong, with a delight mingled with irony and absurdity, from the commonplace to the spectacular, guided by the majestic voice of Isabella Rosselini, to propose us to stop looking at animals, and let them look at us.

The friends Amanda and Savannah are going to take part in a reality show. Shortly before leaving for the recording location, Amanda gets an offer she can’t resist. Dreams about fame collide with remorse in Guldbagge-nominated Simone Norberg’s portrayal of a drama seeking TV world.

Olga stands on the brink of adulthood and is making a five-year plan. She starts studying at the university, but at the same time, the allure of the talent hunt at the local mall, with promises of honor and fame, beckons to her. Balder Ljunggren skillfully depicts an ambitious young person torn between the seemingly endless possibilities of the present.

A light kept on to deter makes it hard to see past your reflection. In Fear Fokol, we take a nightly ride into the fears and anxieties of Johannesburg’s wealthy inhabitants by following the work of the private security guards hired to protect them. The illusion of security slowly dissolves as we dig into a fragile climate of inequality, paranoia and masculinity in crisis.

Per Berg (Peter Wahlbeck) runs a cultural magazine about life and death in this meta-story and existential exposé of humanity’s relationship to animals, where laughs quickly get stuck in your throat.

Danne and Hugo spend their days building model aircrafts. But when up in the air, even the smallest breeze of wind can destroy the planes they have been working on for weeks. “That’s the way it is.” - Hugo says