Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2026

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In Cod We Trust (Country: Finland, Norway; Year: 2026; Director: Guro Saniola Bjerk)
A portrait of a remote Arctic community and its diverse inhabitants.
Jason's Box (Country: Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Michael Strassburger; Stars: Jason Box)
What happens when an experienced climate scientist becomes an activist? In Greenland, scientist Jason Box and his local colleagues are launching a radical project to raise global awareness.
Let Our Mountains Live (La fjella leve) (Country: Finland, Norway; Year: 2026; Director: Håvard Bustnes)
Sámi reindeer herders win in the Supreme Court revealing a crisis of justice and trust.
Nuisance Bear (Country: US, Canada, United Kingdom; Year: 2026; Director: Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman)
A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
Plastic Love! (Country: Japan, Austria; Year: 2026; Director: Sybilla Patrizia, Clementine Nuttall; Stars: Nami Miyahara, Akira Sakano, Komichi Ikeda, Mamoru Kamata, Yuzuru Oikawa, Taisuke Sato, Etsuko Yamada, Kazumi Murose, Tomomi Yamaguchi, Yuji Sakai, Tohru Tsuji, Michinao Suenaga, Masaru Okamoto, Ryuji Horiai)
A pop-infused dive into Japan's love of packaging - and how it might hold the key to escaping a plastic-wrapped future.
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