At Arm’s Length

• Jimmy Olsson
• 45 min
• Sweden
• 2025

Tuva Novotny and Anna Odell star in a wildly swinging, satirical vision of a future where "content" and "canon" are the guiding principles, while symphonists perform on the streets.

Unemployed journalist Jimmy Olsson faces a life crisis and turns to art, only to discover that all cultural institutions have been shut down. When the news announces that the Ministry of Culture has been downgraded to a sub-department of the Ministry of Finance, he realizes that something must be done. Guided by artist Anna Odell, he conceives the idea of creating a documentary that not only depicts the dismantling of culture but also articulates the importance of art. Featuring an impressive cast including Lena Endre, Olle Sarri, Magnus Krepper, and Marie Göranzon, this sharply relevant depiction of the future imagines a world where the divide between art and politics is much shorter than an arm's length.

All three episodes of the series will be screened.

- Tobias Åkesson

• Komedi
• Konst
• Motstånd
• Politik