Nordic International Film Festival

Documentary Shorts Block
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Scandinavia House (map)
 
Entropy
Directed by: Inuk Jørgensen
Country: Greenland
Premiere: New York Premiere
The vast Greenlandic ice sheet has been created over thousands of years but today climate change is threatening the close and sacred connection between the land moulded by ice and the Inuit who live there. Told from an Indigenous perspective the film celebrates Greenlandic mythology as much as it laments the nature we are all losing.

The League - A Future for Freeskiing
Directed by: Mathias Skaarup Schmidt
Country: Denmark
Premiere: North American Premiere
A decade after freeskiing became an Olympic discipline, many riders are longing for an alternative to the current trajectory of the sport. Instead of rigid contest structures and national teams, they dream of a new kind of freeski event, something more true to the sport’s unruly origins. And so, in the fall of 2022, an idea begins to take form…
THE LEAGUE is the untold story of how the Jib League came to be. It’s an intimate documentary following Ferdinand Dahl, James “Woodsy” Woods and Øystein Bråten on their path to creating one of the most instantly beloved events in freeskiing. Enjoy this unfiltered, behind-the-scenes journey from frustration to inspiration, doubt to certainty and worry to jubilation as three friends strive to create something original, and to push the sport they love in a bold new direction.

Fat Dance
Directed by: Kirsikka Saari
Country: Finland
Premiere: North American Premiere
Dancehall dancer Evaleena Vuorenmaa gains 40 kilos and is forced to face the judging gaze of her employers, society and even herself. Fat Dance is a short documentary about a woman, who decides to take the power into her own hands and build her image the way she wants it to be. Is it really true that sexiness is not about size?
PG-13: Brief Nudity

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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
3:45pm - 5:30pm
Scandinavia House (map)
Directed by: Benjamin Ree
Country: Norway
Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.

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International Shorts Block
5:45pm - 7:15pm
Scandinavia House (map)

I’m not a robot
Directed by: Victoria Warmerdam
Country: The Netherlands
After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: could she be a robot?
PG-13: Suicide / Self-Harm

What Woman Wants, God Wants
Directed by: Sara Olaciregui
Country: France
Premiere: North American Premiere
Following a dispute with the courts, Nina, a single mother, has lost custody of her daughter. She gets her daughter back for a weekend and wants to take her to see the sea at all costs. On a road full of pitfalls, she meets a series of female characters who will help her overcome the ordeals and reach her goal.
PG-13: Substance Abuse (drugs, alcohol)

Trapped
Directed by: David Cutler-Kreutz & Sam Cutler-Kreutz
Country: USA
Trapped follows the story of Joaquin, a highschool janitor at the prestigious Hallston Academy, finishing up his rounds in the early morning hours. Investigating voices echoing through the empty halls, he’s drawn to the gymnasium, where he stumbles into a group of boys in the middle of a senior prank. Tensions arise when his attempts to shut down the prank take an unexpected direction and he is caught between the boys, the head custodian and his own moral compass.

The Robbers
Directed by: Isa Schieche
Country: Austria
Premiere: North American Premiere
Three trans women plan a robbery, they disguise themselves as men to create a false trail, practicing speaking and behaving in a masculine manner. Despite sharing life as a team, they struggle to imitate male behaviors.
PG-13: Weapons, nudity

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