Hilma (2022) Apr 2026

The film explores the tension between af Klint’s public persona and her private revolutionary work. Trained at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts , she initially built a career on conventional portraits and landscapes. However, the film emphasizes her deep involvement with spiritism and the occult, particularly after the death of her younger sister , which spurred her quest to communicate with the spiritual realm. This journey led her to form "The Five," a group of women who practiced automatic writing and drawing . Paintings for the Future

Hilma (2022) portrays the artist’s life through two lenses: the younger Hilma (played by Tora Hallström) and the older Hilma (played by Lena Olin ). By framing her as a visionary rather than just a "grief-stricken madwoman," the film participates in the modern art world's obsession with her legacy . Her eventual rediscovery in the 1980s proved her right—the world was finally ready for her "paintings for the future." Hilma (2022)

A central theme of the movie is af Klint’s conviction that her work was divinely inspired. Her monumental series, Paintings for the Temple , was created to convey a sense of universal unity beyond the visible world. Realizing that the art world of her time would likely reject or misunderstand these abstract, symbolic forms, she famously stipulated in her will that her paintings should remain hidden until at least 20 years after her death. Legacy and Rediscovery The film explores the tension between af Klint’s