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SOLOMAMMA | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
2026-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY, 10016, United States
“A touching and incisive portrait” (Cineuropa) —On October 7, see the tender comedy-drama Solomamma! In Janicke Askevold’s second feature, a single mother gets tangled up in a web of lies while searching for the identity of her son’s sperm donor.
When Edith suddenly finds herself single as she nears her 40th birthday, she chooses to have a child with the help of a sperm donor. But the joy of being a single mother to Sigurd is challenged by a creeping uncertainty when her son begins to ask questions about his absent father. When she unexpectedly discovers the donor’s identity—a nearby successful game developer named Niels—curiosity leads her to meet him on the pretext of an interview. What begins as a calculated encounter gradually deepens into a genuine connection, driving Edith to sink deeper into lies and endanger the fragile balance of the life she has built.
Solomamma is a sensitive drama about identity and belonging, providing a rich portrayal of how modern family ties extend beyond the purely biological. Director Janicke Askevold explores the ethical dilemmas surrounding anonymous sperm donation and modern motherhood. Lisa Loven Kongsli and Herbert Nordrum embody their roles perfectly, bringing out the vibrant tension in their encounters. The film was the first Norwegian film since 1975 to be selected for the main competition at the prestigious Locarno Film Festival.
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THE LAST PARADISE ON EARTH + BLAÐBERINN + OQALUTTUAP AKIA | WEST NORDIC FILM DAYS
2026-10-09 19:00 - 21:30
Join us this fall for the festival West Nordic Film Days, a celebration of cinema from Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands! Screenings take place in Victor Borge Hall from October 9-11 and will include a range of acclaimed recent feature films, documentaries and shorts. Curated by Birgir Thor Møller, the selection of films at West Nordic Film Days reflects the current development and tendencies in West Nordic cinema as well as the diversity, combining films by prolific, prizewinning directors and upcoming filmmakers, who all live in and tell their stories from very different parts of the region.
Opening Night on Friday, October 9 will include screenings of the Faroese feature film The Last Paradise on Earth (Seinasta paradís á jørð, dir. Sakaris Stórá, 2025), followed by the Icelandic short film Blaðberinn (Paperboy, 2019, dir. Ninna Pálmadóttir) and and the Greenlandic short film Oqaluttuap Akia (The Price of a Story, dir. Lukáš Masner, 2024).
In The Last Paradise on Earth, a grieving young man desperately tries to hold together his fractured family and his own paradise in the Faroe Islands in a poignant and visually stunning small-town drama. In 2025 The Last Paradise on Earth premiered and became the first Faroese feature film ever to be nominated for the Nordic Council Film Prize — an award it furthermore won. In Blaðberinn, a small town paperboy has his world shaken when peers into his neighbor’s window and connects with a traumatized woman. And in the scenic short film Oqaluttuap Akia, a rich Czech tourist and an Inuit shaman (Angakkoq) meet to discuss a legendary encounter between their respective ancestors during the time of the first Christian missionaries in Greenland.
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WALLS + SELSHAMURINN + FAÐIR MÍN FAÐIR | WEST NORDIC FILM DAYS
2026-10-10 14:00 - 16:30
Join us this fall for the festival West Nordic Film Days, a celebration of cinema from Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands! Screenings take place in Victor Borge Hall from October 9-11 and will include a range of acclaimed recent feature films, documentaries and shorts. Curated by Birgir Thor Møller, the selection of films at West Nordic Film Days reflects the current development and tendencies in West Nordic cinema as well as the diversity, combining films by prolific, prizewinning directors and upcoming filmmakers, who all live in and tell their stories from very different parts of the region.
The opening session on Saturday, October 10 will include screenings of the Greenlandic feature film Walls (Akinni Inuk, dir. Sakaris Stórá, 2025), followed by the Icelandic short film Selshamurinn (Sealskin, 2019, dir. Ninna Pálmadóttir) and the Faroese short film Faðir mín Faðir (Father, Oh Father, dir. Julia í Kálvalíð, 2024).
The Greenlandic documentary feature Walls follows Ruth Mikaelsen Jerimiassen, a woman who has been indefinitely incarcerated in Nuuk for attempted murder, who is given an opportunity for redemption when her case is opened for review. In Blaðberinn, when a lonely five-year-old girl senses her composer father is drowning in profound grief inside their isolated seaside home, she turns to a magical mythical folk tale to try and heal his sorrow. And in the poignant short film Faðir mín Faðir, a woman seeks out connection with her estranged father by taking his remains on a tour of her hometown.
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DREAMS BY THE SEA + DÖGUN + THE LAST GRASS SEAMSTRESS | WEST NORDIC FILM DAYS
2026-10-10 17:00 - 19:30
Join us this fall for the festival West Nordic Film Days, a celebration of cinema from Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands! Screenings take place in Victor Borge Hall from October 9-11 and will include a range of acclaimed recent feature films, documentaries and shorts. Curated by Birgir Thor Møller, the selection of films at West Nordic Film Days reflects the current development and tendencies in West Nordic cinema as well as the diversity, combining films by prolific, prizewinning directors and upcoming filmmakers, who all live in and tell their stories from very different parts of the region.
The opening session on Saturday, October 10 will include screenings of the Faroese feature film Dreams by the Sea (Dreymar við havið, dir. Sakaris Stórá, 2017), followed by the Icelandic short film Dögun (Dawn, 2012, dir. Valdimar Jóhannsson) and the Greenlandic short film The Last Grass Seamstress (Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq, dir. Julia í Kálvalíð, 2024).
In the Faroese feature Dreams by the Sea, a sheltered teen trying to live by the dogma of her strictly religious parents befriends a rebellious newcomer, and together they spend the summer nights dreaming of a better life. Valdimar Jóhannsson’s (Lamb) Dögun is a very brief, yet intense short film depicting a father and his young child who simultaneously wake up in the dead of night, deeply shaken after experiencing a terrifying, shared bad dream. The award-winning short film Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq follows and portrays the 82-year-old Marie Josefsen, an Inuk from South Greenland, who is the last surviving specialist of the traditional craft of grass sewing.
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THE GROUND BENEATH OUR FEET + HALT UM MEG + ALWAYS MOVING | WEST NORDIC FILM DAYS
2026-10-11 14:00 - 17:00
Join us this fall for the festival West Nordic Film Days, a celebration of cinema from Greenland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands! Screenings take place in Victor Borge Hall from October 9-11 and will include a range of acclaimed recent feature films, documentaries and shorts. Curated by Birgir Thor Møller, the selection of films at West Nordic Film Days reflects the current development and tendencies in West Nordic cinema as well as the diversity, combining films by prolific, prizewinning directors and upcoming filmmakers, who all live in and tell their stories from very different parts of the region.
Our closing day on Saturday, October 11 will include screenings of the Icelandic feature film The Ground Beneath Our Feet (Jörðin undir fótum okkar, dir. Yrsa Roca Fannberg, 2025), followed by the Faroese short film Halt um Meg (Hold Me, 2025, dir. Maria Winther Olsen) and the Greenlandic short film Always Moving (dir. Alberte Parnuuna, 2026).
In the Icelandic documentary feature The Ground Beneath Our Feet, a group of elderly people living together in a grand old building in Reykjavík reflect on their centuries of life, interwoven through the meditative practice of their daily routines. The Geytin award-winning short film Halt um Meg explores the profound themes of grief, intimacy, and human connection within the backdrop of a nighttime conversation between two strangers in a bar. Always Moving is an abstract, animated reflection on our urge to constantly stay in motion.
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HOME SWEET HOME | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
2026-10-14 19:00 - 21:00
On October 14, see the warmly rendered drama Home Sweet Home! Single mother Sofie starts a new career as a caretaker for the elderly, only to be humbled by the toll it takes on her physical and mental state, in this authentic and rewarding glimpse at the uncelebrated world of healthcare workers from director Frelle Petersen.
We meet Sofie (Jette Søndergaard) as she begins her new elder-care job in a small Danish city. Each day, she travels from flat to flat, helping with bathing, cooking, cleaning bed sores, changing linens, and—most importantly—just chatting with lonely patients who feel abandoned. The recently divorced Sofie also struggles to raise her taciturn young daughter, Clara. Sofie’s even temperament is well-suited for her demanding tasks, but she is also subject to intense pressures of staff shortages and rudeness. When one of her client’s relatives lambastes her for alleged ineptitude, Sofie begins questioning her ability to maintain intimate connections with patients, co-workers, and even her own family.
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TELL EVERYONE | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
2026-10-21 19:00 - 21:00
“A compelling and ultimately compassionate story”—On October 21, see the striking period drama Tell Everyone! Director Alli Haapasalo and lead actress Marketta Tikkanen will be present for a Q&A following the screening.
On a remote island where troublesome women are sent to be forgotten, an emotionally charged struggle for liberation unfolds in a dazzlingly beautiful and deeply moving historical drama.

Following her acclaimed Girl Picture (2022), director Alli Haapasalo takes the female body’s built-in violence and imbues that bottled up fury into 19th-century Finland on a little island called Seili. The year is 1898, and Amanda (Marketta Tikkanen) arrives at the institution on the island of Seili in the Finnish archipelago. She has been committed after living a wandering, decadent life, marked by episodes of “madness” once a month caused by severe menstrual pain. Amanda considers her stay on the island strictly temporary, but as she begins to form bonds with the other women, doubt takes root. Marketta Tikkanen shines in the lead role, supported by Alma Pöysti, Krista Kosonen and Aamu Milonoff, who together create a richly layered gallery of female fates in a genuinely affecting drama.

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NO COMMENT | NEW NORDIC CINEMA
2026-10-28 19:00 - 21:00
“A sharp and entertaining satire with a biting edge” —On October 28, see the political satire No Comment! In his newest film, Norwegian director Petter Næss (Elling) takes aim at a political establishment willing to sacrifice both morality and truth to save its own skin and hold on to power.
As the election approaches, sitting Prime Minister Alma Solvik (Laila Goody) hopes for renewed trust from voters when it is revealed that her husband Sondre (Anders Baasmo) has made a series of lucrative stock deals during her time in office. With accusations of insider trading and conflicts of interest, Sondre becomes the perfect scapegoat in a high-stakes political circus. To contain the brewing media storm, Alma and her embattled spin doctor Karianne Moen (Pia Tjelta) orchestrate a bold strategy to protect her and her party’s reputation — whatever it takes.
Director Petter Næss and screenwriter Ståle Stein Berg draw inspiration from real-life political scandals — not least the stock trading scandal involving Norway’s former Prime Minister Erna Solberg and her husband, Sindre Finnes.
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THE 2026 NEW YORK BALTIC FILM FESTIVAL
2026-11-05 - 2026-11-08
In-Person Screenings: November 5-8

The 9th Annual New York Baltic Film Festival (NYBFF) presented by Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America returns this November continuing its tradition of bringing the best new films from the Baltic region to New York audiences. The leading Baltic film festival in the U.S. will take place November 5-8, 2026, offering both in-person screenings and events, which will take place at Scandinavia House in New York.

Early Bird Passes and Packages will be on sale soon. More details about the festival will be added in the coming weeks.
