Precious Moments

"Is it possible to feel rich without possessions? Can you live happily without money? In the documentary Living without Money, we meet the German woman Heidemarie Schwermer (68) who made a deliberate choice to live without money 14 years ago. One day she cancelled her flat, donated all of her belongings and started a new life based on exchanging favors without the use of money. The experiences she made totally changed her outlook on life.

When Monica was born, her parents thought she was a boy, and called her Morten. Now she has had a cosmetically and gender changing operations. This is all shown on camera in this documentary.

USA vs AL-ARIAN is a close portrait of an Arab-American family facing terrorism charges leveled by the U.S. Government. The film shows a personal story of a family living in a society where fear of terrorism has resulted in increasing stigmatization and discrimination against Muslims.

Bjørn-Erik was a 19 year old devoted Christian. When he determined that he was gay who decided to kill himself rather than living a "dirty and sinful" life. Through excerpts from his diary we learn that he didn't seek any guidance and he got none. His friends and family are interviewed as well as a gay Lutheran couple and some Christian fundamentalists.

NAK-ED is a documentary with the intention of breaking the norms around nudity in order to decrease body shaming. In NAK-ED you’ll meet people from around the world with different approaches and thoughts about nudity. Some show us what shame about our naked bodies does to us, while others challenge conventions and want to change the world. NAK-ED tests society’s boundaries as well as director Jan Dalchow’s own nudity limits. – From when I was very young I’ve struggled with shame about my body, shame about my nudity and shame about my sexuality, says Jan Dalchow who lives in Norway with his husband.