Nordic Lights
SHORT FILM PROGRAM / 92 min
Harbour
Xiao Fang / Denmark / 2026 / 14 min / Mandarin with Simplified Chinese and English subtitles
🌟 Winner of MIX CPH's 'Queering the Pitch 2025'🌟
In the tranquility and anonymity of Sjællandsgade Bathhouse, 'Harbour' captures intimate conversations between Chinese lesbians. They reflect on finding community, joy, and love, all within the margins of a homogenous Danish society.
!! Content Warnings !!
Talk of homophobia, talk of racism
Conversations on a Boat
Sabina Jacobsson / Norway / 2026 / 15 min / Norwegian with English subtitles
A reunion between two women aboard a boat in the Oslofjord unfolds into an intimate exploration of longing, desire, and unfinished love. With warmth and honesty, the film celebrates queer connection, ageing, and the freedom of embracing oneself later in life.
Bloomer
Jimmy Zwedberg / Sweden / 2025 / 12 min / Swedish with English subtitles
While filming a group of skaters, Pascal is drawn to the charismatic Joel. What begins as mutual attraction takes an uncomfortable turn when Pascal realises Joel is only seventeen. As the evening unfolds, desire gives way to doubt, forcing him to confront his own boundaries.
Birthdays
Adrian Jalily / Denmark / 2025 / 19 min / Danish with English subtitles
Bruno is never invited to his classmates' birthday parties. Neither “one of the boys”, nor fully accepted by the girls, exclusion has become a fact of life. But when his Iranian father, Marlon, is confronted with his son’s otherness, he can no longer look away.
Are You Scared Yet?
Elle Whitney / Norway / 2025 / 4 min / English with no subtitles
At a kitsch holiday resort, a queer dancer armed with a sledgehammer draws two tea-sipping elderly guests into a porcelain-shattering performance. Playful and provocative, the music video responds to anti-trans rhetoric with defiance, solidarity, and unapologetic joy.
Transmunity
Director / Country / Year / X min / Language and subtitle language
In a historic bathhouse, we meet trans people across generations, sharing stories, care, and humour. Their search for well-being stands in contrast to the Danish healthcare system, where access to treatment remains difficult and deeply demanding.
!! Content Warnings !!
Talk of transphobia
In keeping with tradition, we have curated a vibrant collection of our favourite Nordic LGBTQIA+ stories. This year's programme shines a spotlight on narratives from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Spanning six stories, the programme explores themes of longing, self-discovery, friendship, family, and resistance in unexpected places. From intimate conversations to joyful acts of defiance, these films celebrate the many ways in which we find ourselves and each other.
