The Tundra Within Me: Romancing Culture
It would cheapen The Tundra Within Me (Eallogierdu) to call it Nordic Hallmark, although it does...
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A New Kind of Wilderness – Grief in Eden
A family living an idyllic life in the Norwegian countryside cherishes their freedom. When their...
Punishment: Redeeming the damned
Øystein Mamen, in his documentary Punishment, takes us inside a Norwegian prison and inside the...
2023 Oscar? Nominated Live Action Shorts
Once upon a time films were about an hour and a half. Now blockbusters may be over three hours....
The Worst Person in the World – Elusive happiness
?I?m standing on the sideline of my own life.? Joachim Trier?s The Worst Person in the World is...
Betrayed – The guilt of doing nothing
In some ways Betrayed, from director Erik Svensson is like many other films about the Holocaust....
Hope – The Possibility of Light in the Darkness
?You don?t have to love me just because I?m dying. But I need to know that you?ll help me.? A...
Amundson: The Greatest Expedition
Roald Amundsen is probably best known as the polar explorer who beat Robert Scott to the South...
Slamdance Film Festival – Day 2
Slamdance is designed to focus on new and emerging filmmakers. Over the last 25 years it has...
What Will People Say – Culture Clash
What Will People Say was one of my favorite films at AFIFest this year. I wasn?t alone in my estimation of the work; it also won the Audience Award in the New Auteurs section. It is a powerful and engaging film in which two different value systems collide within the life of a teenager as she grows up with connection to two cultures.
Thelma – Spooky Self-Discovery
While I?m not a fan of supernatural events in horror films, this film does an excellent job of building tension. This is a spooky story as it plays out.
Saturday at AFI Fest 2017
The first full day for the festival took me on a trip around the world. That?s one of the values of film festivals, we get to see other lands and cultures without the expense and time of travel. (Not that I wouldn?t love being able to go to so many places.)