Caroline Troedsson
Documentary Cinematographer & Director
A documentary cinematographer since 2014. I’m passionate about the power of images, to create something telling more than what first meets the eye. I get goosebumps from moments that resonate deeper than language ever could. Capturing a now, that would be lost forever if the camera wasn’t there to witness it. Released my first feature 2019.
My background includes working on numerous shorts for clients, coaching young creators, and practical roles on larger film crews. My early inspiration came from the storytellers of my childhood and the folklore of northeastern Skåne. Slightly less mystical however, were my very first actors: the cichlids in my aquarium, who starred in my earliest drama shorts. Although a Master’s degree in Business and Economics offered a brief shift in focus, I’ve always been drawn back to filmmaking.
Based in the south of Sweden. Member of European Film Academy.
Projects
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Vittnena som fällde bödlarna (2026)
Co-director & Cinematographer
Den okända historien om ett unikt svenskt projekt strax efter andra världskriget som samlade in vittnesmål om nazisternas brott. Våren 1945 samlade Zygmunt Lakocinski en grupp förintelseöverlevare för att dokumentera vittnesmålen från andra överlevare som kom till Sverige då kriget tog slut. Vittnesmålen blev sedan bevis i rättegångar mot nazistiska krigsförbrytare. Arkivet finns bevarat på Lunds universitetsbibliotek och är en världsunik samling vittnesmål om koncentrationslägrens fasor som fortfarande är aktuell för forskningen.
En film av Magnus Gertten, Sebastian Claesson och Caroline Troedsson.
A World Gone Mad - The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren (2025)
One of the Cinematographers
The Swedish author’s early years during World War II, told through her own diaries in a beautiful and thoughtful film about life, death and the art in the shadow of war. As the storm clouds of a new world war gather on the horizon, Lindgren watches in despair. And on 1 September 1939, when Germany invades Poland and the war begins, she starts a diary, which becomes her companion during the dark years of the war.
A film by Wilfried Hauke.
Wilmer X - När tiden stannar (2025)
One of the Cinematographers
Från ett grått och monotont 70-tals-Malmö reste sig Wilmer X som en elektrisk storm. Med punkig, blues-doftande rock’n’roll i blodet skakade de liv i staden och satte Sverige i gungning. Nu, 45 år senare, när bandet står inför en efterlängtad comeback ställs medlemmarna inför nya frågor om tvivel och åldrande. Kan de återerövra magin - och är det fortfarande möjligt att få tiden att stanna?
En film av Stefan Berg.
Some of us Walk in Raggedy Shoes (2023)
Cinematographer
Original title: Somliga går med trasiga skor. Nearly 40 years after his death, Cornelis Vreeswijk is still one of the greatest icons in Swedish music. The poor immigrant guy from Holland became widely popular and topped the charts, but did also create scandals with his stormy private life. A multi-faceted portrait of an artist who until the end fought to give voice to society’s weak and broken. Very likely because, despite his success, he was always one of them.
A film by Magnus Gertten.
Dagar utan dig (2023)
Co-director & Cinematographer
Betlehem Isaak söker efter sin pappa, den svensk-eritreanske journalisten och författaren Dawit Isaak. Hon träffar de människor som kände honom i Sverige och hennes mamma Sofia uttalar sig för första gången sedan 2005. Filmen blir ett löfte om att tystnaden aldrig ska segra. Men det är också en film om att vara dotter, mamma och att sakna en morfar.
En film av Betlehem Isaak och Caroline Troedsson.
Nelly & Nadine (2022)
Cinematographer
A remarkable story about war sufferings, mysteries, love against all odds, the healing power of music, well kept secrets, and the complicated family stories of concentration camp survivors, still trying to deal with the ghosts of the past.
A film by Magnus Gertten.
All Shall Be Well (2021)
Cinematographer
En film om dem som i det tysta plockar upp efter oss andra. Yonas Albawi är den populäre fastighetsvärden som sliter hårt för att hålla ordning kring bostadsområdet Planteringen i Helsingborg. Han älskar sitt jobb, men när han på måndagsmorgnarna möts av kaoset i soprummen testas hans tålamod.
En film av Magnus Gertten.
Only the Devil Lives Without Hope (2020)
Cinematographer
A real-life thriller about love, betrayal, spies, assassins and the young woman Dilya’s unbreakable hope for her brother. He is locked in a desert prison called ”The Place of No Return”. It has brutal consequences for Dilya, that she challenges the dictatorship of her home country to get her brother free. So she escapes, only to soon realise that the regime is much closer than she can imagine.
A film by Magnus Gertten.
Patriotic Highway (2019)
Director
Judge Marie Tuma sets out to uphold justice where society have succumbed to greed. When war hero and former minister Fatmir Limaj faces judge Marie Tuma in a prestigious international corruption trial, she is confronted by doubtful witnesses, political pressure, and erratic surroundings. Along the way the truth becomes increasingly blurred, as the determined Fatmir Limaj challenges every preconception of the case. This is a tale about justice, corruption and the road to a newborn nation.
Every Face Has a Name (2015)
One of the Cinematographers
On April 28 1945, life begins again. Hundreds of survivors from the German concentration camps arrive to the harbour of Malmö, Sweden. While they take their first steps in freedom Swedish news photographers film them. Now, 70 years later, the survivors are watching this archive footage for the very first time and as they discover themselves they re-experience the emotions from this special day. All united in the moment of freedom. Moments and scenes also taking place all over the world today. Faces without names.
A film by Magnus Gertten.
Becoming Zlatan (2015)
One of the Cinematographers
A coming-of-age film that captures the complicated journey of this young, talented and troubled player as he becomes a superstar in the international football world. It’s a story about at young talent living under constant pressure. When he finally succeeds in Italy, he also becomes much more private. Soccer superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic is an engima, but in this story form his breakthrough years, he gives us a glimpse at who he really is - if even just for a moment.
A film by Magnus Gertten and Fredrik Gertten.
