Short Fiction

Borderline

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På Grensa Plakat - Aurinko Film - Johannes Vang

A Norwegian customs officer, a Finnish poacher, and a mysterious Swedish woman meet at the border between their homelands, becoming entangled in a conflict over laws, language, and prejudice.

Length: 12 min

Languages: Northern Sámi, Norwegian, Finnish, Swedish, English

Year of release: 2026

Titles: På Grensa (Norwegian), Rájiin (Northern Sámi), Rajalla (Finnish)

Festival screenings:

  • Tromsø International Film Festival - Tromsø Palm for best short

  • FiSH OFF-Baltic Film Festival - Youth Jury Award

  • Palm Springs International Shortfest - Honourable mention for best comedy

  • ImagineNATIVE Film Media + Arts Festival

  • The Norwegian Short Film Festival - Honourable mention for best script

  • Nuuk IFF, Lapinlahti Film Festival, Crossings Vardø & more

Black background with white deer head outline on the left and text on the right that says, 'Official Selection, Films from the North, 36. Tromsø International Film Festival'.

Crew

Director Johannes Vang

DIRECTOR JOHANNES VANG

JOHANNES VANG

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

WILHELMINA SILBA

WRITER

JONATHAN VANG

FILM EDITOR

COMPOSER

VILJAR RAATTAMA

DANIEL ROGNES

SOUND DESIGNER

Actors

På Grensa - Øystein Martinsen - Johannes Vang
På Grensa - Johannes Vang - Ayla Nutti - Sverre Porsanger - Øystein Martinsen
På Grensa - Sverre Porsanger - Johannes Vang - Aurinko Film
A middle-aged man with a beard and mustache holding a handgun and aiming it outdoors near a body of water with trees and hills in the background, overcast sky.
Sverre Porsanger - På Grensa - Aurinko Film
Sverre Porsanger - På Grensa - Aurinko Film

Contact

Want to program the film?

Contact producer Johannes Vang:

Tel: +47 413 68 744

Email: johannes@aurinkofilm.com