Strålende kritikker til Margreth Olins romandebut Song til mor
- nå i nytt opplag

Margreth Olins roman Song til mor ble lansert fredag 4. oktober til strålende kritikker. Etter kun få dager i salg trykkes nå boken i nytt opplag på 3000 eksemplarer. Samlet opplag så langt er på 6000 eksemplarer.

Song til mor er allerede inne på 10. plass på Bokhandlerforeningens bestselgerliste. Se lista HER.

Olin sier det følgende om mottagelsen av boken:

– Pappa fikk film, mamma får bok. I sorga har eg kjent ein sterk trong til å bruke språket for å ta vare på kven mamma var for meg, bevare augneblinksbilete, og historier mamma har fortalt meg. Boka er min kjærleikssong til mamma. Eg er takknemleg for korleis boka vert lest, eg har fått tilbakemeldingar frå folk som seier den er fortrøstningsfull, at dei opplever at boka og handlar om deira mor. At folk vil lese ei bok om kjærleik gjer meg enormt glad. 

Anmelderne om Song til mor:

"Sterk og sylskarp hyllest til mor. En selvbiografisk roman som lyser i mengden … Når mora dør er det som om hun «ikkje finn kvile andre stader enn i minna». Mora som leste og fortalte, sang Elvis og morfarens sanger. Nå skal hun ha en sang. En kjærlighetssang som er en poetisk realisme full av symboler"

VIGDIS MOE SKARSTEIN, ADRESSEAVISEN

"en lysende minnebok … Kjærligheten til foreldrene og kjærligheten mellom foreldrene lyser gjennom boka, det hele omsluttet og vevd inn i den mektige naturen i Oldedalen i Nordfjord … Olin skriver seg inn til en barndom med mye sang og myke hender … det er frydefullt å lese om så mye godhet og kjærlighet og forståelse. Det er ingenting pompøst eller sentimentalt i denne skriften. Snarere er det klarheten, enkelheten og den fine flyten i setningene som er slående … Som leser blir man blir nesten misunnelig, i alle fall dypt rørt over alle disse kjærlige ordene som flyter på linjene i denne lille boka "

TURID LARSEN, DAGSAVISEN

"Song til mor er klok i sin likefremme tone og skarpe setningsutskjæring, modent forfattet av en som har skrevet uavlatelig gjennom et allerede langt yrkesliv. Boken, som er hennes første fortelling utgitt som bok, har landskapsskildringer og spenningskurver verdig en kritikerrost, prisvinnende filmskaper"

MARIA OLERUD, MORGENBLADET

Margreth Olin sin første roman kommer 4. Oktober 2024.

Signert bok kan nå forhåndsbestilles hos Norli og Ark.

Embraced by critics and audiences alike, Margreth Olin’s “spectacular” SONGS OF EARTH is now available on VOD and DVD.

Stream Now: https://bit.ly/SongsofEarth_VOD
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/songsofearth

Songs of Earth now playing at:

Amherst Cinema Arts Center - Amherst - MA

Bryn Mawr Film Institute - Bryn Mawr - PA

Film Streams' Dundee Theatre - Omaha - NE

Living Room Indianapolis - Indianapolis- IN

Living Room Theater- - PDX Portland - OR

Millwald - Wytheville - VA

New Plaza Cinema - New York - NY

PFR Rafael Film Center - San Rafael - CA

Railroad Square Cinema - Waterville - ME

Real Art Ways - Hartford - CT

Roxie Cinema - San Francisco - CA

Salem Cinema - Salem - OR

Savoy Theatre - Montpelier - VT

The Film Society of Minneapolis - St. Paul Minneapolis - MN

Theatre N - Wilmington - DE

Songs of Earth is currently holding a 100% critics review-score on Rotten Tomatoes. If you are currently in the USA, don’t miss out on the chance to see the film at your nearest cinema!

Previous screenings of Songs of Earth in the USA:

  • Real Art Ways - Hartford - CT

  • The Film Society of Minneapolis - St. Paul Minneapolis - MN

  • Rafael Film Center - San Rafael - CA

  • Amherst Cinema Arts Center -Amherst - MA

  • Grail Moviehouse - Asheville - NC

  • Bryn Mawr Film Institute - Bryn Mawr - PA

  • The Midtown Cinema - Harrisburg - PA

  • Living Room Theater PDX - Portland - OR

  • Savoy Theatre - Montpelier -VT

  • Film Streams' Dundee Theatre - Omaha - NE

  • Upstate Films - Rhinebeck - NY

  • Broadway Center Cinemas - Salt Lake City - UT

  • Roxie Cinema - San Francisco - CA

  • Rialto Cinemas - Sebastopol - CA

  • Railroad Square Cinema - Waterville - ME

  • The Independent Picture House - Charlotte - NC

  • New Plaza Cinema - New York - NY

  • Newburyport Screening Room - Newburyport - MA

  • Plaza Cinema & Media Arts Center - Patchogue - NY

  • Salem Cinema - Salem - OR

  • The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center - Sewickley - PA

  • STARR Cinema - Rhinebeck NY - 5/31/2024

  • LAEM Royal Theatre - Los Angeles CA - 5/31/2024

  • Smith Rafael Film Center - San Rafael - CA - 5/31/2024

  • Emagine Lakeville 21 - Lakeville MN - 5/31/2024

  • Emagine White Bear 17 - White Bear MN - 5/31/2024

  • MSP at the Main - Minneapolis MN - 5/31/2024

  • Living Room Theatre - 6 Portland OR - 5/31/2024

  • West Acres 14 - Fargo ND - 5/31/2024

  • Lakes 10 - Hermantown MN - 5/31/2024

  • Oak Park Theater - Minot ND - 5/31/2024

  • Roxy Theater - Missoula MT - 5/31/2024

  • The Oriental by Milwaukee Film - Milwaukee WI - 6/3/2024

  • Cleveland Cinematheque - Cleveland OH - 6/6/2024

  • Roxie - San Francisco CA - 6/7/2024

  • Cinema Arts Centre - Huntington NY - 6/7/2024

  • Emagine Birch Run 12 - Birch Run MI - 6/7/2024

  • Emagine Novi 17 - Novi MI - 6/7/2024

  • Kan-Kan Cinema - Indianapolis IN - 6/7/2024

  • Broadway Centre Cinemas - Salt Lake City UT - 6/7/2024

  • Grail Movie House - Asheville NC - 6/7/2024

  • Midtown Cinema - Harrisburg PA - 6/7/2024

  • Maine Film Center - Waterville ME - 6/7/2024

This upcoming weekend, Margreth Olin will be traveling to the USA for special screenings with Q&As. Below is an updated overview of the cities and cinemas she will be visiting. 

Minneapolis: 

Venue: MSP Main Cinema 3
Date: 19th of May
Time: 4 PM
Tickets: https://mspfilm.org/show/songs-of-earth/

Chicago:

Venue: The Music Box
Date: 21st of May
Time: 7 PM
Ticketshttps://musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-events/songs-of-earth

New York:

Venue: IFC Center
Date:
24th of May and
the
25th of May
Time: 7:10 PM
Ticketshttps://www.ifccenter.com/films/songs-of-earth/

Songs of Earth is the opening film
at Krakow Film Festival

Songs of Earth – Margreth Olin's breathtaking visual and auditory poem will open the 63rd Krakow Film Festival. The opening gala of the Festival and the Polish premiere of the documentary film with the participation of the director will take place on May 29 at 7:00 pm at the Kijów cinema in Kraków. The film is one of fourteen productions from around the world competing in the prestigious International Documentary Competition.

“I have always dreamed of making such a film. I wondered how best to portray the deep bond between man and nature and returned home to visit my father,” confessed the author of the documentary, Margreth Olin. – “My father is now 86 years old, and perhaps his generation is the last to have a deep understanding of how to care for nature.”

“For the festival's opening, we always choose a spectacular film that is going to captivate the audience and encourage them to not to leave the cinema for a week. Songs of Earth is an extraordinary documentary that has mesmerised us and will surely delight anyone who comes to experience it on the big screen,” explained Krzysztof Gierat, director of the Krakow Film Festival.

The Norwegian Embassy in Poland is a partner of the screening.

The Krakow Film Festival is on the exclusive list of qualifying events for the Oscars® in the categories of short film (live action, animated, documentary) and documentary feature, as well as a recommending event for the European Film Awards in the same categories.

The 63rd Krakow Film Festival will be held in Kraków's cinemas from 28 May to 4 June and across Poland at the KFF VOD online streaming platform between 2 and 18 June.

Songs of Earth in 2024

Cinema launch in many countries

Launch in the USA by Strand Releasing 24th May

Launch in Italy by Wanted Cinema 22nd April

Launch in the Netherlands by Bantam Films 29th February

A record number of 58 cinemas in the Netherlands are lined up for the release!

Launch in Poland by Krakowska Fundacja Filmowa 2nd February

Broadcasters

ARTE in France & Germany from 22nd April

BBC Storyville in Great Britain from 25th December 2023

Upcoming film festivals

USA - Wisconsin Film Festival

USA - Minneapolis/St. Paul Int. Film Festival

More to come

Reactions from the audience

I just want to say that the film is absolutely beautiful and you have made your parents immortal. You come from a beautiful place and I would love to see it sometime.

- Mark Somervail

Songs of Earth is an absolute magnificent masterpiece. So powerful, intensely rich, yet the message is simple - to remember our first love, Nature. Margreth, for me, has excelled in her knowledge and understanding of Mother Earth. For me, she is the Norwegian version of David Attenborough. Please would you convey my congratulations to Margreth and her team who have so successfully created such a gentle, thought-provoking documentary film of such beauty. Norway is on my list of countries to visit one day. Thank you, dear Margreth.

- Serena Dickens

Songs of Earth nominated for
5 awards at the IDA Awards and Cinema Eye Honors.

IDA Nominations:

Best Cinematography by Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo

Best Original Music Score by Rebekka Karijord

See the full list of nominations for
The International Documentary Association (IDA) 2023.

Cinema Eye Nominations:

Outstanding Production by Margreth Olin

Outstanding Cinematography by Lars Erlend Tubaas Øymo

Outstanding Original Score by Rebekka Karijord

See the full list of nominations for
Cinema Eye Documentary Honors 2023.

Distribution in Norway by Norsk Filmdistribusjon

Distribution in Sweden by Folkets Bio

Distribution in Denmark by Filmbazar

Songs of Earth out in Danish theaters

Songs of Earth had it’s theatrical release in Denmark on the 1st of November 2023.

“Fabulous Visual Poetry.”

- Kristelig Dagblad

The most popular Norwegian documentary
in theatres for the past five years

Songs of Earth is Norway's Oscar candidate in 2024.

Songs of Earth is the third most watched Norwegian documentary in theaters the past 20 years,
with Margreth Olin's documentary
Doing Good having the top spot (watched by 168,369 in theater).

"Mesterverk som kommer til å røre, det tør jeg å love ut til hele det norske folk"
– NRK Nitimen

Historical Norwegian pre-premiere. See pictures from the outdoor screenings on 5th August 2023.

Susanne Sundfør and Margreth Olin started their collaboration with the film Self Portrait about the photo artist Lene Marie Fossen.
Susanne created the original music for the film, including a song for Lene Marie: When the Lord, which is one of Susanne's most played songs on Spotify.
Susanne will release the album Blómi 28th April.

aloysha is one of the songs in Blómi. Margreth Olin is the director of the music video. 

Photographer Janne Rugland

Photographer Janne Rugland

Anders Jahre Culture Award

Grateful, touched and happy to receive the Anders Jahre Culture Award 2022, together with Deeyah Kahn, Joachim Trier and Nils Gaup. Norways biggest culture award. A great honor to be included in the ranks of artists who have received this award in the past.

Thank you to the award committee and the board of the Anders Jahres Humanitarian Foundation!
Thank you to everyone who has shared their lives in front of the camera.
Thanks to everyone I worked with who made the films possible.
Thanks to my parents and my girls for the love.
And thank you all for a lovely award ceremony!

Chicken & Egg

So grateful and happy to receive the Chicken & Egg Award 2022! Thanks for this recognition! And the opportunity to team up with
five great documentary filmmakers from Brazil, South Africa, Canada and US. 
Looking forward to develop my new film Songs of Earth together with the Chicken & Egg Family.

Chicken & Egg supports women and gender non-conforming non-fiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. The program envisions an inclusive media industry in which women filmmakers, representing a range of experiences and backgrounds, are fully supported to realize their artistic goals, and to build sustainable and fulfilling careers,
says the company statement.