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“A fascinating, captivating and humorous look at this inspirational movement... A necessary watch today.”
70 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Pamela Hogan. In English and Icelandic with English subtitles. DCP.
With introduction by filmmaker Pamela Hogan!
When 90% of Iceland’s women walked off their jobs and out of their homes one morning in 1975, they brought the nation to a standstill and ignited a revolution that would shape Iceland into a global leader in gender equality today. Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Women’s Day Off, the film tells this inspiring story for the first time through the voices of the strikers themselves. Blending firsthand testimony, playful animation, and a rousing theme song by Björk, The Day Iceland Stood Still revisits an extraordinary act of civil disobedience whose lessons are urgently relevant in today’s worldwide struggles for equality and collective power.