Andrea Berentsen Ottmar

In 1870 Friendship, Wisconsin, a small town of Scandinavian settlers still suffering the repercussions of the recent Civil War. When faced with a new and even deadlier threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning.

Following the deaths of Mihai's parents, Mihai and Lisbeth Gheorghiu leave their life behind in Romania and move with their children to a remote village in Norway, hoping to rebuild their lives near Lisbeth's family. There, they grow close to their neighbors, the Halbergs, whose warmth gives them hope for a fresh start. But the fragile peace begins to unravel when the Gheorghiu family’s young daughter, Elia, arrives at school covered in bruises.

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.

The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.

Armand, a 6-year-old boy, is accused of crossing boundaries against his best friend at elementary school. While no one knows what actually happened between the two boys, the incident triggers a series of events, forcing parents and school staff into a captivating battle of redemption where madness, desire and obsession arise.

Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend's recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a vicious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention within the milieu of Oslo's cultural elite.

Norway's most popular duo Karpe, invest all their money and time in an immersive show to be performed for only 100 people. What is meant as a gift to the fans and a creative awakening after 20 years as artists, almost costs them their careers and their friendship.

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

A small part of a seemingly ordinary evening is repeated again and again with dramatically different outcomes for two scientists in a pub.

Two paranoid, God-obsessed little girls are asked to welcome a new arrival, Erna, at their Christian summer camp. Erna's strange behaviors– blank stares, convulsions, mutism– lead them to become certain of one thing only: She must be possessed by Satan. Children of Satan is a story about children's desire to belong, their overactive imaginations, and how a combination of the two can quickly become fatal.

It is the last night of 14-year-old Astrid's and Issi's holiday by the beach. The mission is clear, especially for Issi: to find a guy and hopefully lose her virginity before the holidays are over.

A collection of stories and observations from Oslo residents, told through some of the city's most visible but least talkative members; namely the city dwellings. Sound recordings of real people from different parts of the city is combined with manipulated video clips of blocks, villas and townhouses, so the buildings themselves tell of their city.

The sisters Lise and Synnøve play by the river in their new neighbourhood, but their game is suddenly interrupted when two other girls show up and want to know what the sisters are doing on “their” territory.

In this documentary we meet a group of people at the age between 72 and 100 years who attend writing courses, led by professional writers. What happens when the elderly get room to speak, write and discuss?

A young girl does everything in her power to stage herself and her surroundings. However, the games she is playing doesn't seem to give her what she really needs.