Jag är min egen Dolly Parton

I want to see this movie! But it hasn't screened in Toronto yet. Maybe I can catch it when I'm in Stockholm next month.

25 days!

Hej! Jag har köp en flygresa till Stockholm för två veckor i juli!

I always like to listen to 25 Days by Hello Saferide in the weeks before I'm going to Stockholm. She sings in Swedish in her other band, Säkert.

Fyra År Till

I saw this movie last week. It's about politicians in opposing parties who get together. It's cute!

Tusen Gånger Starkare

I saw this movie at Sprockets film festival. It's about teen girls struggling to have a voice in a school where the boys are dominant:

Ola Svensson Superstar

I saw this documentary on Friday at HotDocs, it was fantastic! Ola Svensson (aka Ola Salo) is from The Ark. The film watches him performing with The Ark, producing and starring in a stage version of Jesus Christ Superstar, and learning to drive a car.

Händelse Vid Bank

I saw this hilarious Swedish short film on Saturday at HotDocs. It's a re-enactment of an actual bank robbery in Stockholm:

Kärlek Utan Slut

I saw this short film this week at HotDocs. It's really sweet and a bit sad!I can't find a trailer on YouTube to embed, but you can watch clips of on the SVT website:

http://svtplay.se/v/2286055/klipp_karlek_utan_slut

The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González

I went to see this movie last weekend at HotDocs. It's about José González, a Swedish singer-songwriter:

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

I went to see this movie last weekend at HotDocs. It's in both English and Swedish. It's footage portraying parts of the black power movement in the US, as captured by Swedish journalists:

who speaks Swedish anyway?

This commercial cracks me up! I sound exactly like Frank does when I'm trying to repeat new Swedish words!



fniss - giggle
can be used the way anglos use "lol" to convey laughing at something. Apparently it's a bit childish and girlish, so it's cute but shouldn't be over-used ??)