A Sweetness from Nowhere

Ester Bergsmark ruminates on trans violence and healing, in this evocative and personal film.

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Credits

  • Director-screenwriter

    Ester Bergsmark

  • Sweden 2026. 90min

  • Courtesy of

    Outplay Films

  • Languages

    Swedish, English

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Bergsmark interrogates her response to a transphobic slur hurled at her following her move to Berlin. Exploring the root of violence and its nature, this is a powerful meditation on the trans experience and a treatise on how to move forward from fear.

Jaye Hudson

With thanks to the Embassy of Sweden

Content advice

Contains themes of self harm.

Contains transphobic attitudes and language.

Screening with

On Queer Aging and Endings

  • Director

    Christian Schulz-Quach

  • Canada-Norway-UK-Sweden 2025. 19min

  • Languages

    English, Norwegian

  • With English subtitles

Norwegian Trans elder Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad contemplates her life and mortality in this intimate documentary.

How to book

BFI Flare tickets start from £10, with concessions available for many screenings and discounts for BFI Members. Booking information and ticket prices.

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