Allan Funch Petersen

Pierre Anthon and his classmates have just started 8th grade, when Pierre Anthon declares that life has no meaning, leaves school and moves up in a tree, refusing to come down. This sparks an existential crisis amongst his classmates. They decide to gather their most valuable belongings in a “heap of meaning” that will convince Pierre Anthon that he is wrong. A dangerous, disturbing, and controversial study of what really matters has begun.

Stripper Stinna lives in a violent relationship with drug abuse, and her five-year-old daughter is in foster care. One night, she is confronted with the failures and concealments of the past, as a misunderstanding leads to a job in a large mansion. Stinna is first in the throes of her emotions, but before the night is over, she must lower the parades in reconciliation and in recognition that she too has something to rectify.

Tobias Rahim is a busy man, but when his best friend calls to calm his fear of death, the musician naturally takes the time to help. The conversation quickly develops into a talk about life and the afterlife.

A young man engaging on a journey towards a better life battles the constant presence of his criminal past.

Night at the bakery. When everyone else is sleeping, Erik the baker works alone. All is quiet except for the sound of his radio, always tuned to the same late-night joke programme. Erik practices his own jokes while he kneads the dough in the hopes of getting on the air and be named Joker of the Week. Meanwhile the distance grows between him and his family at the dinner table.