Personal stories portrayed on screen tend to get less attention and receive smaller budgets than stories bigger than the personal experience. Why is that and what makes the personal political?

Watch the Norwegian film 'Hope' and listen to filmmakers that are building a bridge between personal stories and budgets.

**Online Q&A with director Maria Sødahl: Wednesday, Feb 17 at 3-3.30pm EST

**Online Special Conversation on Personal Stories, Big Budgets. Speakers: Maria Sødahl (NOR), Ninja Thyberg (SWE), Malou Reymann (DK). Moderated by Kirsten Schaffer, Executive Director of Women in Film LA. Wednesday, Feb 17 at 3.30-4.30pm EST

The Q&A and special conversation are available to everyone around the world.

Registration:

When you sign up, you will receive the link to where you can livestream the Q&A and conversation.

The screening of HOPE is now sold out and registration is closed.

Nordic Women in Film is a 5-part event series presented by the five Nordic Embassies in the U.S. (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), Women in Film and Television International and Women in Film & Video Washington, DC.