Jannik Splidsboel

From Japan to Copenhagen, and from the sophisticated to the grotesque. Opposites meet in the Japanese pianist Eriko Makimura, who now has to break with her past.

The Kimberley in West Australia is home to various Aboriginal communities, where today most is in transition causing limbo and distress. Some have given up; others choose to fight both past and present demons to bring a change for the better to their people. In 'Dreams from the Outback' best friends Gabriel and Peter try to keep the ancient cultural traditions alive, with almost no support from the rest of their community. Felicity struggles to keep her family together after years of drinking and neglect and teenagers Billy and Jordan are brothers who meet for the first time. The boys spend the days getting to know each other, exploring the outback and their culture.

A film team hires a private detective to help them make a "true crime" about a nose stolen from the statue of the famous soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimović, but soon both the investigation and the film make an unexpected turn.

Lars, Eino and Thomas are fighting for a better future for themselves and their friends in Tasiilaq in eastern Greenland. A youth film about hope, dreams and the right to be yourself in turbulent times.

In an Oklahoma town with 2,000 churches, OpenArms is a small shelter for LGBT teenagers. This doc follows three teens who find love and friendship in a world that labels them outcasts.

A portrait of female photographer and freelancer Nanna Kreutzmann, who struggles to find her inner peace after spending her life documenting disasters and conflicts.

Tony, a visiting Italian, meets Oscar in a Copenhagen bar. What seems like a simple one-night stand becomes more complicated.

Danish-Norwegian artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset began their creative journey as lovers in 1995. In 2009, they were specially nominated for both the Danish and Nordic Pavilions at the Venice Biennale. Recognized as one of the world's most iconic queer art duos, this documentary chronicles their artistic evolution. Through a selection of their bold and playful works, the film humorously unpacks critical themes such as identity, gender, and democracy, revealing the rebellious, unapologetic spirit that defines queer art.

An intimate Danish documentary that takes viewers inside Copenhagen's Enghave Kirke, a parish affectionately known as the "Queer Church." The film follows the daily lives of Viggo Julsgaard Jensen, a gay pastor who overcame a deep personal conflict between his faith and his sexuality to preach that God's love is inherently inclusive, and Bo Hagen Clausen, the church warden who openly brings his vibrant drag queen persona, Ramona Macho, into the community's life. Together, they foster a radical sanctuary of unconditional acceptance, hosting unique events like a Children's Pride. However, their mission turns the church into a volatile ideological battlefield, as the film captures the raw tension, protests, and fierce resistance they face from conservative religious groups while fighting for LGBTQ+ visibility within an ancient religious institution.

As Boys On Film reaches the end of its teenage years, we take a look at those unique boys who go one step further, who excite, invigorate, and always impress, who break boundaries, shape their worlds and are more than what they appear. Volume 19: No Ordinary Boy includes ten complete films: Scott T. Hinson's "Michael Joseph Jason John" also starring Eric Robledo; Abhishek Verma's animated "The Fish Curry"; Ben Allen's "Blood Out Of A Stone" starring Alex Austin and Oisín Stack; David Färdmar's "No More We" starring Jonathan Andersson and Björn Elgerd; Jannik Splidsboel's "Between Here & Now" starring Francesco Martino and Peder Bille; Amrou Al-Kadhi's "Run(a)way Arab" also starring Ahd and Omar Labek; Dean Loxton's "Meatoo" starring Calum Speed and Warren Rusher; Jake Graf's "Dusk" starring Elliott Sailors, Sue Moore, and Duncan James; Leon Lopez's "Jermaine & Elsie" starring Marji Campi and Ashley Campbell; and Marco Alessi's "Four Quartets" with Laurie Kynaston.