Our next Nordic Nights feature is Anorgasmia (all the things we do to survive) (2025) an Icelandic / Canadian film by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson. Synopsis Sam and Naomi meet by chance in a Reykjavik hostel, sharing an impulsive encounter in the luggage room. They part ways, expecting never to see each other again. That night, […]
Session Two: OCT 20, 2026 Under the Glacier, Halldór Laxness, 1990 Fiction A mysterious government emissary arrives beneath an Icelandic glacier to investigate strange occurrences surrounding a charismatic pastor. Blending satire, philosophy, folklore, and absurdity, Laxness explores faith, modernity, and the search for meaning.
Session Three: NOV 17, 2026 In Valhalla’s Shadows, W.D. Valgardson, 2019 Mystery/Noir Set in Manitoba’s Icelandic community, this atmospheric mystery follows a retired police officer investigating a decades-old disappearance. Valgardson combines Nordic noir elements with prairie history, memory, family secrets, and questions of identity.
Session Four: DEC 15, 2026 Animal Life, Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, 2022 Fiction During a snowy Christmas season in Reykjavík, a lonely middle-aged woman unexpectedly becomes connected to a young pregnant immigrant and her child. A tender and often humorous novel about family, belonging, aging, and human connection.