A Real Swedish Midsommar

The winds of change are blowing through the pines on a remote island in the Swedish archipelago. Deep in a swamp inhabited only by aging musicians and raging mosquitos, rumors arise of a new neighbor, the legendary Joey Tempest. The adults smoke and holler while little Alba, only two years old, tries her best to escape the rickety porch. Hot gossip and cold schnapps, summer solstice and drizzling rain. Forget everything you know, this is A Real Swedish Midsommar. Welcome to the table!

Ville Gobi is a director & screenwriter from Stockholm. In high school he started writing for the Royal Dramatic Theaters poetry ensemble and shortly after graduation he received a scholarship to study film in the USA. After four years of stage performances and studies between New York and Los Angeles, he moved back to Sweden in 2018 to pursue directing full time. Since then, he has worked with visual storytelling in the form of video installations, performance art, music videos and short films, all in parallel with writing for the stage.