The Stockholm Independent Film Festival 2025 will take place from 21-22 May at the Zita Folkets Bio. Four programmes with short and feature films of independent cinema by filmmakers of all backgrounds. This year’s themes explore the darker corners of life where fears, secrets, and truths and delve into the joys, oddities, and ironies of existence.
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📆 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟏
𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌: 𝟏𝟖.𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟗.𝟒𝟓
- Out of the Picture, Mary Louise Schumacher, 98' • United States • 2023, Feature Documentary Competition
**Break: 19:45 - 20:00**
🎞️ 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄: 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎.𝟎𝟎 - 𝟐𝟏.𝟓𝟎
Eerie, unsettling, but deeply human, this programme brings dark stories that will disturb or even haunt you. From psychological horror to bleak satire, quiet melancholy to spine-chilling tension, these short films explore the darker side of life where fears, secrets, and truths lurk.🎞️
- A Long Night Ahead, Julien Bernard-Simmonds • 25' • Belgium • 2024 • Short Film Competition
- Went the Night Well?, Andrew Hahn, 11' • United States • 2023 • Experimental Film Competition
- The Dead Eurasian Blackbird, Arpen Sargsyan, 10' • Sweden • 2024 • Swedish Production Competition
- Krampuss, Guðni Líndal Benediktsson • 8' • Iceland • 2023 • Short Film Competition
- They Left For The Abyss, Max Larsson, 25' • Sweden • 2024 • Student Project Competition, Swedish Production Competition
- La Vedova Nera, Fiume, Juilan McKinnon, 20' • France • 2023
📆 𝐌𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟐
𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌 𝟏𝟖.𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟗.𝟏𝟓
- Evy & I, Hélène Bares • 68' • France • 2024, Best Feature Documentary
**Break: 19:15 - 19:30**
🎞️𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌𝐄: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡? 𝟏𝟗.𝟑𝟎 - 𝟐𝟏.𝟏𝟓
Comedy doesn’t always come from punchlines - sometimes, it is found in the gentle quirks of life. Either through sharp satire and dark humour or whimsical charm, these 6 short films explore the joys, oddities, and ironies of existence and capture life’s tender moments in unexpected ways.🎞️
- welcome HOME, Amanda Nalbant Nordpoll, 12' • Norway • 2023 • Short Film Competition
- Pierre West, Henrik Larsson, Jakob Arevärn, 29' • Sweden • 2024 • Swedish Production Competition
- Diary of a Photobooth, Elias Koller, Lisa Jödicke, 10' • Switzerland • 2023 • Student Project Competition
- Bottle George, Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi, 13' • Japan • 2024 • Animated Film Competition
- Bad Actors, Harry Schleiff, Sidney Schleiff, 11' • United States • 2024 • Short Film Competition
- The Grievance, Richie Keen, 8' • United States • 2023 • Short Film Competition
Admission Fee: 60 SEK per programme
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