A Sweetness from Nowhere

Ester Bergsmark / Sweden / 2026 / 86 min / Swedish subtitles
Thursday Oct 1 at 18.00, Grand

In Berlin, 2001, a haunting cry sets off a journey of survival. A new film from acclaimed director Ester Bergsmark. Animals like jellyfish and opossums play dead to survive in their harsh natural environments. That same strategy becomes a step toward healing in Bergsmark’s performative work of film. Visually explosive images allow thoughts, emotions, and actions to converge in a transformative story about finding one’s way back to life and desire. Set against the backdrop of a decaying castle, an enigmatic chamber drama unfolds, set in motion by a personal crisis that the film transforms into words and images through a process of becoming, where change is the only constant.