Variety has been given exclusive access to the trailer (below) for “The Day Iceland Stood Still,” ahead of the film’s world premiere at Hot Docs on April 29.
When Oct. 24, 1975 was declared as “Women’s Day Off” in Iceland, some 90% of the island’s women refused to work, cook or take care of the children. The country was brought to a standstill.
“The Day Iceland Stood Still,” directed by Emmy award-winning U.S. filmmaker Pamela Hogan in collaboration with Icelandic producer Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, looks back at the event and speaks to Icelandic women about its significance. “We loved our male chauvinist pigs,” recalls one of the activists. “We just wanted to change them a little!”
The film features a rare interview with Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the world’s first democratically-elected female head of state, who took office just five years after the strike, and current president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, who tells...
When Oct. 24, 1975 was declared as “Women’s Day Off” in Iceland, some 90% of the island’s women refused to work, cook or take care of the children. The country was brought to a standstill.
“The Day Iceland Stood Still,” directed by Emmy award-winning U.S. filmmaker Pamela Hogan in collaboration with Icelandic producer Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, looks back at the event and speaks to Icelandic women about its significance. “We loved our male chauvinist pigs,” recalls one of the activists. “We just wanted to change them a little!”
The film features a rare interview with Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, the world’s first democratically-elected female head of state, who took office just five years after the strike, and current president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, who tells...
- 4/16/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival has selected 168 films for its 2024 edition, including world premieres of Red Fever, American Cats: The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly and The Ride Ahead.
The festival is pushing ahead with its 2024 event from April 25 to May 5, despite the resignation of 10 programmers this past weekend; and the departure of artistic director Hussain Currimbhoy on March 20.
The 51 world premieres in the festival include Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond’s Red Fever, in which he travels North America and Europe investigating the world’s fascination with Native Americans; Amy Hoggart’s American Cats: The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly,...
The festival is pushing ahead with its 2024 event from April 25 to May 5, despite the resignation of 10 programmers this past weekend; and the departure of artistic director Hussain Currimbhoy on March 20.
The 51 world premieres in the festival include Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond’s Red Fever, in which he travels North America and Europe investigating the world’s fascination with Native Americans; Amy Hoggart’s American Cats: The Good, the Bad and the Cuddly,...
- 3/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Reykjavik International Film Festival (September 28-October 8) is planning a busy 20th edition, with honorary awards going to Isabelle Huppert, Luca Guadagnino, Vicky Krieps, Nicolas Philibert, Luc Jacquet and Catherine Breillat, who will all come to the Icelandic capital.
A delegation from Cannes will include Christian Jeune, head of the film department, Maud Amson, director of sales and operations at the Marché du Film, and Bruno Muñoz, head of short films.
The festival’s Industry Days (October 3-7) will explore topics like AI and animation for adults; social impact through films; festival and distribution strategies; French-Iceland co-productions; and an open talk...
A delegation from Cannes will include Christian Jeune, head of the film department, Maud Amson, director of sales and operations at the Marché du Film, and Bruno Muñoz, head of short films.
The festival’s Industry Days (October 3-7) will explore topics like AI and animation for adults; social impact through films; festival and distribution strategies; French-Iceland co-productions; and an open talk...
- 9/27/2023
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
[Brightcove "4101244698001" "" "" "auto"] Laury Sacks was seemingly too young to be losing her memory. At 46, the actress and mom of two was suddenly not there, having trouble speaking, remembering basic information and holding conversations. Her new friend, Connie Shulman (Orange Is the New Black's Yoga Jones) could tell something was off, but couldn't figure out just what it was. The women's daughters had become close in their kindergarten class, and though Shulman knew Sacks from afar as an outgoing, involved school mom, during one-on-one time, she felt there was a missing piece. "I'd only met her when she was in the midst of this,...
- 3/10/2015
- by Kate Hogan, @misskph
- PEOPLE.com
[Brightcove "4101244698001" "" "" "auto"] Laury Sacks was arguably too young to be losing her memory. At 46, the actress and mom of two was suddenly not there, having trouble speaking, remembering basic information and holding a conversation. Her new friend, Connie Shulman (Orange Is the New Black's Yoga Jones) could tell something was off, but couldn't figure out just what it was. The women's daughters had become close in their kindergarten class, and though Shulman knew Sacks from afar as an outgoing, involved school mom, during one-on-one time, she felt there was a missing piece. "I'd only met her when she was in the midst of this,...
- 3/10/2015
- by Kate Hogan, @misskph
- PEOPLE.com
HBO Documentary Films has acquired domestic TV rights to Jeffrey Kimball's The Central Park Effect, which had its world premiere in competition at the 2012 SXSW Film Festival. The film will debut on HBO over the summer. Photos: The Scene at SXSW 2012 Effect looks at the wide array of wild birds that come in and out of Central Park throughout the year, as well as the New Yorkers who track and observe them. The film focuses on seven main subjects and features Chris Cooper, Catherine Hamilton, Jonathan Franzen and others. Kimball also produced the Other Noises production; Pamela Hogan and Tom
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- 3/19/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO Documentary Films has acquired the domestic TV rights to The Central Park Effect, it was announced today by HBO and Submarine Entertainment. A 2012 SXSW selection in Documentary Feature Competition, the film will debut on HBO this summer. Featuring Chris Cooper, Jonathan Franzen and Starr Saphir, among others, the film is directed and produced by Jeffrey Kimball and executive produced by Pamela Hogan and Tom Casciato. The deal was negotiated by Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment on behalf of the filmmakers with HBO Documentary Films. The Central Park Effect reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan’s celebrated patch of green and the equally colorful New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. The film focuses on seven main subjects who regularly visit the park and have found a profound connection with this hidden natural world. “HBO is the ideal home for The Central Park Effect...
- 3/19/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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