Per-Åke Holmquist

Another Country

Sérgio Tréfaut

Dominique Issermann, Glauber Rocha

The Portuguese Revolution (1974-75) seen through the eyes of some of the most important photographers and filmmakers that witnessed the event. Their dreams and expectations and what came out of the revolution. With outstanding historical footage.

Unge Freud i Gaza

Per-Åke Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian

Ayed is a young Palestinian psychologist living in the embargoed territory of the Gaza Strip. Young Freud in Gaza follows him over the course of two years. This is a turbulent part of the world: suicide attacks, demonstrations and armed combat are the order of the day. In Ayed's own words, "We need a million psychologists in Gaza." The inhabitants of the Gaza Strip are constantly confronted with violence, and this has its repercussions on their mental health.

Från opium till krysantemum

Per-Åke Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian

At the height of the Vietnam War, in 1969, Swedish filmmaker PeÅ Holmquist traveled to South East Asia to make a film on a Hmong village leader named Lao-Tong and the Hmong. This film documents Holmquist’s return after 30 years. With new material filmed in Thailand, Laos, and the United States, and incorporating scenes from the 1969 documentary, the film shows how much has changed, and what has happened to the Hmong, both in Thailand and Laos, and in the United States.

Tillbaka till Ararat

Göran Gunér, Per-Åke Holmquist

The first genocide of this century occurred during the first World War, when 1.5 million Armenians were killed, and an entire nation was driven from its land. Back to Ararat is the first film to examine this tragic episode in depth. Traveling from the old ruins to new Armenian communities around the world, the film presents a people united in its dream of returning to its homeland. But no one will listen to their arguments. In fact, Turkish representatives in the film argue the genocide never took place. Back to Ararat is a powerful reminder of a global injustice which has gone unaddressed.

Bullshit

Per-Åke Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian

Vandana Shiva

Her opponents gave her the “Bullshit Award” for sustaining global poverty. Time Magazine hailed her as one of the great heroes of our time – an icon for young people all over the world. She is Vandana Shiva and this is a film about globalization, genetic engineering, bio-piracy, and indigenous knowledge.

Mitt Gaza

Per-Åke Holmquist

The last 31 years, PeÅ Holmquist has filmed in Gaza, depicting the fate of its people in this often cruel world. Now Holmquist makes a personal reflection based on his many visits to Gaza, most recently after the three-week intense war with Israel during 2008-2009.

På osäker mark

Per-Åke Holmquist

The interactions between three seventeen-year-old boys in Sweden. Thomas and Helge are born in Sweden while Jack is born in Libanon.

Camelen

Per-Åke Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian

Cecilia Uddén

Cecilia Uddén, known as "Camelen", is a Middle East foreign correspondent working for Swedish Radio and alone in having been awarded Stora Journalistpriset ("The Swedish Grand Journalism Prize") twice. This film chronicles her life in Cairo, thereby highlighting the complex situation and conflicts in the Middle East.

Jag hatar hundar

Per-Åke Holmquist, Suzanne Khardalian

Garbis Hagopian-Ghazarian

Garbis is 99 years old, and one of the last survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide.

Byhövdingen och jag

Per-Åke Holmquist

In the Thai mountains lives the headman Lao-Tong. In the late 1960s, the photographer PeÅ Holmquist met him for the first time. 27 years later, he returns.