Nordic Wave Film Series May 13, 2004

The Nordic Wave Film Series will be on May 13th at New College Theater in San Francisco. Short films from Scandinavia will be screened.

Full program details at
http://www.nordicwave.org

PROGRAM:

MY BODY / KROPPEN MIN
directed by Margreth Olin
(Norway) 23 minutes

A short documentary about director Margreth Olin's relationship to her own
body and on how other women shape a woman's view of her own body. And also a
celebration of the male!
Winner - Best Short Film, Norwegian Short FF
Winner - Best Documentary, Haugesun Int'l FF

ARIA
directed by Pjotr Sapegin
(Norway) 10 minutes

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

JAGA JAZZIST
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.

COVAC
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.

MORTEN ABEL
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.

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
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.

THE RIDE
by Jari Mikkola
(Finland) 5 minutes

Beatnic musings while traveling city streets in Finland.