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SUMMARY:A HAPPY DAY
DESCRIPTION:“Full of snow\, love and empathy”—on May 21\, see the poignant and darkly comedic film A Happy Day\, directed by Hisham Zaman (A Letter to the King)\, in New Nordic Cinema! \nThree teenage friends\, stuck in a refugee camp in the frozen north of Norway\, have plans to escape over the mountains to fulfill their dreams — ideally before their 18th birthdays\, at which point they will be deported. But when one of theme falls in love\, their plan begins to unravel… A bold and artistic film set amid the vast and snow-covered landscapes of northern Norway\, A Happy Day is “truthful and empathetic\, a gesture of hope and a promise that there’s light in the darkest of times” (Cineuropa).
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/a-happy-day/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT — THE DAY ICELAND STOOD STILL | WITH PRESIDENT OF ICELAND HALLA TÓMASDÓTTIR
DESCRIPTION:*This event is now sold out.* \nJoin us for a special screening of The Day Iceland Stood Still with President of Iceland Halla Tómasdóttir! H.E. Tómasdóttir will discuss her recollections of the historical events in the film and its relevance today with award-winning journalist Pat Mitchell following the screening. \nWhen 90 percent of the women of Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes one fall morning in 1975 refusing to work\, cook\, or take care of the children\, they brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to the “best place in the world to be a woman.” Told for the first time by the women themselves\, and laced with playful animation\, The Day Iceland Stood Still  is subversive and unexpectedly funny. “We loved our male chauvinist pigs\,” recalls one of the activists\, “We just wanted to change them a little!” \nFilmed in a collaboration between U.S. director Hogan\, who campaigned as a high school student in the 1970s with her activist mother to pass the Equal Rights Amendment\, and Icelandic producer Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir\, who at the age of seven accompanied her mother to the 1975 strike\, the film features appearances by celebrities such as former Icelandic president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir\, the world’s first democratically elected female head of state\, as well as music by Björk. Released in the lead-up to the strike’s 50th anniversary in 2025\, the film’s message about the collective power of women to transform their society inspires viewers to reimagine the impossible. \nThis program is presented in the Curtis L. Carlson Distinguished Lecture Series. \n“A worldwide cri de coeur…the overriding mood of the film is joy” (The Globe and Mail) \n“A fascinating\, captivating and humorous look at this inspirational movement\, that’s a necessary watch today” (Yahoo News)
URL:https://www.scandinaviahouse.org/event/the-day-iceland-stood-still-president-of-iceland-halla-tomasdottir-pat-mitchell/
LOCATION:Scandinavia House\, 58 Park Avenue\, New York\, NY\, 10016\, United States
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