CFFS 2022 – Hello World (Hei Verden) (Ages 13+)
In-person screening: Feb. 13 at 7pm
To accommodate evolving public health recommendations regarding COVID-19, we are using a hybrid virtual-and-in-person festival model in 2022. There are three categories of festival pass: VIRTUAL, IN-PERSON, and HYBRID (virtual AND in-person), all available here. Vaccination and DOUBLE-masking are required for NWFF patrons!
About:
West Coast Premiere!
**Co-presented with the National Nordic Museum**
Hello World (Hei Verden) is a fun and engaging documentary that celebrates kids and young people who have the courage to be different and take pride in their identities, whether that means coming out as queer to their communities, colouring their hair blue, or dressing without conforming to gender. While many of their classmates and friends are doing everything they can to fit in, Runa, Dina, Viktor, and Joachim are defining themselves differently. They are the first and only openly queer students in their classes, and the youngest in their respective communities to come out.
But building pride is not easy in a world where hate messages are just a click away, and school administrators seek to erase and marginalize outstanding voices. What is it really like to be the only openly queer student in a school? What goes through your head when you’ve resolved to come out, but your school asks you to wait so that they can “prepare” the news first? How do you begin to date as the queer minority at a school? Does queer life get easier over time?
CW: Some of the young subjects in Hello World swear and talk about sex.
(Please note: If you’re viewing online, this film program is only available to view on the West Coast.)
(Kenneth Elvebakk, Norway, 2021, 90 min, in Norwegian with English subtitles)
- Purchase your ticket through Northwest Film Forum’s Eventive virtual cinema. A free Eventive login is required.
- From the Eventive virtual catalog page, purchased tickets will appear under “My Content Library” under your user menu (upper-right). From the Eventive festival landing page, they will appear under “My Tickets” on the site’s menu bar (at top).
- Your confirmation email will also route you back to these pages to watch. (Can’t find it? Check spam!)
- If all else fails, please contact paul@nwfilmforum.org
- Purchase your ticket through Brown Paper Tickets; come to the show!
- You can also purchase a ticket on the day of the screening at Northwest Film Forum’s box office (1515 12th Ave, Seattle).
- If you have purchased a Hybrid or In-Person-Only Festival Pass, we’ll be able to look you up at Will Call by the name you purchased under.
For the sake of public safety, NWFF patrons ages 5+ will be required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and to double-mask while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
NWFF is adapting to evolving recommendations to protect the public from COVID-19. Read more about their policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.
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For the sake of public safety, NWFF patrons ages 5+ will be required to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination and to double-mask while in the building. Disposable masks are available at the door for those who need them.
NWFF is adapting to evolving recommendations to protect the public from COVID-19. Read more about their policies regarding cleaning, masks, and capacity limitations here. We reserve the option to shift the festival to virtual-only on short notice.