Bread but also Roses
The project “Bröd men också rosor” explores how the countryside is represented in
documentary film, and how these representations relate to lived reality. Many portrayals of rural life tend to move between two extremes: either a nostalgic image of the countryside as a timeless “home,” open to romanticized abstraction, or a critical depiction focused on industrial agriculture and working conditions. My film seeks to move beyond this divide.
Through an autoethnographic approach, I place myself within the film and engage directly with people living and working in rural areas. By combining interviews, observation, and personal reflection, the project creates a space where different perspectives can meet. Rather than presenting one more “truthful image” of the countryside, the film explores how meaning is shaped through both lived experience and cultural imagination.