TILBAKE TIL SKOGEN / Back to the Forest With Guri Glans, Mona Solhaug Mathilde Glans and Jacob Shut Jannicke Låker © 2025 The roar of the waves crashes against us as we stand on the dark forest path. A woman in festive attire suddenly appears before the camera and vanishes, followed moments later by a six-year-old boy in a suit. The waves flow into the next image, where two women emerge from the sea. The friends reunite in the landscape of their childhood. Memories from the past tie them to their youth. Through sisterhood and alcohol, a past marked by silence, shame, structural inequality, and patriarchal power is revealed. In an unsettling landscape, a portrait unfolds of two women carrying different truths. The teenager seeks refuge in an overgrown primeval forest. The dark, complex existence of adolescence is visualized through horror-inspired aesthetics, reflecting the psychological and emotional journey of youth. Written and directed by Jannicke Laker / Photography Andrea Gatzke Sound manager Hanne Treidene / Sound design & music Erik Ljunggren consultants Per Teljer, Gard Olav Frigstad, Ingebjørg Torgersen / Location Gry Skjøttelvik Rødtangen Holmsbu / Supported by Norwegian Visual Artists’ Fund (BKV), The Audio and Visual Fund (FLB) and Viken Film Centre. Review in the film magazine Z -Tilbake til skogen