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NORDIC WAVE FILM SERIES
Short films by filmmakers from Scandinavia

Program Note: MY BODY will not be screened and has been replaced as shown below.

JAGA JAZZIST
directed by Lasse Gretland
(Norway) 5 minutes
MUSIC VIDEO: AIRBORNE

Melodic, hypnotizing, delicate and subtle.
Jaga Jazzist is a 10-piece instrumental band that organically creates a sound that borders on IDM and is regarded as one of the most exciting and innovative music projects in Norway.

ARIA
directed by Pjotr Sapegin
(Norway) 10 minutes

An animated short inspired by Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly.

BLUE CAVIAR
directed by Mikael Forsberg
(Sweden) 14 minutes

A MAN and a WOMAN are each sitting alone at a café when their eyes meet for the first time. Will their romantic fantasy become a reality?

ELEVATOR
directed by HC Gilje
(Norway) 5 minutes

A dance performance video installation from premiere digital media artist HC Gilje. His work was shown in 2004 at the Guggenheim and has been exhibited at museums throughout the world.

COVAC
directed by Adam Hashemi
(Denmark) 23 minutes

COVAC is an b-movie sci-fi film inspired by 60's TV shows like "The Prisoner". The action takes place in the head quarters of a secret intelligence organization called COVAC. Three scientists build a charming robot with human features, and as part of an experiment make it seduce an unsuspecting nurse. But the robot has its own plans and turns out more human than expected.

BERTINE ZETLITZ
MUSIC VIDEO: TWISTED LITTLE STAR
(Norway) 5 minutes

MORTEN ABEL
directed by Mikkel Sandemose
MUSIC VIDEO: THE BIRMINGHAM HO
(Norway) 5 minutes

Norway’s premiere pop star Morten Abel sings about a night of free sex gone wrong. Very cheeky, head bopping and lots of fun.

ANNE HVIDSTEN
directed by David Reiss-Andersen
MUSIC VIDEO: NEED TO KNOW
(Norway) 5 minutes

BLACK AND WHITE
directed by Bruce Parramore
(Norway) 2 minutes

Racial barriers transcend a subway ride.

DAGEN JEG DREPTE EN SYKLIST
directed by Mikkel Sandemose
(Norway) 4 minutes

A student learns a violent lesson in mathematics.

THE RIDE
directed by Jari Mikkola
(Finland) 5 minutes

Beatnik musings while traveling city streets in Finland.


program subject to change without notice, and there may be a couple of short films added to the program if time permits.  No refunds.
 

New College Theater
771 Valencia Street
San Francisco
Here's a map to the theater
 

Thursday May 13, 8 pm

Admission: $8
Purchase tickets at the door

Curated by Tony DuShane (Filmjunkie / Nordic Wave). 

Need more info, email dushane@gmail.com
phone: 415-824-4621