He, She, Hen
Scandifilm
Tue 28 Feb 2017
Category
Price
£4*
Time
7.30pm
Scandinavian short films exploring gender. A selection of award winning and thought provoking shorts which examine our understanding of gender and how our identity can be formed by the perceptions of others.
This event is presented in association with the Exeter LGBT History Festival. Find the full festival programme here >>
It is the annual meeting for the local football club, yet the entertainment turns out to be not quite what was expected.
Dir. Johan Renck, Sweden, 4 min. Music: The Knife
Girls & Boys is a high school comedy that takes place in a world with reversed gender roles. But it’s also a film about betrayal, friendship and the desire to fit in.
Dir. Ninja Thyberg, Sweden, 30 min.
Swedish language with English subtitles.
Mikaela had a sex reassignment surgery. One night out she meets a guy who follows her home. The movie Undress Me examines our perceptions of gender and how our identity can be formed by the perceptions of others.
Dir. Victor Lindgren, Sweden, 15 min
Swedish language with English subtitles.
Monika tries to revive the close relationship with her childhood friend Irene. A day-trip to an old German bunker reveals that the offences of the past have not faded, and that the struggle for power between friends is not something of the past.
Dir. Vibeke Heide, Norway, 30 mins
Norwegian language with English subtitles.
A lifelong relationship is coming to an end, as we follow two elderly men and former athletes the last winter they are living together.
Dir. Henrick Martin Dahlsbakken, Norway, 18 mins
Norwegian language with English subtitles