Christiania
The parents of director Karl Friis Forchhammer left the Christiania neighborhood when he was born, yet they never stopped maintaining ties with their former neighbors. The director thus spent his youth in Copenhagen, Denmark, moving between an urban city district and the independent community of Christiania. In an eponymous feature-length documentary, he looks back on more than fifty years of a turbulent history with an incisive and humorous narrative. (Aurelie Geron, CPH:DOX)
Director's Filmography (Selection)
Christiania (2026, doc) - Last Days of Summer (2020, mid-length doc) - Ravens (2019, doc short) - What to Do While Trains Pass By (2015, doc short)
Christiania (2026, doc) - Last Days of Summer (2020, mid-length doc) - Ravens (2019, doc short) - What to Do While Trains Pass By (2015, doc short)
Competition Documentary 2026
Director Karl Friis Forchhammer
Denmark 2026
color
93 minutes
Danish OV with English subtitles
Cinematography Karl Friis Forchhammer, Emil Aagaard, Max Kestner
Editing Michael Aaglund
Sound/Sounddesign Rune Thuelund
Music Marco Twellmann
Producer(s) Rikke Tambo
Production
Tambo Film
World Sales
Verità Films
Austrian Premiere
World Premiere
CPH:DOX 2026
Tags
Environment / Climate / Nature, Coming-of-Age, Back to the 80s, 90s & 2000s