Get ready to explore a dizzying confection of Swedish life and love spanning all shades of the gay experience, from childhood confusion to a teen's coming out, a trio of friends in a three-way relationship, a mother trying to connect with her deaf son and a heterosexual ghost from a homosexual past. The 7 short films are: Coming Out [Komma ut] (2011); Polly (2017); Filip (2015); No Breaks [När bromsvajern släpper] (2008); The Memory of You [Minnet av dig] (2015); Distances [Bortom] (2014); Stockholm Daybreak [Gryning] (2013).
Julija Green, Elin Övergaard, Jerry Carlsson, Nathalie Álvarez Mesén, Valentina Chamorro Westergårdh, Emil T. Jonsson, Eric Ernerstedt, Alexandra Litén, Nils Janlert, Alexander Westergårdh
Director
Eric Ernerstedt
Jacob
Charlie Gustafsson
Joel
Tom Ljungman
Axel
Viktor Åkerblom
Nicholas
Julija Green
Polly
David Arnesen
Love
Emil T. Jonsson
Adam
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