NEW NORDIC CINEMASeries
New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House presents some of the best recent films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
New Nordic Cinema at Scandinavia House presents some of the best recent films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.
On July 16, join us for a screening and film talk on Freydís and Gudrid, an epic musical based on the Icelandic Vinland sagas, with ASF Fellow Jeffrey Leiser!
See 100 SEASONS (Sweden), a moving new drama centered on a chaotic, passionate first love, on February 28 at Scandinavia House.
See the rock documentary BAND (Iceland, 2022) on Wednesday, January 17!
See EXODUS (Sweden), a gripping new drama about the global migration crisis as seen through the eyes of a jaded smuggler and the innocent young girl he takes under his wing.
Celebrate Valentine's Day Nordic-style with Aki Kaurismäki's "almost feelgood romance" FALLEN LEAVES!
See FOUR LITTLE ADULTS (Finland), a new Finnish drama about a married couple's decision to embrace polyamory, on March 27 at Scandinavia House!
See the documentary Joyce Carol Oates (Sweden & USA, 2023) on January 24!
See a special presentation of KNIGHT OF FORTUNE (Denmark), recently shortlisted for Best Live Action Short at the Oscars, with director Lasse Lyskjær Noer and producers Kim Magnusson and Christian Norlyk.
See LET THE RIVER FLOW (Norway), a new drama about a woman's struggle to embrace her indigenous identity amid a movement for Sámi rights, on March 20 at Scandinavia House!
See the dystopian thriller THE MEMORY OF WATER (Finland) on March 6 at Scandinavia House!
See Danish jazz documentary MUSIC FOR BLACK PIGEONS at Scandinavia House on March 25!
See Lithuanianian music documentary MŪZA at Scandinavia House on Friday, March 8!
See PRACTICE (Norway), a coming-of-age film about a climate activist whose values are put to the test, on April 24 at Scandinavia House!
Join us on Wednesday, June 12 for a screening and film talk on PREJUDICE AND PRIDE, a documentary and rainbow-colored roller coaster ride through Swedish cinematic queer history!
See the U.S. premiere of RADICAL CREATIVES, a new documentary from director Emilia Hernesniemi!
See SHAME ON DRY LAND (dir. Axel Petersén, Sweden, 2023), a "tight and engrossing thriller" set within Malta's Swedish expat community, on April 10!
See THE QUIET MIGRATION (Denmark), a new Danish drama about an adopted South Korean struggling against racism and the pressure to "be Danish", on April 24 at Scandinavia House!
On July 9, see Baltasar Kormákur’s TOUCH, a thrilling love story spanning decades and continents, in theaters on July 12!
See TOVE'S ROOM (Denmark), a dramatic biopic about the tortured Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen, on April 3 at Scandinavia House.
See UNRULY (Denmark), a new historical drama about a woman's struggle to escape forced institutionalization in the 1930s, on March 13 at Scandinavia House.