January 19, 2021
A Danish woman jeopardizes both her career and her family when she seduces her teenage stepson. A single mother in Iceland befriends an African lesbian asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau. A Norwegian dancer is diagnosed with brain cancer and given three months to live.
If these story plots sound intriguing, you’ll love Nordic Women in Film 2021 an upcoming online event co-sponsored by the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden along with Women in Film and Television International.
The event, a five-week celebration of Scandinavian artistic ambition and cultural exchange, will allow audiences across the United States to watch five contemporary films, followed by intimate panel discussions with groundbreaking female Nordic and American filmmakers.