Daniel Hållquist

Directing

Daniel Hållquist

Born

1979-06-27 (47)

Known for

Directing

Credits

18 titles

Daniel Hållquist is a Swedish independent filmmaker, writer, director and producer, and the founder of FUL Film, a Stockholm-based production company. He has made several feature films, including Savage Nights, Despairing Days (2019), Cerebral Palsy Blues (2024), Alma Wants New Playmates (2024), Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death (2026) and The Conspiracy Mindset (2026). His work focuses primarily on horror, experimental cinema and documentaries, often produced on microbudgets with a strong DIY approach.

Known for

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death poster
NR

In 2040, a devastating lung disease has left the world fractured while governments enforce surveillance and control. Amid this unrest, a group of freedom fighters organizes a protest against new pandemic laws. But as the movement grows, shadowy figures begin eliminating people on its margins. Their motives are unknown, their presence undeniable - and their violence threatens to eclipse the resistance itself.

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death

2025

She Saw Me poster
NR

Meet Johan. He doesn't have a job, no friends and no girlfriend. He fills his days with petty crime, watching porn and playing videogames. Deep down he longs for some kind of contact or a relationship. Then one day, something happens. He sees a woman who stares at him.

She Saw Me

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The Conspiracy Mindset poster
NR

A failed documentary became something more. When every participant disappeared, only the conversations remained-highlighting the contradictions, quirks, and the underlying motivations behind their convictions.

The Conspiracy Mindset

2025

Alma Wants New Playmates poster
10.0

A lesbian couple goes to an apartment to buy a bunk bed they saw in an ad. They quickly sense that something is not quite right with the man selling the bed, as he has covered all the windows in the apartment with garbage bags, something he says is because he works night shifts. The longer they stay in the apartment, the more it becomes clear that something is very seriously wrong. Soon they are stuck in the apartment with the man, waiting for his wife, who wants to talk with them.

Alma Wants New Playmates

2023

Cerebral Palsy Blues poster
NR

Cerebral Palsy Blues has an interesting perspective on cerebral palsy. It's realistic yet poetic, angry yet life-affirming. Cerebral Palsy Blues is 75 minutes condensed life. You won't forget it.

Cerebral Palsy Blues

2023

Savage Nights, Despairing Days poster
NR

Has society run away from him? After the divorce, David feels stuck in a job he hates and soon without an apartment in a gentrified Stockholm, the only constant is his daughter's love but... is there a place for him in our society?

Savage Nights, Despairing Days

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Film credits

2020s · 2 titles

Behind the camera

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death poster
NR

In 2040, a devastating lung disease has left the world fractured while governments enforce surveillance and control. Amid this unrest, a group of freedom fighters organizes a protest against new pandemic laws. But as the movement grows, shadowy figures begin eliminating people on its margins. Their motives are unknown, their presence undeniable - and their violence threatens to eclipse the resistance itself.

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death

2025

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death poster
NR

In 2040, a devastating lung disease has left the world fractured while governments enforce surveillance and control. Amid this unrest, a group of freedom fighters organizes a protest against new pandemic laws. But as the movement grows, shadowy figures begin eliminating people on its margins. Their motives are unknown, their presence undeniable - and their violence threatens to eclipse the resistance itself.

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death

2025

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death poster
NR

In 2040, a devastating lung disease has left the world fractured while governments enforce surveillance and control. Amid this unrest, a group of freedom fighters organizes a protest against new pandemic laws. But as the movement grows, shadowy figures begin eliminating people on its margins. Their motives are unknown, their presence undeniable - and their violence threatens to eclipse the resistance itself.

Freedom, Truth, Chaos, Death

2025

She Saw Me poster
NR

Meet Johan. He doesn't have a job, no friends and no girlfriend. He fills his days with petty crime, watching porn and playing videogames. Deep down he longs for some kind of contact or a relationship. Then one day, something happens. He sees a woman who stares at him.

She Saw Me

—

She Saw Me poster
NR

Meet Johan. He doesn't have a job, no friends and no girlfriend. He fills his days with petty crime, watching porn and playing videogames. Deep down he longs for some kind of contact or a relationship. Then one day, something happens. He sees a woman who stares at him.

She Saw Me

—

She Saw Me poster
NR

Meet Johan. He doesn't have a job, no friends and no girlfriend. He fills his days with petty crime, watching porn and playing videogames. Deep down he longs for some kind of contact or a relationship. Then one day, something happens. He sees a woman who stares at him.

She Saw Me

—

The Conspiracy Mindset poster
NR

A failed documentary became something more. When every participant disappeared, only the conversations remained-highlighting the contradictions, quirks, and the underlying motivations behind their convictions.

The Conspiracy Mindset

2025

The Conspiracy Mindset poster
NR

A failed documentary became something more. When every participant disappeared, only the conversations remained-highlighting the contradictions, quirks, and the underlying motivations behind their convictions.

The Conspiracy Mindset

2025

The Conspiracy Mindset poster
NR

A failed documentary became something more. When every participant disappeared, only the conversations remained-highlighting the contradictions, quirks, and the underlying motivations behind their convictions.

The Conspiracy Mindset

2025

Alma Wants New Playmates poster
10.0

A lesbian couple goes to an apartment to buy a bunk bed they saw in an ad. They quickly sense that something is not quite right with the man selling the bed, as he has covered all the windows in the apartment with garbage bags, something he says is because he works night shifts. The longer they stay in the apartment, the more it becomes clear that something is very seriously wrong. Soon they are stuck in the apartment with the man, waiting for his wife, who wants to talk with them.

Alma Wants New Playmates

2023

Alma Wants New Playmates poster
10.0

A lesbian couple goes to an apartment to buy a bunk bed they saw in an ad. They quickly sense that something is not quite right with the man selling the bed, as he has covered all the windows in the apartment with garbage bags, something he says is because he works night shifts. The longer they stay in the apartment, the more it becomes clear that something is very seriously wrong. Soon they are stuck in the apartment with the man, waiting for his wife, who wants to talk with them.

Alma Wants New Playmates

2023

Alma Wants New Playmates poster
10.0

A lesbian couple goes to an apartment to buy a bunk bed they saw in an ad. They quickly sense that something is not quite right with the man selling the bed, as he has covered all the windows in the apartment with garbage bags, something he says is because he works night shifts. The longer they stay in the apartment, the more it becomes clear that something is very seriously wrong. Soon they are stuck in the apartment with the man, waiting for his wife, who wants to talk with them.

Alma Wants New Playmates

2023

Cerebral Palsy Blues poster
NR

Cerebral Palsy Blues has an interesting perspective on cerebral palsy. It's realistic yet poetic, angry yet life-affirming. Cerebral Palsy Blues is 75 minutes condensed life. You won't forget it.

Cerebral Palsy Blues

2023

Savage Nights, Despairing Days poster
NR

Has society run away from him? After the divorce, David feels stuck in a job he hates and soon without an apartment in a gentrified Stockholm, the only constant is his daughter's love but... is there a place for him in our society?

Savage Nights, Despairing Days

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