Once Upon a Time in Stockholm

Short Film

2026

Synopsis:

Through movement and music by Mansa, dancers navigate Stockholm’s unspoken social demands, tracing the tension between conformity and self-expression in an intimate journey toward liberation.

Festivals and Screenings

Technical info:

Title: Once Upon a Time in Stockholm
Genre: Dance, Music, Coming-of-age, Short
Format: 2K, Digital, Color, Stereo
Language: Swedish
Length: 9:51 min
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Production company: Diaspora
Distribution: Harvest Film AB
Production Year: 2026

Trailer

The Crew

Starring: Marvin Kouassi, Vera Lundell, Binta Bojang, Claudia Cassibba Cunningham, Amah Gilmore, Sebastian Holmström, Amir Faradji, Mambegay Joof, Amanda Rodriguez, Leon Darbo

Written & Directed by: Parmida Hamdollazadehkive
Producer: Feven Kiflom
DoP: Malin LQ
Editor: Andrea Vasquez Diaz
Sound Design: Tove Lidman & Therese Gylfe
Music: Mansa

Production Design: Elvira Lauthers
Costume Design: Emma Dock
Coreographer: Mona Namér
1AD: Julia Hultberg
1AC: Carl Bengtsson
2AC: Ola Alexandra Pawlowska
Gaffer: Adam Sato Hermansson
Colorist: Malin Imerslund