From This Day Forth + Where Ever You Are + You Say That You’re Staying at the Party Because You’re Having Fun + Three of Cups
Four short films about love, rupture and fragile connections: 'From This Day Forth' by Jonatan Egholm Keis, 'Where Ever You Are' by Jenna Mangulad, 'You Say That You’re Staying at the Party Because You’re Having Fun' by Siri Hammarén and 'Three of Cup' by Mário Macedo.
From this Day Forth
Jonatan Egholm Keis / Denmark / 2026 / World Premiere / 13 min
A renowned Danish actor reenacts his own heart attack, prompting a disturbing reflection on the mundane nature of everyday life and the fragility of existence.
On Tuesday, September 27, 2016, Danish actor Anders Hove died. Almost. On stage – and paradoxically during a performance of Samuel Beckett’s play ‘The Fall’ – the actor suddenly collapsed from a heart attack. But the Danish actor, known for his roles in such diverse films as ‘Mifune’s Last Song’ and ‘Winter Brothers’, cannot remember what happened that day, nor can he recall the feeling of hovering on the edge of darkness.
So he’s decided to give it another shot at home on his living room floor to see if it can jolt his memory and bring back the memory. ‘From This Day Forth’ is an original re-enactment of the heart attack that almost killed Anders Hove. A cinematic and disturbing reflection on the mundane nature of everyday life and the fragility and transience of life.
Where Ever You Are
Jenna Mangulad / Denmark & Philippines / 2026 / World Premiere / 21 min
With visual elegance, a moving story of diasporic grief and family reconciliation is told through a Filipino immigrant who wants to return to his homeland before it is too late.
After living in Denmark for 38 years, Francisco has decided to move back to his homeland, the Philippines—a country he feels he has never really left. So, on a cold winter evening, he meets with his daughter, who was born and raised in Denmark, to tell her that he plans to leave just a few days later.
Together, they stroll through the streets of Copenhagen, and even though the geographical distance will soon become extra large, it is as if the emotional distance between father and daughter becomes smaller with every step they take. But the big departure is not the only thing Francisco needs to tell his daughter before it is too late.
You Say That You’re Staying at the Party Because You’re Having Fun
Siri Hammarén / Sweden, Denmark & Germany / 2026 / World Premiere / 27 min
A stylish and thought-provoking courtroom drama examines sexual assault through institutional and linguistic filters as a young woman recounts her testimony twice in two different languages.
With a blank stare and a very clear facial expression, a young woman sits in a Danish courtroom listening to her own testimony. First, it is recited by a judge in Danish, and then it is translated into German by an interpreter so that she can understand it herself. In this way, her story returns to her twice, in two languages and two voices.
Her testimony is about a party. But most of all, it is about the sexual assault she experienced. A formalistic courtroom drama with clear nods to the traditions of German Berliner Schule films.
Three of Cups
Mário Macedo & Enotea / Portugal & Denmark / 2025 / World Premiere / 15 min
A poetic hybrid exploration of love, identity, and change among three queer friends on a cold winter evening in Berlin.
A warm, crowded apartment in a cold winter Berlin. A party is underway in the German capital. People drift in and out, greeting each other, introducing themselves. Three people in particular move around each other. Something is happening. Something is about to happen. One is a non-binary artist. The other is a trans woman. The third is a queer man. Something is about to happen between the three of them, that much is clear.
Undressed, they lay tarot cards in the night. The card called Three of Cups is drawn. A card that symbolises celebration, friendship and community, and finding one’s tribe. By mixing fiction and documentary elements, ‘Three of Cups’ becomes a poetic hybrid exploration of love, identity, romance and change.