“a-ha: The Movie” Director Thomas Robsahm On a-ha’s Past, Present & Future, Screening At The Nashville Film Festival & More
Earlier this month, The Nashville Film Festival — also known as NashFilm — announced its full film program, including special events, official selections and more for the 52nd annual event. Kicking off this year’s edition on September 30, 2021 and running through October 6, 2021, the festival will include both in-person and online programming. It will showcase a total of 160 titles, including 45 feature-length films, more than 30 of these selections marking their U.S., North American and/or world premieres. The festival will feature plenty of top-tier music-centric selections, including Fanny: The Right To Rock, Hard Luck Love Song, a-ha: The Movie, and Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road.
The aforementioned a-ha: The Movie was directed by Thomas Robsahm, as focused upon Norway’s biggest pop export, the rock band a-ha. Exploring the past, present and future of a-ha within the film, Robsahm was able to secure exclusive interviews with founding members Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy. Likely due in large partto the buzz around Robsahm’s a-ha: The Movie, the band’s principal members have since announced plans to make another studio album.
On September 21, 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Thomas Robsahm via Zoom, as embedded below. Beyond a-ha: The Movie, we talked about Norway’s overall music scene and future projects for the prolific director/prolific. More on a-ha: The Movie can be found here, here and here.
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