A FILM on why Denmark is one of the happiest nations on earth is set to shown across Scotland.
Denmark: The State of Happiness – produced by journalist Lesley Riddoch and filmmaker Charlie Stuart – aims to inspire Scots to think differently about how a small country can be run.
It is the latest in a series of films Riddoch has already presented on Estonia, Norway, Iceland and the Faroes.
At several showings, Riddoch will take part in Q&As. Tickets are available here.
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The film includes interviews with dozens of Danes, many of whom have visited Scotland as speakers with Nordic Horizons – the policy group set up by Riddoch with Labour Party member Dan Wynn 13 years ago.
The film was made on a budget of just £10,000 and has been funded by the Scottish Independence Foundation and individual independence supporters.
Riddoch also hopes it can at some point be shown to MSPs in the Scottish Parliament to inspire fresh thinking on policy.
All of the showings are listed below:
- Friday Jan 12 6- 7:30pm: The Steps Theatre Cinema, Central Library, The Wellgate, Dundee, DD1 1DB. Entrance via Wellgate Steps.
- Sunday Jan 14 2-4pm: Balloch, Lomond Parish Church
- Tuesday Jan 16 7-9pm: Dunfermline, Carnegie Conference Centre, Halbeath Road
- Saturday Jan 20 2pm: Tayport, Larick Community Centre
- Wednesday Jan 24: 3pm: Dumfires at the Robert Burns Film Theatre, Mill Road AND 6-9pm: Two film showing, the other focusing on Estonia SOLD OUT
- Friday 26 Jan 6:30pm: Aberfeldy, The Birks Cinema, 1 Dunkeld Street
- Sunday 28 Jan 2-4pm: Livingston, Murieston Village Hall, Murieston West Road
- Wednesday 31 Jan 7pm: Montrose Playhouse Cinema, The Mall
- Thursday Feb 1 6:30pm: Oban, Phoenix Cinema 140 George Street
- Monday Feb 5 7pm: Kelty, Community Cinema, Kelty and Blairadam ex servicemen's club, Cocklaw Street
- Friday Feb 9 6:30pm: Glasgow, Adelaide Church, 209 Bath Street - SOLD OUT (though more tickets possible)
- Saturday Feb 10 2-4:30pm: Greenock, Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay - ALMOST SOLD OUT
- Thursday Feb 15 6:30pm: Inverness, Eden Court Cinema
- Friday Feb 16 7pm: Nairn, Community Centre, King Street - ALMOST SOLD OUT
- Friday Feb 23 6:30pm: Aberdeen, Fittie Community Hall, New Pier Road
- Thursday Feb 29 7pm: Perth, AK Bell Library, York Place
- Thursday Mar 28 6:30pm: Edinburgh, Cameo Cinema, 38 Home Street
- Also deciding dates: Invergordon and Ullapool
All tickets are available here.
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