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2025 Cleveland International Film Festival – Never Alone
March 30 @ 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
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The Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF49’s) new season featuring 300 exceptional films from around the globe runs March 27—April 5, 2025 … THEN … followed by CIFF STREAMS April 6 through 13, 2025 (the ability to watch films from the comfort of your own home via computer or your television). Explore all CIFF49 Films (FOR GENERAL INFORMATION) AND: the CIFF49 FILM GUIDE: clevelandfilm.org now!
CIFF49 is held at Playhouse Square (East 14th and Euclid) in the Theatre District of Downtown Cleveland. OUR Swedish/Scandinavian organizations are happy to announce a Community Partnership with THREE Scandinavian Films this year. They are as follows:
THE CONSULATE OF SWEDEN-CLEVELAND AND SWEDISH AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE-OHIO (SACC) are the sponsors for:
“The Swedish Torpedo” | Country: SWEDEN
Synopsis: Summer of 1939 in southern Sweden. The outbreak of war in Europe is drawing ever closer, but Sally Bauer cannot tear herself away from the sea and her longing to cross the English Channel. The true story of her determination to swim the English Channel–to be the first Scandinavian to do so—and the struggles and conflicts she confronts as she fiercely crawls her way through her record-breaking journey.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T_nGtn7HX8
Film Type: Narrative
Date shown at Playhouse Square: Saturday, March 29 at 7:40pm in the MIMI OHIO THEATRE
LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE VOUCHERS FOR THIS FILM: Contact: Gaye Ramstrom at: gayegrace@att.net OR 216-401-2991 (or text )…keep in mind vouchers are GOOD for all films in the Film Guide!
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SWEDISH CULTURAL SOCIETY (SCS) is the sponsor for:
“Never Alone” | Country: Finland
Synopsis: 1942 in Helsinki. The state of Finland has made an alliance with Nazi Germany. One man alone is trying to stop the Finnish security services which were operating in secrecy, to turn over Jewish refugees into the hands of the Gestapo. The fight for hope through overwhelming adversity–and the unwavering hero who risked everything to protect them.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TVtHnDUvUI
Film Type: Narrative
Date shown at Playhouse Square: Sunday, March 30 at 2:30pm in the KEYBANK STATE THEATRE
LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE VOUCHERS FOR THIS FILM: Contact: Gaye Ramstrom at: gayegrace@att.net OR 216-401-2991 (or text)… keep in mind vouchers are GOOD for all films in the Film Guide!
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NOBEL-MONITOR #130 (VASA LODGE) is the sponsor for:
“Two Strangers Trying Not To Kill Each Other” | Country: Denmark, USA, UK
Synopsis: Married for thirty years, artists Joel and Maggie share a loving bond, but Maggie feels overshadowed. This brave film explores their extraordinary confrontations as they navigate living, creating, and loving in their twilight years—mixed in with epiphanies, regrets, and hope.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1_twq-in4Y
Film Type: Documentary
Date shown at Playhouse Square: Saturday, April 5 at 7:40pm in the UPPER ALLEN
STREAMS: Can be viewed via streaming from the comfort of your own home TV or computer: April 6 through April 13, 2025.
LIMITED NUMBER OF FREE VOUCHERS FOR THIS FILM: Contact: Gaye Ramstrom at: gayegrace@att.net OR 216-401-2991 (or text)… keep in mind vouchers are GOOD for all films in the Film Guide!
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Ticket Prices are $18.00 per person with a $1.00 OFF ticket discount by using ANY of the codes listed immediately below. Codes can be used on ANY film (meaning beyond our three sponsored films—use them universally) in the festival including STREAMS: (they are all interchangeable)
Consulate of Sweden-Cleveland: SWEDEN
Swedish American Chamber of Commerce-Ohio: SACC
Swedish Cultural Society: SCS
Nobel-Monitor #130 VASA Lodge: LODGE
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Ticket Sales also by phone: 1-877-304-FILM. Tickets can also be purchased at the Film Festival Box Office in the KeyBank State Theatre Lobby at Playhouse Square (based on seat availability.) Hard copies of the CIFF49 Film Guide will be available at Public Libraries and various locations.
REMINDER: Contact Gaye Ramstrom at: gayegrace@att.net for a free pass to see any one of our movies: THE SWEDISH TORPEDO, NEVER ALONE, TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER. “First come—First served” for the limited number of vouchers. Vouchers CAN be used on ANY OTHER FILM in the Film Guide.
CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CIFF49 | MARCH 27—APRIL 5 PLAYHOUSE SQUARE | STREAMS APRIL 6—13 | clevelandfilm.org.