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In-person Arts & Culture

The Day Iceland Stood Still

Sunday, May 12, 2024
2:00pm to 3:20pm

Part of: NorthwestFest

Garneau Theatre

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Organized by: NorthwestFilmFest

May
12

One day in 1975, 90% of Icelandic women decided to strike from work, household duties, and childcare, ultimately propelling Iceland to become renowned as the "best place in the world to be a woman." Preceded by the Short Film: I Was Here

Special Mother’s Day Premiere Screening!

This is the true story of one day that sparked a revolution. With a score by Icelandic rock singer Margrét Rán (GusGus, Vök) and evocative animated sequences by artist Joel Orloff, The Day Iceland Stood Still unfolds through the vivid memories of the women who created and lived this moment.

When 90% of the women of Iceland walked off the job and out of their homes one fall morning in 1975, refusing to work, cook, or take care of the children, they brought their country to a standstill and catapulted Iceland to the "best place in the world to be a woman." Told for the first time by the women themselves and laced with playful animation, the story is subversive and unexpectedly funny. "We loved our male chauvinist pigs," recalls one of the activists, "We just wanted to change them a little!"

Perfectly timed for release in the lead-up to the strike's 50th Anniversary, The Day Iceland Stood Still inspires viewers to reimagine the possible.

Garneau Theatre

8712 109 Street NW
Edmonton, AB, T6G 1E9