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Nordic Nights: Shadowtown (2020) by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson and Karolina Lewicka

February 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Our next Nordic Nights feature will be the Icelandic film Shadowtown (2020) by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson and Karolina Lewicka. 

Set in Iceland, Maya (played by Icelandic-Canadian actress Brittany Bristow) inherits an old house from a schizophrenic grandmother she didn’t know. Messages from a mysterious source lead to questions about her grandmother’s death and ultimately put her own life in danger..

The film will be streamed at an on-line event starting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday February 22nd.

The evening will include a Ryerson student workshop short film (from the archive), the movie screening, and a live discussion following the movie. 

 

Note: the Nordic Nights event is FREE but donations are welcome!


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Synopsis

Set in the Icelandic financial boom of 2007, dirty tactics were used by real estate developers to acquire old houses in down-town Reykjavik. A mad rush ensued to replace them with gigantic apartment buildings and hotels. Maya, a medical student in her mid twenties, inherits an old house from a schizophrenic grandmother she never met and didn’t know existed. Under pressure to sell the house, mysterious messages drive her to look further into her family’s past before the chance is gone. A family tragedy is revealed that affects her life even today, raising questions about her grandmother’s death, and putting her own life in danger.

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Details

Date:
February 22, 2022
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Gail Einarson-McCleery
Phone:
416 762-8627
Email:
gaileinarsonmccleery@gmail.com
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