Anja Breien Movies

Norway's National Day on 17 May has over the years evolved to be a day marked by rituals and phrases which may no longer have as much content for...

A film poem - without words

Anja Breien came across a box of glass plate negatives that her grandmother had photographed, many of them with remote trigger. Breien made contact...

Gaining unprecedented access to the heart of the Yezidi community, this revealing documentary unveils the ways of a Kurdish religious minority that...

The film is based on a legend that goes back to 1349, when the black plague reached Norway after ravaging in Europe. Legend of a little girl, the...

We get to follow Arne Bendik Sjur into his imaginary world. This artist wants his graphics to touch men's lives, our anxiety, and our foreignness...

A documentary short about elders in Norway.

A political short from Norwegian director Anja Breien.

A film about faces, about expressions, about situations. The film is based on a poem by the Danish poet Poul Borum. The recordings are made in the...