WELCOME TO FIMFF 2023!

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Nadia Abrahamsen, Founder & Festival Director

Málið hjá filmfestivalinum er at skapa eitt meiri tolsamt, skiljandi og umfemjandi samfelag við at vísa á ymiskleika gjøgnum film og samtalur. Festivalurin upplýsir og savnar fólk við at vísa á fjølbroytni innan kyn, kynssemi, etnisitet, trúarlív og mentan. Vit skapa eitt opið stað fyri fatan í vónini um at byggja eitt sterkt samfelag, sum hevur røtur í vitan um og empati fyri tí ókenda. Vit ræðast ikki at taka fatur á teimum truplu samtalunum við einum kunnandi sjónarmiði í arbeiðnum at gera Føroyar eitt meira tolsamt og umfemjandi samfelag. // The festival’s aim is to create a more tolerant, understanding and inclusive community by exposing people to multiple shades of diversity through film and dialogue. The film festival educates and unifies people by exposing them to; gender-, sexual- , ethnic- religious-, and cultural diversity. We create an open space of understanding, in the hopes of building a strong community rooted in knowledge and empathy toward the unknown. We are not afraid to call attention to tough conversations with educated perspectives, with the aim is to make the Faroese community a more tolerant and inclusive society.

 

Queendom on the metro

FESTIVALSSKRÀ / FESTIVAL PROGRAM

 

Take a look at our full program

 

Woman lying on the ground with hand on her neck

BARNA- og UNGDÓMSSKRÁ / KIDS & YOUTH PROGRAM

Take a look at our kids and youth program

Faridah panelist

SOFAPRÁT & FRAMLØGUR / DISCUSSIONS & TALKS

Take a look at our discussions program

 

Jalal Arabi Fotograf Stine Heilmann skal krediteres ved brug

FIMFF OUTREACH x LGBT+ Føroyar

 

This event is a private brunch, screening and talk with JALAL ARABI, exclusively for individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary, and parents of transgender or non-binary people. 

 

two nuns having fun

LESBISK SALON  x  SIRKUS

 

Come and join us for a hot (inclusive) evening hosted by Lesbisk Salon (DK) in SIRKUS Føroyar

Nabi drag purple

FIMFF GENERATION

FIMFF Generation entails two programs: FIMFF YOUTH & DRAG ACADEMY for youth and drag enthusiasts in the Faroe Islands.

GENDER BENDER PARTY LINE-UP

PERLAN / KL 22:00 / 09.09.23

 

Falito (NO) – Nabi Yeon Gesha (NO) – Lesbisk Lyd (DK) – SIRIOUSLY (FO) mm.

Falito
Lesbisk lyd with a guitar

SCHEDULE / SKRÁ

THURSDAY 07.09.23

Kl 18-19.00 OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

A reception will be held in the lobby at 6:00-7:00 PM, where we will offer welcome drinks. 

Kl 19.00 QUEENDOM

OPENING NIGHT FILM

Skálin // 19.00QUEENDOM

Gena, a 21-year-old radical artist and activist from a small town in the outskirts of Russia, fearlessly challenges societal norms with her extravagant costumes made from unconventional materials resembling creatures from faraway planets.

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FRIDAY 08.09.23

Kl 10.00 FIMFF YOUTH

FIMFF GENERATION

Høllin // 10.00

FIMFF YOUTH

Pre-registration required

As an extension of the festival, we organize an educational day specifically designed for students in grades 8 through 10. This day includes a screening as well as talks by speakers on the subjects of inclusivity, discrimination, and identity.

This year, we are honored to have esteemed guest speakers Jalal Arabi, Jasmin Mote and Esther Margreth Petersen, who will share their insights and experience with our audience.

 

Kl 17.00 DRAG ACADEMY

WORKSHOP

Norðurastova // 17.00Drag Nabi Singing

We are thrilled to welcome the Norwegian drag Queen Nabi Yeon Geisha leading our workshops, which is open to all levels, and anyone who desires to learn more.

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Kl 17.30 KORTFILMFESTIVALEN

SHORT FILMS

Skálin // 17.30

Woman lying on the ground with hand on her neck

KORTFILMFESTIVALEN GRIMSTAD presents a Nordic shorts program.

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Kl 19.30 ALMAMULA

FILM

Skálin // 19.30

Boy who is hurtALMAMULA

Leikstjóri / Director: Juan Sebastián Torales 

2023 | Frankaríki, Argentina, Italia / France, Argentina, Italy | 95 min

Spanskt / Spanish | Enskir undirtekstir / English subtitles

Leikarar / cast: Nicolás Díaz, María Soldi, Cali Coronel 

Sjangra / Genre: Drama, Fantasy 

After homophobic attacks against their teen son, a family decides to move to a rural town in northern Argentina.

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Kl 22.00 LESBISK SALON: Lesbiske nonner

EVENT

SIRKUS // 22.00

Everyone who supports the L in LGBTQ+ is invited to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the groundbreaking anthology “Lesbian Nuns Breaking Silence”.

Why? Religion is often a symbol of oppression when we’re putting it in a queer context – and not without reason. Conversion camps, religious motivated homophobia and internalised Lutheran shame are all things lesbians know too well. Or fetishise? Oh, the medieval sweet agony of the convents full of sisters without men. 

Join the soirée. It will be moist.

 

 

SATURDAY 09.09.23

Kl 10.00 TALK WITH JALAL ARABI

FIMFF OUTREACH

LGBT+ venue // 10.00

Jalal Arabi Fotograf Stine Heilmann skal krediteres ved brug

Pre-registration required

In collaboration with LGBT+ Faroe Islands, we have curated a closed program in the LGBT+ community center. This event is a private brunch, screening and talk with JALAL ARABI, exclusively for individuals who identify as transgender or non-binary, and parents of transgender or non-binary people. 


If you identify as one of the groups above and want to join this event, please contact Leo Lávík at leo@fimff.org

Kl 11.00 DRAG ACADEMY

WORKSHOP

Norðurastova // 11.00Drag Nabi Singing

We are thrilled to welcome the Norwegian drag Queen Nabi Yeon Geisha leading our workshops, which is open to all levels, and anyone who desires to learn more.

SIGN UP HERE

 

Kl 13.00 BELLE

ANIME

Skálin // 13.00

BELLE in cyberworld

Leikstjóri / Director: Mamoru Hosoda

Upprunaheiti/Original title: 竜とそばかすの姫

2021 | Japan | 121 min

Japanskt / Japanese | Danskir undirtekstir / Danish subtitles

Sjangra / Genre: Anime, ungdómsteknifilmur 

Aldursmark / Rating: 7+

Experience the enchanting and mesmerizing world of Anime, from acclaimed Academy Award®-nominated director Mamoru Hosoda, as he creates a very current story based in our digital age.

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Kl 14.00 CONVERSATION: WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM

EVENT

Kringlan // 14.00

Amnesty Faroe Islands has invited Farideh Azadi and Aydin Soei to talk at the festival. Farideh lives in Denmark, but is born in Iran and has been protesting against the Iranian government.

Kl 16.00 SEVEN WINTERS IN TEHRAN

FILM

Skálin // 16.00

Woman standing in front of a judge

SEVEN WINTERS IN TEHRAN

Leikstjóri / Director: Steffi Niederzoll

Upprunaheiti / Original title: Sieben Winter in Teheran

2023 | Týskland, Frankaríki / Germany, France | 97 min

Farsi / Persian | Enskir undirtekstir / English subtitles

Sjangra / Genre: Heimildarfilmur / Documentary

Reyhaneh Jabbari, 19, faces a death sentence in Iran 2007, after acting in self-defence in an attempted rape. 

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Kl 18.00 TALK & SHORTS: Can pornography be good for you?

EVENT & SHORT FILMS

Skálin // 18.00


EXPLICIT CONTENT 

Aldursmark / Rating: 18+

Vex Ashley (UK)

What can pornography do for us, as watchers and as makers? How do we navigate the moral landscape of exploring porn in a world that is constantly feeding us that sex is shameful and porn is dangerous?

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Kl 20.00 Centrepiece: LABOR

FILM

Skálin // 20.00

Person standing in front of a dildo

LABOR

Leikstjóri / Director: Tove Pils

2023 |  Svøríki / Sweden | 95 min

Enskt, svenskt / English, Swedish | Enskir undirtekstir / English subtitles

Sjangra / Genre: Heimildarfilmur / Documentary

Hanna is from a small Swedish town and meets Chloe and Cyd at at party in San Francisco, who happen to be experienced sex workers. 

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Kl 22.00 GENDER BENDER PARTY

EVENT

Perlan // 22.00

Falito standing in fog and a dagger looking fab

LINE-UP:

Falito (NO)

Nabi Yeon Geisha (NO)

Lesbisk Lyd (DK)

Siriously (FO)

 

SUNDAY 10.09.23

Kl 11.00 SØGULØTA VIÐ SIRIOUSLY

EVENT

Norðurastova // 12.00

SØGULØTA VIÐ SIRIOUSLY

Ókeypis atgongd / Mál: Føroyskt / Faroese

Sum nakað nýtt kunnu børnini fáa eina stuttliga og hugnaliga løtu, har tey hoyra eina fitta barnasøgu fortalda av eini festligari drag queen.

Drag Queen Story Hour hevur sínar røtur í San Francisco. Tankin er, at børnini bæði kunnu fáa ein forkærleika til bókmentir, fáa jaligar kvir fyrimyndir og læra um ymiskleika.

Tað verður okkara lokala Siri Súsonnudóttir Hansen, sum fer at lesa fyri børnunum, sum Siriously, hesa løtuna.

Til Drag Queen søguløtuna hava hvørki hugflog ella søgurnar normar ella mørk. Í søguløtuni kann heimurin vera so ymiskur og fyltur við kærleika, sum vit vilja, og sum hann í veruleikanum er”, sigur Siriously.

Søguløtan er fyri børn úr 3 ár, ella tá foreldrini meta, at teirra barn megnar at sita og lurta eftir eini søgu.

 

 

Kl 12.45 YUKU OG BLOMSTEN AF BJERGET

FILM

Norðurastova // 12.45

Yuko looking at the magic book

YUKU OG BLOMSTEN AF BJERGET

Leikstjóri / Director: Arnaud Demuynck, Rémi Durin   

Upprunaheiti/Original title: Yuku et la fleur de l’Himalaya 

2022 | Frankaríki / France | 62 min

Danskt / Danish | Eingir undirtekstir / No subtitles 

Sjangra / Genre: Barnateknifilmur

Hvørt kvøld lesur omman ævintýrið um gandablómuna, sum gevur ævigt ljós, meðan Yuko spælur ukulele. Omman er vorðin troytt og má lata familjuna vera eftir hjá blindu moldvørpuni, sum býr djúpt, djúpt inni í jarðarinnar kjarnu.

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Kl 15.00 CONVERSATION: Løgfrøðiligt kynsskifti

EVENT

Kringlan // 15.00

TALK: Gender Recognition Bill

LGBT+ Faroe Islands is campaigning to legalise the right for transgender people to change gender. But what exactly does this mean? And why is it so important for transgender people?

 

Kl 17.00 YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER

FILM

Skálin // 17.00

Two young woman almost kissing

YOU CAN LIVE FOREVER

Leikstjóri / Director: Mark Slutsky, Sarah Watts

2022 | Kanada / Canada | 96 min

Enskt / English | Eingir undirtekstir / No subtitles

Leikarar / Cast: Anwen O’Driscoll, June Laporte, Liane Balaban 

Sjangra / Genre: Drama

This poignant film shares the heartfelt story of Jamie, a queer teenager who is sent to live with her aunt and uncle who are devoted Jehovah’s Witnesses, following her father’s passing. 

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Kl 19.00 LITTLE RICHARD: I am everything

Skálin // 19.00

CLOSING NIGHT FILIM / ENDASÝNING

LITTLE RICHARD  at Wrigley Fields, Los Angeles, 2 September 1956

LITTLE RICHARD: I am everything

Leikstjóri / Director: Lisa Cortés

2023 | Sambandsríki Amerika / USA | 98 min

Enskt / English | Eingir undirtekstir / No subtitles

Sjangra / Genre: Heimildarfilmur / Documentary

In Lisa Cortés’ documentary, we are granted an intimate glimpse into Little Richard’s turbulent life as a black queer rock and roll musician, born into a deeply religious family. 

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