Extracurricular films

Christiania

Film by: Karl Friis Forchhammer

Christiania chronicles over 50 years of the famous Copenhagen freetown, one of the world’s most radical social experiments. Through remarkable archival footage,
director Karl Friis Forchhammer traces its journey from a 1971 occupation of abandoned barracks to a unique community shaped by freedom, creativity, conflict, drugs, biker gangs, and political struggles.
A vivid portrait of a place constantly redefining itself while fighting to survive.
 

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