THE FEMINISTER
Incredible coverage of 4 years in the office of the Swedish foreign minister, Margot Wallström, known for her fearless feminist agenda and sharp, empathic mind. We witness her arduous negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Israel and North Korea, as well as a highly competitive campaign for a seat in the UNSC, followed by a crash course in keeping it cool in the face of death threats and intimidation.
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Viktor Nordenskiöld
Viktor Nordenskiöld
Malcolm Dixelius
Martin Landquist
Viktor Nordenskiöld
Matti Kentrschynskyi, Britta Norell,
Johan Söderberg & Jakob Åsell
SVT (Swedish Television)
Dinner with the North Korea delegation in Stockholm
Margot Wallström
The United Nations Security Council
Office of the President of the United Nations Security Council
"The portrait of the foreign minister of the Swedish government is rather surprising, because it allows us to see not only international politics at work (with all its rules and intrigues), but also a conciliatory vision of the world. Seeing reality from the point of view of a woman of power, who tells herself about this power to reason, seemed very interesting to us. For these reasons the jury assigns a special mention to this film."
The film was translated to 11+ languages, and hit the list of top ten most watched Swedish feature length films (of all kinds) on VOD 2019.
Distribution
Screenings
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Swedish Film Institute @svenskfilm
March 2020
6 and 7 One World Human Rights Film Festival Prague; Czech Republic
5 49% Film festival Jerusalem, Israel
January 2020
23 and 25 Fipadoc, Biarritz, France
December 2019
10 Solidarity Human Rights Film Festival Tel Aviv, Israel
November 2019
Kesseler Film Festival
October 2019:
8 WomanLink 'the Feminister' in Filmhuis Alkmaar, The Netherlands
19 Festival des Libertés Brussels, Belgium
19 Official Selection Wakefield Doc Fest, Canada
22 Official Selection UNAFF International Documentary Film Festival San Francisco / Palo Alto, USA
28 Movies That Matter, The Netherlands
29 Roosevelt House, Hunters, New York
September 2019:
Special mention of the International Jury of the 5th International Documentary Festival Visioni dal Mondo, Immagini dalla Realtà, Milano, Italy
Official Selection Take One Action UK, Edinburgh / Glasgow, United Kingdom
Official Selection Aj Jazeera Documentary Film Festival Sarajevo, Bosnia
Official Selection Bergen International Film Festival, Norway