I tilfælde af følelser
A 2026 Danish short film about three people in a room, emotions as the experiment, and no clear way out.
What you're actually watching
I tilfælde af følelser — "In case of feelings" — centers on Johan, who invites two friends, Nadir and Viktor, into something he's designed for them. A tailored experience. Therapy-adjacent. The exact nature? The film won't say. Not because it's coy — because the ambiguity matters. You're watching a social experiment that might tip into discomfort or tenderness. The film holds that tension as long as it can.
The title alone does heavy lifting. "In case of feelings" reads like an emergency protocol — a fire drill for the emotional self. Either clever or earnest. The film seems to know it might be both.
Where this film came from
Produced at Super16, Denmark's respected film school, I tilfælde af følelser is a førsteårsfilm — a first-year student project. Context matters here. Super16 alumni feed into the broader Scandinavian art-film ecosystem. A first-year project there isn't a throwaway exercise.
The film has no runtime listed, no MPAA rating, no box office figure. It doesn't need them. What you get instead is the work itself — visible in production stills shared across Danish film Instagram accounts, though full crew credits haven't surfaced publicly yet. Hard to say if that's intentional modesty or just the way student work lives before it hits a festival circuit.
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Why the premise works
What strikes me is how much weight the film places on consent within emotional labor. Johan doesn't just invite his friends over — he curates something for them. That raises a quiet but persistent question: Can care tip into control? That tension between intimacy and orchestration is the kind of thing that sticks with you after the credits roll.
The three-character structure — Johan as architect, Nadir and Viktor as participants — gives the film a chamber-drama quality. You don't need ninety minutes to feel the pressure building in a room like that. Twenty will do. The performances, based on production stills, lean naturalistic rather than theatrical. The right call for material this interior.
Danish short filmmaking trusts silence. I tilfælde af følelser sits comfortably in that lineage. Framing choices visible in the production imagery suggest cinematographic thinking that goes beyond classroom exercise — negative space, proximity, the weight of what's not said.
Where to find it (and why availability's limited)
Streaming availability is sparse right now. Typical for first-year student productions that haven't finished a festival run or signed distribution deals. Check the where-to-watch widget at the top of this page for current listings.
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Questions you probably have
Where can I actually watch this? See the where-to-watch widget above for current platform listings. Short films move around. Movieott.com tracks those shifts before other sites do.
Who made it? Super16's first-year program. Director and crew credits haven't been publicly documented yet — normal for early student work.
What's the runtime? Not documented. Presumably under 30 minutes based on its student-film status, but nothing's confirmed.
Has it played any festivals? Not publicly announced yet. Student films from Super16 sometimes enter the circuit after production wraps, so that could change.
Is this family-friendly? The subject matter — emotional labor, intimacy, consent — suggests it's aimed at adult viewers. Nothing explicitly graphic, but it's not a kids' film.
Why it matters
I tilfælde af følelser won't grab everyone. It's a student short with limited documentation, no recognizable names, a premise that asks more questions than it answers. But that's exactly why it's worth your time if you care about where Danish cinema is heading next. Super16 has a track record of producing filmmakers who matter. This film — small as it is — has an idea at its core that feels alive. Don't sleep on it.