RESEMBLING A BODY

Short fiction

Original title: Det likner en kropp
Country: Norway
Year: 2026
Length: 17 min
Language: Norwegian

Short synopsis:
Two boyfriends are on a trip to scenic Lofoten. Harassment from a stranger the night before leads one of them to alienation and a transformation in the landscape.

Screened at
Kortfilmfestivalen i Grimstad, Oslo Pix, Oslo Fusion

Bio

Hamid Waheed is a director and artist with a background and practice in film, visual and performing arts. His work highlights an expanded relationship with queer desire, different realities of time, intimacy and political violence. He is part of the production company Skissefilm and the film screening collective HÆRK.

Co-director Sverre Matias Smith is a Norwegian filmmaker from Drammen, with a degree in Moving Images from Filmkunstskolen in Kabelvåg. His previous works include «Dønninger» (2016) and «HOME» (2025). His films have been screened at numerous festivals around the world, and he is currently studying Film Art at the Oslo Metropolitan University.

Cast and Crew

Director
Hamid Waheed

Co-Director
Sverre Matias Smith

Script
Hamid Waheed

Photography
Amelie Mattisson Chue

Editing
Mali Almå

Sound
Kim Reenskaug

Production design & SFX
Izabella Englund

Cast
Hamid Waheed, Joakim Nesvik, Sunniva Eira Sætereng

Producer
Johanna Nyström, Iggy Augunset