NORDIC:DOX
Competition for the best and brightest in non-fiction filmmaking from the Nordic countries.
A Sweetness from Nowhere
A performative and visually explosive film, where lived experiences take shape in a constant state of becoming.
Ester Bergsmark / Sweden & Norway / 2026 / World Premiere
Almost Forever
From the carefree summers of childhood to the turbulent teenage years. Five formative years in a young group of friends in Stockholm, where their bond is put to the test as they navigate their way into adulthood.
Lia Hietala & Hannah Reinikainen / Sweden & Finland / 2026 / World Premiere
Amongst the Birds
Understated Icelandic humour and breathtaking landscapes in a charming and picturesque film about birds and people – and about a deeply lovable elderly couple and their friends.
Mika Kaurismäki, Ragnar Axelsson & Ingvar Þórðarson / Iceland / 2026 / World Premiere
Birita
In the Faroe Islands, a family of theatre people are working on staging ‘King Lear’ with the mother in the lead role – a beloved actress who suffers from Alzheimer’s.
Búi Dam / Faroe Islands / 2026 / World Premiere
Fire, Water, Earth, Air
Four stories from the Nordic region paint a picture of a changing natural world, where the elements rage and where being prepared proves to be much more than sandbags and fire extinguishers.
Ewa Cederstam, Janne Lindgren, Rógvi Rasmussen & Phie Ambo / Denmark, Sweden, Norway & Faroe Islands / 2026 / World Premiere
Homesick
A Danish-Korean director explores her life as an adopted child and discovers a family history full of shadows, stretching from the west coast of Denmark to the mountains of South Korea.
Taekyung Tanja In Wol Sørensen / Denmark, Republic of Korea (South Korea) & Finland / 2026 / World Premiere
In Defense of Self
The tragic killing of a Norwegian man in urgent need of psychiatric help is recounted in a film that uses his own tape recordings as a guide to ask what happened and how it could have been avoided.
Linn Helene Løken / Norway / 2026 / World Premiere
King Hamlet
Filmmaker Elvira Linds returns with a deeply personal portrait of her husband, actor Oscar Isaac, who is facing the most difficult role of his life.
Elvira Lind / United States & Denmark / 2025 / International Premiere
Let Our Mountains Live
The Norwegian government prioritizes green energy and economic gain over the Sami people's rights to land in a tense courtroom drama about power, land, trust, and cultural heritage.
Håvard Bustnes / Norway & Finland / 2026 / World Premiere
The Arctic Circle of Lust
In Finland, a middle-aged couple of potato farmers must agree on the rules for living together, as the man's bisexuality puts the limits of their love to the test.
Markku Heikkinen / Finland, Germany & Sweden / 2026 / International Premiere
The Lives of My Father
He thought his Norwegian father was a journalist. In reality, he was a CIA spy who fired AK-47s in the Kuwaiti desert and infiltrated cocaine laboratories in Colombia. It is time to face the truth, and it's stranger than fiction.
Magnus Skatvold / Norway / 2026 / International Premiere
The Secret Reading Club of Kabul
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where women are denied the right to study, work, and speak freely, a group of young women risk their lives to form a secret reading circle.
Shakiba Adil & Elina Hirvonen / Finland & Norway / 2026 / World Premiere











