Uno Helmersson
@unohelmersson.bsky.social
Film and TV Composer | The Remarkable Life of Ibelin | Antidote | A Nearly Normal Family | A House Made Of Splinters | FLEE | The Painter And The Thief
A big month for ANTIDOTE and director @jamesjones.bsky.social 💪!
A @bifa-film.bsky.social nomination for Best Feature Doc, a @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social nomination for Production, and James named as a @rorypecktrust.bsky.social finalist. All testament to the strength of this film!
A @bifa-film.bsky.social nomination for Best Feature Doc, a @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social nomination for Production, and James named as a @rorypecktrust.bsky.social finalist. All testament to the strength of this film!
November 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A big month for ANTIDOTE and director @jamesjones.bsky.social 💪!
A @bifa-film.bsky.social nomination for Best Feature Doc, a @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social nomination for Production, and James named as a @rorypecktrust.bsky.social finalist. All testament to the strength of this film!
A @bifa-film.bsky.social nomination for Best Feature Doc, a @cinemaeyehonors.bsky.social nomination for Production, and James named as a @rorypecktrust.bsky.social finalist. All testament to the strength of this film!
THE HELSINKI EFFECT, the new docdrama by Arthur Franck, is coming to Chicago Film Festival on 18th and 20th Oct 👀
'...uncovering truths, both humorous and heady, about the surprising results that can come from world leaders talking to each other.'
www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/thehels...
'...uncovering truths, both humorous and heady, about the surprising results that can come from world leaders talking to each other.'
www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/thehels...
The Helsinki Effect - Cinema Chicago
Starring Henry Kissinger and Leonid Brezhnev (among others), this witty film about a 1973 global security conference asks what diplomacy is good for.
www.chicagofilmfestival.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
THE HELSINKI EFFECT, the new docdrama by Arthur Franck, is coming to Chicago Film Festival on 18th and 20th Oct 👀
'...uncovering truths, both humorous and heady, about the surprising results that can come from world leaders talking to each other.'
www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/thehels...
'...uncovering truths, both humorous and heady, about the surprising results that can come from world leaders talking to each other.'
www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/thehels...
Reposted by Uno Helmersson
on @dublinsouthfm.bsky.social from 7 to 8 pm
Music from @unohelmersson.bsky.social , @manuelroland.bsky.social ,#RodrigoAmarante ,
#MichealNyman, Manuel Roland , #ValentinHadjadj #jeanneadded @lucindawilliams , @crowonafence
Tune in dublinsouthfm.ie/listen-live/
Music from @unohelmersson.bsky.social , @manuelroland.bsky.social ,#RodrigoAmarante ,
#MichealNyman, Manuel Roland , #ValentinHadjadj #jeanneadded @lucindawilliams , @crowonafence
Tune in dublinsouthfm.ie/listen-live/
October 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
on @dublinsouthfm.bsky.social from 7 to 8 pm
Music from @unohelmersson.bsky.social , @manuelroland.bsky.social ,#RodrigoAmarante ,
#MichealNyman, Manuel Roland , #ValentinHadjadj #jeanneadded @lucindawilliams , @crowonafence
Tune in dublinsouthfm.ie/listen-live/
Music from @unohelmersson.bsky.social , @manuelroland.bsky.social ,#RodrigoAmarante ,
#MichealNyman, Manuel Roland , #ValentinHadjadj #jeanneadded @lucindawilliams , @crowonafence
Tune in dublinsouthfm.ie/listen-live/
A year ago, THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN made its Netflix debut. What an incredible time it has been to see the outpouring of love for this documentary, and for Mats Steen, whose life the doc celebrates.
Forever proud to have written the score.
label-caster.ffm.to/ibelin
Forever proud to have written the score.
label-caster.ffm.to/ibelin
October 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A year ago, THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN made its Netflix debut. What an incredible time it has been to see the outpouring of love for this documentary, and for Mats Steen, whose life the doc celebrates.
Forever proud to have written the score.
label-caster.ffm.to/ibelin
Forever proud to have written the score.
label-caster.ffm.to/ibelin
Almost two years since A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY / EN HELT VANLIG FAMLIJ made it out into the world on Netflix. An incredible experience to see this 6-part Swedish drama fly into the Netflix worldwide Top 10 💪
Watch it now if you haven't seen it already! It's a banger.
Watch it now if you haven't seen it already! It's a banger.
A Nearly Normal Family | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Almost two years since A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY / EN HELT VANLIG FAMLIJ made it out into the world on Netflix. An incredible experience to see this 6-part Swedish drama fly into the Netflix worldwide Top 10 💪
Watch it now if you haven't seen it already! It's a banger.
Watch it now if you haven't seen it already! It's a banger.
Reposted by Uno Helmersson
Informer sur les exactions russes a un prix. Pendant deux ans, James Jones a suivi au plus près des opposants politiques. Il en tire “Les Empoisonneurs de Poutine”, un documentaire effarant sur la brutalité de ce régime.
Sur Arte, en cavale avec des opposants russes : “J’ai voulu montrer qui sont les empoisonneurs de Poutine”
www.telerama.fr
September 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Informer sur les exactions russes a un prix. Pendant deux ans, James Jones a suivi au plus près des opposants politiques. Il en tire “Les Empoisonneurs de Poutine”, un documentaire effarant sur la brutalité de ce régime.
US friends, you can watch ANTIDOTE in full on PBS' YouTube right now.
👀 For reference...
@theguardian.com called it 'a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin...essential viewing for anyone with half an eye on the current geopolitical landscape'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgDy...
👀 For reference...
@theguardian.com called it 'a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin...essential viewing for anyone with half an eye on the current geopolitical landscape'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgDy...
Antidote (full documentary) | FRONTLINE
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
www.youtube.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
US friends, you can watch ANTIDOTE in full on PBS' YouTube right now.
👀 For reference...
@theguardian.com called it 'a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin...essential viewing for anyone with half an eye on the current geopolitical landscape'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgDy...
👀 For reference...
@theguardian.com called it 'a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin...essential viewing for anyone with half an eye on the current geopolitical landscape'
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgDy...
Good to see ANTIDOTE make it into @variety.com's top 15 media docs 👀
"Anyone who knows the story of Alexei Navalny understands the risks of speaking out against Putin. In Antidote, director James Jones follows three Russian dissidents still willing to do just that:"
variety.com/2025/film/fo...
"Anyone who knows the story of Alexei Navalny understands the risks of speaking out against Putin. In Antidote, director James Jones follows three Russian dissidents still willing to do just that:"
variety.com/2025/film/fo...
15 Essential Documentaries About the Media
15 Essential Documentaries About the Media.
variety.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Good to see ANTIDOTE make it into @variety.com's top 15 media docs 👀
"Anyone who knows the story of Alexei Navalny understands the risks of speaking out against Putin. In Antidote, director James Jones follows three Russian dissidents still willing to do just that:"
variety.com/2025/film/fo...
"Anyone who knows the story of Alexei Navalny understands the risks of speaking out against Putin. In Antidote, director James Jones follows three Russian dissidents still willing to do just that:"
variety.com/2025/film/fo...
My score for ANTIDOTE, the doc by @jamesjones.bsky.social that explores the cost of speaking truth to power in Putin’s Russia, is out everywhere now.
It’s always a total pleasure to work with James, and I’m very proud of this piece of work! 💪
Listen now: bit.ly/3GUURbb
It’s always a total pleasure to work with James, and I’m very proud of this piece of work! 💪
Listen now: bit.ly/3GUURbb
August 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
My score for ANTIDOTE, the doc by @jamesjones.bsky.social that explores the cost of speaking truth to power in Putin’s Russia, is out everywhere now.
It’s always a total pleasure to work with James, and I’m very proud of this piece of work! 💪
Listen now: bit.ly/3GUURbb
It’s always a total pleasure to work with James, and I’m very proud of this piece of work! 💪
Listen now: bit.ly/3GUURbb
UK friends, have a listen to THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN director Benjamin Ree talk to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social on her @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social show about the doc's subject Mats Steen, what it took to tell his story, & our collaborative musical relationship!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Cerys Matthews - Johnny Depp talks music and movies - BBC Sounds
Cerys chats to Hollywood actor Johnny Depp about scoring and directing the film Modi.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 2:02 PM
UK friends, have a listen to THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN director Benjamin Ree talk to @cerysmatthews.bsky.social on her @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social show about the doc's subject Mats Steen, what it took to tell his story, & our collaborative musical relationship!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Reposted by Uno Helmersson
Antidote opens tonight at Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto. hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Antidote | Hot Docs
Journalist Christo Grozev and activist Vladimir Kara-Murza feature in this riveting doc-thriller about resisting and confronting the Russian regime.
hotdocs.ca
July 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Antidote opens tonight at Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto. hotdocs.ca/whats-on/fil...
Really great to see @jamesjones.bsky.social's ANTIDOTE name-checked in @deadline.com's Doc Talk Podcast as an early Oscar contender 👀
deadline.com/2025/07/osca...
deadline.com/2025/07/osca...
Doc Talk Podcast Debates Early Oscar Contenders: Who’s Leading The Best Documentary Charge And Who Belongs In Contention
What films have traction in the wide-open 2026 Oscar Documentary Feature race? The Doc Talk Podcast and guest Lauren Wissot discuss.
deadline.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Really great to see @jamesjones.bsky.social's ANTIDOTE name-checked in @deadline.com's Doc Talk Podcast as an early Oscar contender 👀
deadline.com/2025/07/osca...
deadline.com/2025/07/osca...
Get to know a little more about filming of THE END OF QUIET with directors Kasper Bisgaard and Mikael Lypinski. Such an interesting process, made all the more so by the imposition of the pandemic mid-way through! 👇
Kasper Bisgaard & Mikael Lypinski on "The End of Quiet"
The directors discuss needing to go no further than Green Bank, West Virginia to observe another world in a town devoted to space observation.
moveablefest.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Get to know a little more about filming of THE END OF QUIET with directors Kasper Bisgaard and Mikael Lypinski. Such an interesting process, made all the more so by the imposition of the pandemic mid-way through! 👇
THE END OF QUIET just had its premiere at #TribecaFilmFestival.
It’s an extraordinary new documentary written and directed by by Kasper Bisgaard & Mikael Lypinski, and I’m happy to say I had the pleasure of scoring it.
Looking forward to when this one makes its way out into the wide world!
It’s an extraordinary new documentary written and directed by by Kasper Bisgaard & Mikael Lypinski, and I’m happy to say I had the pleasure of scoring it.
Looking forward to when this one makes its way out into the wide world!
July 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
THE END OF QUIET just had its premiere at #TribecaFilmFestival.
It’s an extraordinary new documentary written and directed by by Kasper Bisgaard & Mikael Lypinski, and I’m happy to say I had the pleasure of scoring it.
Looking forward to when this one makes its way out into the wide world!
It’s an extraordinary new documentary written and directed by by Kasper Bisgaard & Mikael Lypinski, and I’m happy to say I had the pleasure of scoring it.
Looking forward to when this one makes its way out into the wide world!
Deeply moving to see THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN become a #PeabodyWinner. Being part of this doc has been - and continues to be! - a true highlight of my working life. Long may it be watched, and Mats’ memory honoured ✨🌱💫
@peabodyawards.bsky.social
@peabodyawards.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Deeply moving to see THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN become a #PeabodyWinner. Being part of this doc has been - and continues to be! - a true highlight of my working life. Long may it be watched, and Mats’ memory honoured ✨🌱💫
@peabodyawards.bsky.social
@peabodyawards.bsky.social
Arthur Franck's THE HELSINKI EFFECT hits Beldocs on 22nd/25th May!
With a score by me & Patrik Andrén, we revisit the 1975 Helsinki summit through archival footage & declassified transcripts, revealing a whole lot of human drama behind Cold War diplomacy.
www.beldocs.rs/en/product/t...
With a score by me & Patrik Andrén, we revisit the 1975 Helsinki summit through archival footage & declassified transcripts, revealing a whole lot of human drama behind Cold War diplomacy.
www.beldocs.rs/en/product/t...
May 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Arthur Franck's THE HELSINKI EFFECT hits Beldocs on 22nd/25th May!
With a score by me & Patrik Andrén, we revisit the 1975 Helsinki summit through archival footage & declassified transcripts, revealing a whole lot of human drama behind Cold War diplomacy.
www.beldocs.rs/en/product/t...
With a score by me & Patrik Andrén, we revisit the 1975 Helsinki summit through archival footage & declassified transcripts, revealing a whole lot of human drama behind Cold War diplomacy.
www.beldocs.rs/en/product/t...
In the wake of World Press Freedom Day, a little insight into a few of the central questions of @jamesjones.bsky.social's ANTIDOTE - the doc that @ebertvoices.bsky.social called "A story that demands to be heard."
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
In the wake of World Press Freedom Day, a little insight into a few of the central questions of @jamesjones.bsky.social's ANTIDOTE - the doc that @ebertvoices.bsky.social called "A story that demands to be heard."
Really good to see ANTIDOTE shouted out here!
If you missed it at Hot Docs and are in the UK, watch (as Kill List: Hunted By Putin's Spies) on @channel4.bsky.social. Coming to the US via PBS Frontline on May 6th 👀
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
If you missed it at Hot Docs and are in the UK, watch (as Kill List: Hunted By Putin's Spies) on @channel4.bsky.social. Coming to the US via PBS Frontline on May 6th 👀
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Here are 7 mesmerizing Hot Docs films you should watch — whether you're in Toronto or not | CBC News
To help you navigate the 113 titles at Hot Docs this year, we’ve put together a list of some of the best documentaries the festival has to offer — as well as when and how you can watch them if you can...
www.cbc.ca
April 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Really good to see ANTIDOTE shouted out here!
If you missed it at Hot Docs and are in the UK, watch (as Kill List: Hunted By Putin's Spies) on @channel4.bsky.social. Coming to the US via PBS Frontline on May 6th 👀
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
If you missed it at Hot Docs and are in the UK, watch (as Kill List: Hunted By Putin's Spies) on @channel4.bsky.social. Coming to the US via PBS Frontline on May 6th 👀
www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Get to know a little more about Christo Grosev, the journalist at the heart of @jamesjones.bsky.social' ANTIDOTE ⬇️
deadline.com/2025/04/anti...
deadline.com/2025/04/anti...
He Exposed Kremlin Assassins, Now Putin Wants Him Dead: ‘Antidote’ Explores “Rock Star Journalist” Christo Grozev
Putin target Christo Grozev, the journalist who exposed the Kremlin plot to poison Alexei Navalny, is explored in the documentary 'Antidote.'
deadline.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Get to know a little more about Christo Grosev, the journalist at the heart of @jamesjones.bsky.social' ANTIDOTE ⬇️
deadline.com/2025/04/anti...
deadline.com/2025/04/anti...
A Peabody Award nomination for THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN 🤯 What a journey this documentary is on. Forever grateful to have played my part in Mats' story living on in this way.
Peabody Awards Nominees Include Emmy Winners ‘Baby Reindeer’, ‘Shōgun’ And ‘Hacks’
Nominations for the 2025 Peabody Awards are being revealed, recognizing the most captivating and impactful stories in broadcast and streaming media.
deadline.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
A Peabody Award nomination for THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN 🤯 What a journey this documentary is on. Forever grateful to have played my part in Mats' story living on in this way.
Finally it arrived. Thank you Cinema Eye Honours for your recognition of my THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN soundtrack. I am humble and grateful. Blessed. 🙏
And a Kramer-hair day on top of it all. 🧘♂️
And a Kramer-hair day on top of it all. 🧘♂️
April 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Finally it arrived. Thank you Cinema Eye Honours for your recognition of my THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN soundtrack. I am humble and grateful. Blessed. 🙏
And a Kramer-hair day on top of it all. 🧘♂️
And a Kramer-hair day on top of it all. 🧘♂️
Beautiful discussion between Benjamin Ree and European Film Club on THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN here.
V much recommend watching to understand even just a fraction of the impact Mats had on so many (and then of course watch the full doc on @netflix.com!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftW4...
V much recommend watching to understand even just a fraction of the impact Mats had on so many (and then of course watch the full doc on @netflix.com!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftW4...
"This film is a celebration of online friendships" | Benjamin Ree on THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN
YouTube video by European Film Club
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Beautiful discussion between Benjamin Ree and European Film Club on THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN here.
V much recommend watching to understand even just a fraction of the impact Mats had on so many (and then of course watch the full doc on @netflix.com!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftW4...
V much recommend watching to understand even just a fraction of the impact Mats had on so many (and then of course watch the full doc on @netflix.com!).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftW4...
Delighted to be up for Best Original Score for THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN at Gullruten 2025 - alongside our director Benjamin Ree & editor Robert Stengård in their categories!
If you haven't seen the film yet, head on over to Netflix to catch it! Proud to have been a part of this stellar team 💪
If you haven't seen the film yet, head on over to Netflix to catch it! Proud to have been a part of this stellar team 💪
April 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Delighted to be up for Best Original Score for THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN at Gullruten 2025 - alongside our director Benjamin Ree & editor Robert Stengård in their categories!
If you haven't seen the film yet, head on over to Netflix to catch it! Proud to have been a part of this stellar team 💪
If you haven't seen the film yet, head on over to Netflix to catch it! Proud to have been a part of this stellar team 💪
London-based friends, head to The Frontline Club on 22nd to see ANTIDOTE plus a Q&A with director @jamesjones.bsky.social and Christo Grozev, the investigative journalist & author who became a target of the Russian state after leading the investigation into Navalny's poisoning.
bit.ly/3RE5O2m
bit.ly/3RE5O2m
April 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
London-based friends, head to The Frontline Club on 22nd to see ANTIDOTE plus a Q&A with director @jamesjones.bsky.social and Christo Grozev, the investigative journalist & author who became a target of the Russian state after leading the investigation into Navalny's poisoning.
bit.ly/3RE5O2m
bit.ly/3RE5O2m
⭐⭐⭐⭐ for ANTIDOTE in The Observer this week.
"a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin"
▶️ UK friends - watch the doc on Channel 4 as Kill List: Hunted by Putin’s Spies on Tuesday 27 March at 10pm
@wendyide.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
"a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin"
▶️ UK friends - watch the doc on Channel 4 as Kill List: Hunted by Putin’s Spies on Tuesday 27 March at 10pm
@wendyide.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
Antidote review – real-time film about those standing up to Putin is essential viewing
James Jones’s gripping documentary following three people as they risk their lives by speaking out plays like a thriller
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
⭐⭐⭐⭐ for ANTIDOTE in The Observer this week.
"a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin"
▶️ UK friends - watch the doc on Channel 4 as Kill List: Hunted by Putin’s Spies on Tuesday 27 March at 10pm
@wendyide.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...
"a sobering insight into the personal cost of opposing Putin"
▶️ UK friends - watch the doc on Channel 4 as Kill List: Hunted by Putin’s Spies on Tuesday 27 March at 10pm
@wendyide.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ma...