Ulf Rönnerstrand

Blackwater

Åke Vemdahl (1973)

Set in the 1970s, Blackwater tells the story of how four random people's lives converge after two tourists are found murdered in a tent near the Swedish mountain town of Blackwater.

Comedy Queen

Märta's father

After her mother’s death and father’s ensuing depression, 13-year-old Sasha decides to look on the bright side of life and become a stand-up comedian.

My Life as a Comedian

Handicrafts teacher

Juha, 12, class clown in the suburb of Sävbyholm, Sweden. To be funny is the only thing he is good at and all he wants is to fit in the social peckingorder at school. When Juha as an adult performs the show – My Life As A Comedian- to sold out theatres and tells the horrid and funny stories from his childhood to the audience he gets an unexpected visit from an old friend from school which makes him return to Sävbyholm and deal with his past.

Cold

About the murder of John Hron in Kode, Sweden, 1996. "Kyla" is a state of mind, it gives the image of the fatherless patriarchate's lost sons. The graduation of three boys gather at a lake celebrating that school has ended, but they has no future to look forward to. The atmosphere is tense and they beat down quickly on each other's faults and shortcomings, inciting each other.

Maybe tomorrow

Lukas

Mariken Halle first asked around her neighborhood if she might make a school film about one of her neighbors. When that didn’t work, she and her small film crew began addressing people on the streets of Göteborg. How would they imagine a movie that they would want to star in? The results were far from fantastic – she encountered dismissively amused responses and boring, confused ideas. But some of the people she talked to were different. They try getting into their “life role” – and she begins to direct them....

Incident by a Bank

Incident by a bank is a detailed account of a failed bank robbery: A single take where over 90 people perform a meticulous choreography for the camera. The film recreates an actual event that took place in Stockholm in June 2006.

Beneath the Pavement, the Beach

Ulf

Role-playing and multiple narrative layers are interwoven in a complex and philosophical film about learning, life perspectives, and facing profound changes.

Picnic

Tommy and Monika take in the spectacular view from a mountaintop. It's a beautiful hot summer's day. Fluffy clouds drift by. The sky is blue. Tommy delights in the birdsong. It's a fine day for a picnic.