Films

Japanese and Nordic Short Film Masterpieces

Youth Treasure Box
~ Works by Japanese and Danish Student Directors ~

Japan

Produced in: Japan (2023)
Running Time: 35 minutes
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
2/17 (Sat) Online streaming
2/16 (Fri) & 17 (Sat) Talk Session ① Shion Miyatsuka (Music and Sound) Online ＊The recording of the session on the 16th (Fri) will be streamed on the 17th (Sat)

Regrets

Director: Mizuki Ikeda

Toyama Prefectural Nanto Hirano High School
2nd Grade Comprehensive Inquiry Time "Gokayama Inquiry"

We made this film as part of our comprehensive exploration time! we filmed at tourist spots such as Gassho-zukuri houses and had local people appear in the film. The beautiful scenery of Gokayama is also a highlight!
Japan

Produced in: Japan (2023)
Running Time: 10 minutes
Language: Japanese with Japanese and English subtitles
2/17 (Sat) Snow Theater Online streaming
2/16 (Fri) & 17 (Sat) Talk Session ① Hoshito Omori (Director) Online ＊The recording of the session on the 16th (Fri) will be streamed on the 17th (Sat) 2/17 (Sat) Talk Session ② Hoshito Omori (Director) Online (recording)

Shourai

Director: Hokuto Omori

Saitama Prefecture Fukaya Daiichi High School Broadcast Club

In a world where no one laughs anymore, Shota, a high school student who loves comedy, invites his classmate Arichi, who was a comedian together when he was in middle school, to form a comedy group again. This is a story about young boys trying to bring laughter back to the world.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 11 minutes
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

Deer

Director: Luis Kølkjer Hansen

On the way to his moms wedding, Anders accidentally hits a deer. He now stands at a crossroad: leave the deer or come to terms with old childhood trauma.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 7 minutes
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

A friend for life

Director: Sylvester Korsgaard

Alex is lonely and struggles to understand other people's behavior and communication. He lives alone in his flat, with pictures from his favorite sitcom series hanging all over the walls, which is his only comfort. He contacts his old friends in an attempt to build a new friendship with them. A friendship like the ones in the sitcom. In his attempt, he takes them on a road trip, but the road trip takes a drastic turn and suddenly Alex isn't lonely anymore.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 6 minutes
No dialogue
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

A Memory

Director: Storm Useinovski Krat

A young boy sits across from his dying sister, lying in her hospital bed, while reminiscing about a special walk they took together.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 7 minutes
No dialogue
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online streaming
2/17 (Sat) Snow Theater Online streaming
2/16 (Fri) & 17 (Sat) Talk Session ① Imelda Wassberg Bjerkø (Director) Online ＊The recording of the session on the 16th (Fri) will be streamed on the 17th (Sat)
2/17 (Sat) Talk Session ② Imelda Wassberg Bjerkø (Director) Online (recording)

THE WAVE

Director: Imelda Wassberg Bjerkø

The movie is a silent movie about a girl who feels left out in her friendgroup. Her life changes when she gets a connection with a boy at the library. Because of their shared fascination for a painting of a wave.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 6 minutes
No dialogue
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

Checkmate

Director: Frederik Lysholm Jønsson

A man is trapped in a small room and his only way of escaping is by beating 2 impossible chess computers.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 8 minutes
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

Reunion

Director: Edward Skovbjerg Paldam

Reunion is about Mikkel and Andreas, a pair of friends, who after 10 years decide to reunite with their old middle school classmates, to prove that they have outgrown their social roles as unpopular losers. The film is centered around a time in one’s life, where the lines between being young and an adult get blurred, which can make it difficult to connect with people and easy to grow further apart.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 4 minutes
No dialogue
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

The dancing lady

Director: Frida Hald

A young girl is on her way home from a party. But on her way she meets The Dancing Lady.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 7 minutes
No dialogue
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

Light switch

Director: Oskar Andersen

Sara, a lonely 13-year-old girl, spends an evening alone in her apartment when something magical abruptly changes her night.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 6 minutes
No dialogue
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

Frequency

Director: Arthur Meyer praming

In the movie, we follow a depressed war veteran called Finn, who suffers from PTSD after a war emission. Finn lives isolated, but when his anxiety kicks ind, he finds peace in walking around in the forest with his metal detector.
Denmark

Produced in: Denmark (2023)
Running Time: 17 minutes
Language: Danish with Japanese and English subtitles
2/16 (Fri) Snow Theater Online
2/17 (Sat) Online

Forever Blind To Change

Director: Marius Mørkholm Schmedes

Mai is a fanatical climate activist who is on her way to Alborg Climate Fair, but on her way she meets the handsome Anton, who offers her shelter on her long journey. In the process, she meets his right-wing family. What happens when the two ideologies clash?