The personal story of the greatest tragedy in Greenlandic maritime history, told by the grandson of one of the 95 passengers who lost their lives on the cold stormy night of January 30th, 1959, when M/S Hans Hedtoft - on its maiden voyage - allegedly hit an iceberg. This is the only film (of any length) dealing with one of the greatest maritime tragedies of the Kingdom of Denmark.

To mark the 60th anniversary of the tragedy, the short film had its premiere in the town of Qaqortoq, southern Greenland. The M/S Hans Hedtoft set out from Qaqortoq on its final journey in January 1959.

13 minutes approx., 1.85:1 (1998x1080p), stereo/5.1 (DCP)

Official selections/screenings:

• Andromeda Film Festival - Istanbul, Turkey. July 2022
• Kunsten Museum of Modern Art - Aalborg, Denmark. April 2022
• Explorers Club Polar Film Festival - Christchurch, New Zealand. October 2021
• Copenhagen Short Film Festival - Copenhagen, Denmark. October 2021
• Trento Film Festival - Trento, Italy. April 2021
• Setting Sun Film Festival - Melbourne, Australia. February 2021
• Nordische Filmtage Lübeck - Lübeck, Germany. November 2020
• The British Museum- Arctic: culture and climate (exhibition). U.K. October 2019
• Native Spirit Film Festival - London University, London. U.K. October 2020
• Oregon Documentary Film Festival - Portland, Oregon, USA. October 2020
• Nordatlantiske Filmdage - Copenhagen, Denmark. September 2020
• Montana International Film Festival - Billings, Montana, USA. September 2020
• Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival - Ottawa, Canada. September 2020
• Maoriland Film Festival - Ōtaki, New Zealand. September 2020
• 639 Festival - Denmark. September 2020
• Nordatlantisk Filmfestival - OFF - Odense, Denmark, August 2020
• Nickel Independent Film Festival - St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Juli 2020
• International Festival of Winter Cinema - Edmonton, AB, Canada. February 2020
• Independent Shorts Awards - Hollywood. USA. December 2019
• Nuuk International Film Festival - sneak preview. September 2019

Featuring:

The hit song All Hope Abandon by Greenlandic indie-rock band Small Time Giants.

Awards:

• BEST SHORT FILM - Nuuk International Film Festival 2019
• SILVER AWARD, Best Documentary Short - Independent Shorts Awards 2019

• BEST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR NOMINEE - Oregon Film Festival 2020

Promotional material can be found here.

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