Scandinavia - Into the Darkness and Scandinavia - Into the Light
March 28th, 2026 @ 5:00pm CST
Scandinavia - Into the Darkness
Directed by Mi-Yong Brehm & Verena Feige
Documentary Feature
Germany | 52 min | 2024
At the end of June, the longest day of the year is celebrated throughout Scandinavia with festivals and bonfires – it is the night when the sun does not set. After months of darkness, the midnight sun lights up the north of Europe. The documentary travels through Finland, Norway and Sweden from 21st of June, shows people who deal with light in different ways and how animals and plants adapt to the challenge of the polar day until the sun finally disappears behind the horizon again for a long time in winter.
Scandinavia - Into the Light
Directed by Mi-Yong Brehm & Verena Feige
Documentary Feature
Germany | 52 min | 2024
Winter in Scandinavia is characterised by the polar night: months in which the sun is barely visible. The documentary shows how people, animals and plants adapt to these extreme conditions, because a lack of light affects all organisms. It is a journey through the north of Scandinavia, starting in absolute darkness on 21st of December and ending with the arrival of the midnight sun in early summer.