SEA Nordic Film Festival @ Majestic Bay Theatre
Holy Spider kicks off opening night đ·ïž
Published April 7, 2023

The National Nordic Museum is ready for the silver screen, thanks to the newly rebranded SEA Nordic Film Festival, running April 21st – 23rd. Highlighting contemporary Nordic cinema, the festivalâs opening night film is the bone-chilling sociopolitical thriller Holy Spider, Ali Abbasiâs follow-up to 2018âs Oscar-nominated fairy tale Border.
And thatâs just the beginning of the three-day festivalâs program. âWe want to bring to light important stories that are both timely and timeless,â says Leslie Anne Anderson, the museumâs Director of Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs. âFor example, this yearâs lineup presents films such as the documentary Nelly & Nadine, which tells the love story of two women imprisoned at RavensbrĂŒck concentration camp, and Prejudice & Pride: Swedish Film Queer, which traces the history of LGBTQ cinema in Sweden. We also want to ensure that there is greater representation of women filmmakers in the festivalâs lineup of features, documentaries, and shorts.â
This year also comes with a new location for the festivities: the lovely and independently owned Majestic Bay Theatre just a couple blocks down Market. âWe are thrilled to partner with the National Nordic Museum!â says Aaron Alhadeff, president of the Majestic Bay. âBuilding community was a primary area of emphasis when my family opened the Majestic Bay in 2000 âŠâ
Other selections include BLUSH, an out-of-this-world stop-motion animated film, Finlandâs activism-focused drama Power of the People, and Swedenâs sweet coming-of-age romance So Damn Easy Going.
If you canât make it in person, films will also be offered for home viewing, but for those able to, âwe are looking forward to a lively Ballard,â Anderson says, âfilled with film enthusiasts and museumgoers, who come together to celebrate Nordic film.â
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