Simon M. Valentine

Ingrid, a young drama student, finds herself in the middle of an increasingly uncomfortable situation, as her ensemble and the play’s director discuss whether she should be performing a full-frontal nude scene. Magnus, once a promising theatre director who is now trying to get his career back on track, awkwardly navigates the discussion in the wake of MeToo.

Yusuf is a teenage boy growing up in the suburbs of Oslo with close friends and a loving mother, but something is haunting him that will force him to face his darkest feelings.

Six strangers in an elevator each hold a black box, containing stories of shame and violence. But what will they do when they arrive at their respective floors?

Two refugees find themselves in the company of a mysterious woman. Drinks are shared, stories are told, and laughs ensue. But the refugees have their night turned upside-down when the unthinkable happens.

A meditative sci-fi drama portraying the relationship between an AI-robot and his human girlfriend. The film sheds light on objectification in modern dating scenarios, and questions how future technology might further alter how we relate to each other as humans.

After a lifetime of conflict in Iraq, 20-year-old Tiba joins the October 2019 protests. She is amazed to see so many young men and women gathering from across the nation. Regardless of class and religion, the youth stand side by side in a fight to reclaim their country. Tiba forms new friendships, ideas and dreams. When the peaceful protests are met with violence, she becomes a medic tending to the wounded. But she could never have imagined the heartache one fatality brings.

The AI short film One last wish was created in 48 hours by Simon Valentine, Edmond Yang, and Alex Holm as part of the Cinema Synthetica Norway workshop.

A group of privileged Norwegian teenagers go on a trip to a friend’s coastal retreat on Norway’s south coast when news breaks out about a strange virus spreading around the world. Seemingly sheltered from the unfolding devastation in their remote holiday home, the teenagers fastidiously continue to eat, drink, play and make love.