On December 5, see a special screening of six Oscar-eligible Nordic short films! The program will feature Sauna Sickness, eligible for Best Live-Action Short; Please and The End, eligible for Best Animated Short; as well as the Best Documentary Short-eligible films Fear Fokol, Time of Plenty, and Postcards. Filmmakers will be in attendance for a post-screening Q&A and reception.
Please | Directed by Anna Mantzaris, Sweden, 2026
Please is a dark comedy about humankind’s desire to love and to be loved; an animated short centered around neediness, intimacy and romance. Told through a series of loosely connected, tender and absurd scenes, the film follows people who are searching for closeness and acceptance.
Fear Fokol | Directed by Tuva Björk, Sweden, 2025
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.
The End | Directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Sweden, 2026
A series of animated vignettes of death and existence in a large, international airport: pig air traffic controllers shirk their responsibilities to watch reality TV; a pushy slug cleark in the Tax Free shop tries to sell deeply immoral products; a dolphin barista at an exorbitantly expensive smoothie bar loses his mind; and, in the periphery, a mysterious figure slinks, soon ready to get us all.
Sauna Sickness | Directed by Malin Barr, Sweden, 2026
Struggling to maintain the peace she mistakes for love, Cleo’s steamy New Year’s Eve plans fissure into a chilling nightmare. 2026 Nominee for Best Short Film at Sundance.
Postcards | Directed by Freyja Kristinsdóttir, Iceland/Spain, 2025
A man embarks on a poignant journey along the Camino de Santiago, marking his first pilgrimage with 46 postcards to his wife—one for each year of their shared life. Eight years later, he retraces his steps along the Camino, penning a final postcard to complete his heartfelt tribute.
Time of Plenty | Directed by Robin Jensen, Norway, 2026
Is the story of Rapa Nui a warning of the end of humanity or a testament to human adaptability? An essay documentary narrated by Renate Reinsve uses the collapse on Rapa Nui (Easter Island) as a mirror for our current trajectory towards climate catastrophe.