My Films
Work in Progress
About John and Pakistan
This documentary follows the evolving relationship between a father and daughter during a trip to Pakistan, their ancestral homeland, as they reconnect with close family far from Denmark. Over ten days, the journey is captured through the daughter’s lens, revealing both the fragile and growing bond between her and her father, alongside intimate encounters with a powerful branch of the family deeply rooted in Pakistani politics, stretching back to the great uncle, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, former President of Pakistan. As family histories surface across generations, the film uncovers shifting power dynamics, inherited legacies, and a young woman’s search for connection within a world that is at once unfamiliar and deeply her own.
Selected Films
Stolpersteine en Getafe
This documentary traces the installation of a new Stolperstein in Getafe, Madrid, placed by artist Gunter Demnig, reflecting on the act of remembrance it embodies. It expands into an emotional walk through Lavapiés, where existing stones are cleaned and the lives behind them are recalled, turning the city into a shared space of memory. Created as part of the Donantes de Memoria project.
The Big Dream
A reflection on moving to New York and entering a city shaped by ambition and the desire to “make it.” Through blurred, fragmented impressions, the experience unfolds like a collective dream — vast, abstract, and disorienting. As the protagonist walks through the city, observing and filming fleeting encounters, these fragments form a mosaic of urban life marked by both possibility and distance. Surrounded by apparent opportunity, she confronts a deep sense of alienation — being present in the centre of everything, yet feeling profoundly distant from it.
The Shadow
A direct visual interpretation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Shadow, exploring the struggle of a man trapped in a confrontation with his own shadow, from which he cannot break free. As he longs for a brighter existence on the other side, he becomes drawn to a mysterious young woman who seems to embody that unreachable light.
Notes for an Autobiography
Through a mosaic of archival footage, Clara reflects on the family history she has inherited and the story of how she came into the world. As fragments of cultural events and interwoven connections surface, she searches for meaning within the apparent randomness of life — and the coincidences that have shaped her existence into what it is.
Optical Echo
Optical Echo is an experimental short film about nostalgia as a sudden, unpredictable sensation triggered by sensory impressions, images, or encounters. It appears as fragmented, foreign memories that blur perception and recollection. These moments reshape the present, turning the ordinary into something intimate and charged. The film reflects on nostalgia as a paradoxical longing for something unknown that still feels familiar.
Human Furniture
A stylized interpretation of the modern consumer who gradually merges with the furniture of her living room. The natural world outside stands in contrast to her fixation on the television, until she becomes part of the static objects she once consumed. The cycle repeats in an endless loop of consumption, where each new viewer enters a space already filled with those before — now absorbed and watching in return. The film also reflects on contemporary life, where this dynamic extends to our relationship with screens and smartphones, through which we increasingly become both observer and observed.