Join us for a special presentation of the Danish short film Knight of Fortune, nominated for Best Live Action Short at the 96th Academy Awards! Director Lasse Lyskjær Noer will be present with producers Kim Magnusson and Christian Norlyk for a film talk following the screening.
Knight of Fortune (Denmark, 2023) is the powerful story of an emergent friendship between two widowers. Grief and comedy come together in filmmaker Lasse Lyskjær Noer’s directorial and writing debut, which takes place at a morgue where two perfect strangers — Karl and Torben — find, in each other, a shoulder to cry and even laugh on.
“Knight of Fortune shows that in sharing the most intimate and often frightening moments with one another, people in mourning can take solace in one another, and maybe even laugh” (Eric Nelson, The New Yorker)