Fest Trailer for Dag Johan Haugerud’s ‘Dreams’ Film in His Sex Trilogy

Fest Trailer for Dag Johan Haugerud’s ‘Dreams’ Film in His Sex Trilogy

by Alex Billington
January 22, 2025
Source: YouTube

“Could this be something you’d publish?” Screen Daily has unveiled the first official trailer for Dreams, the third film in the trilogy of Sex, Love, Dreams films from Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud. Not to be confused with Akira Kurosawa’s iconic classic Dreams, or the other 2025 film also titled Dreams directed by Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco. Dag Johan Haugerud’s other film Sex premiered at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival last year, and Love premiered at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, so Dreams is up next to debut at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival. This intimate, sapphic story stars Ella Øverbye as the Norwegian young woman Johanne who documents her intense crush on her French teacher, named Johanna, falling in love for the first time. Her mother & grandmother end up reading these intimate writings. They’re both worried by the contents at first but are taken by the powerful writing & story, hoping to get it published. Johanne navigates romantic ideals vs reality, exploring emotions of self-discovery, love, sexuality. Also stars Selome Emnetu, Ane Dahl Torp, and Anne Marit Jacobsen. This seems lovely and touching – worth a watch.

Here’s the festival promo trailer (+ poster) for Dag Johan Haugerud’s film Dreams, direct from YouTube:

The final film in Dag Johan Haugerud’s “Sex, Love, Dreams” trilogy made in Norway. It follows Johanne (Ella Øverbye), a young woman who falls in love for the first time. Her intimate writings about her crush on her teacher ignite both tension and self-reflection within her family, as her mother and grandmother confront their own unfulfilled dreams and desires. Dreams (part of Sex, Love, Dreams), originally known as Drømmer in Norwegian, is written and directed by the Norwegian filmmaker Dag Johan Haugerud, director of the films I Belong, I’m the One You Want, Barn, The Light from the Chocolate Factory, Sex, and Love previously, and many other short films. Produced by Hege Hauff Hvattum and Yngve Sæther. This will be premiering at the 2025 Berlin Film Festival this winter playing in the Main Competition. The film already debuted and opened in Norway in October last year. No US release has been set yet – stay tuned. Curious?

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