The World in a Square

At first glance, Iman, Peter, Johanne, Kala and Elisa seem to have little in common. Political activism, astronomy, tattoos, cooking and babysitting are worlds that rarely intersect. What unites them is the fact that they all live in Nørrebro, Denmark’s most socially and ethnically diverse neighbourhood. More than ten years ago, a park was created at its heart to bring the community together. Like a village square where the whole world converges, Superkilen quickly became a landmark and a vibrant hub of civic life. Over the course of a summer, Bêka & Lemoine set up camp in the park to observe this global microcosm from within. In the film, they explore how the neighbourhood is shaped by migration, religion and politics, and examine how an intervention designed for a specific context can foster coexistence and enable people to collectively inhabit and redefine a shared space.