Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2025

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Brightly Shining (Country: Norway; Year: 2025; Director: Ida Sagmo Tvedte)
Tale of a father who tries his best but falls short, an older sister who tries to fill his shoes, and a younger sister who never loses hope.
Dancing Queen In Hollywood (Country: Norway; Year: 2025; Director: Aurora Gossé)
Mina and Markus didn’t win the Mjøsa Challenge dance competition, but they received an amazing consolation prize instead. They are going to Los Angeles to dance in a music video with a world-famous artist.
Honey (Country: Denmark; Year: 2025; Director: Natasha Arthy)
When a teenager discovers that her supposedly dead, music-loving grandfather Marcel might actually be alive, she sets out to find him.
The Secret Floor (Das geheime Stockwerk) (Country: Germany, Austria, Luxembourg; Year: 2025; Director: Norbert Lechner)
When 12-year-old Karli moves to an old hotel in the Alps, he discovers an elevator that harbours a secret – it’s a magical time portal that transports him back to 1938.
Tomorrow I'll be brave (Ab morgen bin ich mutig) (Country: Germany; Year: 2025; Director: Bernd Sahling)
The growing pains of a 12-year-old.
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