THALE Premieres Tonight!

Aleksander L. Nordaas' Thale premieres tonight at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema at 6:00 PM. Head over to our previous post to see the film's trailer and poster.

Tickets can be purchased:

• ONLINE: TIFF.net/thefestival
• BY PHONE: 416.599.TIFF or 1.888.599.8433 (Toll-free) 
• IN PERSON
• Festival Box Office; 225 King St. West
• Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Box Office; 506 Bloor Street West

Further information about Aleksander L. Nordaas' Thale can be found on the Festival website, as well as on the Thale website, Facebook page, and IMDB page.

THALE screening times:

• Wednes., Sept. 12, The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema 6:00 PM
• Thurs., Sept. 13, Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2 8:45 PM
• Sat., Sept. 15, Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7 4:15 PM

THALE Director Profile: Aleksander Nordaas

Young Norwegian writer-director Aleksander Nordaas is bringing his feature Thale to Toronto after a number of screenings at other North American festivals. Audiences at SXSW in Austin and the Seattle International Film Festival have already been wowed by Nordaas' "thale" of a mythical creature called a huldra accidentally discovered by two forensic cleaners.

Nordaas has previously directed one feature (2005's Sirkel) and one other short film (2008's In Chambers, which is embedded below).  As reported by Twitch, Nordaas recently released an animated short film featuring pieces of driftwood in an aquarium. You can see Kind of Fishy below or download a longer version at its own dedicated web site.

THALE Screening Times:

• Wed., Sept. 12th, 6:00 PM BLOOR HOT DOCS CINEMA
• Thurs., Sept. 13th, 8:45 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 2
• Sat., Sept. 15th, 4:15 PM CINEPLEX YONGE & DUNDAS 7

THALE Poster and Trailer

First-time writer-director Aleksander L. Nordaas explores the myth of the "huldra" -- beautiful, long-haired women with animal tails -- in Thale (pronounced "tall-eh"), a "hauntingly atmospheric supernatural drama," says Festival Programmer Colin Geddes, with a "tantalizing" premise (TWITCH). 

Below are the poster and trailer for Thale, which plays this year's Toronto International Film Festival within the Vanguard programme.

Further information about Aleksander L. Nordaas' Thale can be found on the Festival website, as well as on the Thale website, Facebook page, and IMDB page.

THALE screening times:

• Wednes., Sept. 12, The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema 6:00 PM
• Thurs., Sept. 13, Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 2 8:45 PM
• Sat., Sept. 15, Cineplex Yonge & Dundas 7 4:15 PM