October 8+9
Filmhuset
Stockholm, Sweden
Theme
The theme for the show in Stockholm 2019 was "FUCK IT", a bold and unapologetic call to action. Presenters shared their own stories of taking risks and embracing uncertainty, inspiring attendees to let go of fear and doubt and instead, take bold action towards their goals.
Wooden BananaWooden Banana has sponsored WUN since the first edition in Stockholm 2015. They sold one product then. Wooden boxes. Today they make albums, packaging, prints, the lot. The Wooden Banana Party that closes every WUN takes its name from them. València will be no different.
Host
Brian Morrow
LA, United States
I'm thrilled to return to Stockholm for my 4th Way Up North! I've been going through some pretty big changes. My house along with basically all of my things and my whole neighborhood burned down at the start of the year, and I guess that's the type of $hit that'll really get you thinking about what's important. The other three times that I had the privilege of being a part of WUN, my approach was to encourage creatives by saying that the world needs your own contribution. And I still think that to some degree, but my pitch it a little different. Before I thought - since you have your own individual creative self, you OWE it to the rest of us to make things. Now I think it's less that you OWE it, and more that you OWN it. Because for a short time, my creativity was one of the only things that I stilled owned, and I realized that it is both more precious to me than anything material, and it's also fire proof. I will be working on a presentation from this viewpoint from now until the event in October. I am really honored to be a part of this again, and I hope to see you there. Check out Brian's newest film, "Close Fire". Brian's bio photo credit, James Moes.
DJ
Michael Antonia
Orcas Island, United States
When I was a little kid I had 4 part time jobs and ran several small businesses to afford records. Things haven't changed much. The Flashdance houses 6 companies and covers nearly every aspect of event production.
