THE CHIEFTAIN AND THE CHAIR
Learn how Danish design rose to prominence in the postwar U.S. in a discussion with art historian and ASF Fellow Maggie Taft, author of "The Chieftain and the Chair."
2023
TILLIE THE TERRIBLE SWEDE: A FAMILY PUPPET SHOW
On October 14, join us for Tillie the Terrible Swede, a show for the whole family featuring marionette puppets, live performers and most importantly — a bicycle!
MISS VIBORG
Former beauty queen Solvej lives alone with her dog in a social housing area near Danish provincial town Viborg, until a relationship with her 17-year-old neighbor brings new hope for the future.
THE RED BOOK OF FAREWELLS BY PIRKKO SAISIO WITH TRANSLATOR MIA SPANGENBERG
Read and discuss literature with our Nordic Book Club Online! Translator Mia Spangenberg joins us for a special talk on "The Red Book of Farewells" by Finnish author Pirkko Saisio.
EDVARD MUNCH: TRANSFORMING NATURE
ASF grant recipient Jay A. Clarke discusses how Munch animated nature to bring meaning to his work.
DRIVING MUM
In Hilmar Oddsson’s “enjoyably dark and dour comedy road movie” DRIVING MUM), a man sets out to honor his mother's last wishes — by driving her body across 1980s Iceland.
ULF LINDE: ESSAYS FROM A LIFETIME IN THE ARTS
Join us for a discussion on the first English-language anthology of writings by Swedish art critic and museum director Ulf Linde: "Essays from a Lifetime in the Arts."
THE GRUMP: IN SEARCH OF AN ESCORT
In Mika Kaurismäki's THE GRUMP: IN SEARCH OF AN ESCORT, The Grump finds himself reunited with his estranged brother.
SOLD OUT — REYKJAVÍK: A CRIME STORY
Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir and acclaimed crime fiction author Ragnar Jónasson discuss their collaboration on the Nordic noir thriller "Reykjavik: A Crime Story."