Annual Aarhus Film Festival 2025

PROGRAMME

Feature Film: 18.00 - 20.00

To a Land Unknown • Mahdi Fleifel • 98' • United Kingdom • 2024 • Feature Film Competition
Chatila and Reda are saving to pay for fake passports to get out of Athens. But when Reda loses their hard-earned cash to his dangerous drug addiction, Chatila hatches an extreme plan, which involves them posing as smugglers and taking hostages in an effort to get him and his best friend out of their hopeless environment before it is too late.


**Break: 20.00 - 20.15**


Short Films: 20.15 - 21.40

Belinda • Maureen Payne-Hahner • 23' • Denmark • 2024 • Danish Production Competition
A woman, Linda, seeks out her estranged father, Holger, an esteemed astrophysicist living alone in rural Denmark.

The Easy Way • Luca Senoner, Martin Loos • 25' • Austria • 2024 • Short Film Competition
Lea and Tom are trapped in a toxic relationship and seek a quick solution through a nature trip guided by a shaman. But as they confront their past and present, they are plunged into a deeper crisis, challenging their beliefs and stereotypes.

Sorry I'm Late (But I Brought a Choir) • Håkon Anton Olavsen • 10' • Norway • 2024 • Short Film Competition
Nina isn't exactly thrilled when Stian shows up late to her housewarming party – with an entire choir he picked up on the tram. Boisterous, drunk, and silly, the motley troupe in the stairwell quickly tests the hostess's patience.

Ecocide • Alice Hjorth • 15' • Denmark • 2024 • Danish Production Competition
Noah, a charismatic advertisement executive, has just launched the ad campaign of his career for the company Nordic Meat. But when his little sister Naia begins live-streaming from the roof of a Nordic Meat factory, accusing the company of greenwashing and threatening to commit so-called "ecocide" by jumping off the building unless they meet her controversial activist network's demands, Noah is forced to confront his values and fight for what matters most.

Where Do Ideas Come From? • Joysi Olijhoek • 5' • Netherlands • 2023 • Experimental Film Competition, Student Film Competition
Archival footage, sounds and words are combined to explore the relatedness between these seemingly random finds and discover where ideas come from.

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Starting time: 18.00

Admission fee: 70DKK

**Films in English or with English subtitles**

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