1942. Occupied Norway. Teachers must join the Nazi Teachers’ League and teach Nazi ideas in their classrooms. 8,000 of them write protest letters. They are threatened with salary withdrawal and the sack. Still, they refuse. In a desperate attempt to break them, the Nazi government arrests 1000 male teachers and sends them to prison camps, 300 miles above the ArcticCircle. The education system is in chaos and now the battle begins.
Jon Seal’s documentary weaves together archive footage, first-hand testimony and the skillful animation of Herlov Amland’s poignant drawings to tell this gripping story to an international audience for the first time. The Teacher’s Protest is a sad, tender and uplifting documentary exploring a completely different kind of war story – an inspiring tale of passive resistance, where the heroes fight without weapons and still win.

Join us at 6:30 for a free showing of this poignant documentary (run time: 80 minutes). Come early and join us for a delicious meal of Gjetost Chicken from 5-6:30pm. $20 for members, $25 for non members.