When a-ha’s breakthrough hit "Take On Me"shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 studio albums and 55 million units sold – despite controversies and disagreements – a-ha continues to record music and play to packed arenas around the world.

Filmmakers Thomas Robsahm and Aslaug Holm followed band mates Mags, Morten and Pal over a period of four years, and were provided unprecedented access to the inner workings of the group, as well as a career spanning look at one of the most enduring and beloved acts in pop music history.

"Few music documentaries get as close to the mechanics of interactive creative processes as this, and few enjoy such candid input from their subjects." (Eye For Film)

"Directors Thomas Robsahm and Aslaug Holm accomplish something remarkable in their new music documentary about the Norwegian band A-ha: They tell a completely unexpected story about a band that most American audiences will hardly recognize." (Nashville Scene)

Saturday, April 9
Doors 3:45 pm | Movie 4:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.

a-ha: THE MOVIE (Thomas Robsah & Aslaug Holm, 2021 / 109 mins / PG / English subtitles Following the band a-ha on tour, telling the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of becoming Norwegian pop stars. When their global hit "Take On Me" reached #1 on Billboard in the US in 1985 the dream came true. Or did it?