Shorts 1: A WOMAN'S PLACE — Helene Aalborg

Short films about traditionally feminine spheres and the women who inhabit them. Is a woman’s place first and foremost within motherhood? Who has access to women’s spaces today, and what kind of community can be found there? Total running time approx. 1h 15m.

FRYDENLUND HAIR PARLOUR

Dir.: Hanne Berkaak
Norway, 2021
14 min

During WWII, one hair parlour in Narvik became a welcome social haven.

A (MAID’S) ROOM OF ONE’S OWN

Regi: Myriam Dao
Frankrike, 2021
8m 51s

A maid from 1950s Paris shows us her world.

THE SURFACE AND THE SUBSTANCE

Dir.: Marie-Pierre Bonniol
Germany, 2019
3m 10s

A bachelor machine of two bodies that are not yet totally distinct, dedicated to Jean-François Lyotard.

ELLEN RIPLEY

Dir.: Anna Nolskog
Sweden, 2021
15 min

A chamber play in the maternity ward. Is there one right way to be new mother, and who decides?

ON THE SURFACE

Dir.: Fan Sissiko
Iceland, 2021
3m 56s

A young mother goes swimming in the Icelandic ocean and reflects upon being a mother in a foreign country.

WHAT IS A WOMAN?

Dir: Marin Håskjold
Norway, 2020
14m 13s

Two friends go to a swimming pool, but encounter some difficulties: One of them is trans, and some believe that she has no place in the ladies’ changing room.

HAIRCUT

Dir.: Yuula Benivolski
Canada, 2020
4m 22s

After a period of extreme social restrictions, a woman receives a haircut from a friend.

Shorts 1: A WOMAN’S PLACE