Sveinn Þórarinsson (1821-68), kept a diary from his youth until death. His diary entries that concern music are the leitmotif in the documentary Of Strings and Song, which traces the transformation in musical life in 19th century Iceland when new instruments, scales and songs where brought in from the continent.
A poetic short film, "Mamma kenndi mér að gefa," explores the consequences of giving and taking in two worlds which aren't as innocent as they seem by first sight.
Story of a miraculous birth.
A glimpse into the life of a couple who create and share their love for jewelry-making, running a shop together on Skólavörðustígur. The film explores how their journey began and how they divide and share the work.
A group of teenagers retreats to a remote cabin for the weekend, but things quickly spiral out of control when one of them becomes consumed by a disturbing belief. As unsettling events unfold, fear and paranoia take over, and the group realizes they’re trapped in a deadly situation. With no way out, they must confront the terrifying consequences of a violent religious ritual—one by one.
Belong to you follows a swimming pool employee who thinks about his relationship with his coworker on a quiet night.
Megas has been praised and criticized for the lyrics and it has been said that he threads on a landmine and occasionally the mines explode. His songs have been banned from the national radio for being too crude or touching on taboos.
Reykjavík was covered in graffiti around the turn of the century. It’s a way of expression that the graffiti writers consider art, but authorities view as vandalism. In a certain underpass tunnel, a city worker called Jói was king, and he had his own view on the topic.
Ethan Mullins is a violent man who rescues the daughter of a crime boss. Ethan and his companion travel through an unforgiving land to freedom. However, tracking them is the murderous Star.
Two guys have an argument over one of them picking Sprite over Seven Up with violent consequences.
It takes courage to move to a new and unfamiliar part of the world. The film portrays 15 years in the life of a family of five, coming from Thailand in search of work and a better life. The oldest daugther, Navinda, was left in Thailand.
This film explores the beautiful and honest relationship between two women, of a different age, running a catering service in downtown Reykjavík. How did they meet? How do they get along? What keeps them together?
Faceland is a documentary where young Icelanders express their views on the ever-growing, popular online connection program called Facebook. What does the belly dancing, horror movie fanatic, Guðrún think about the endless relationship status updates? How does the nurse student Gunnar describe how users can discover your superhero match?. Does Facebook really connect different people with similar interests? Or are its users guilty of cyber-stalking and spying? Six young Icelanders tell about their lives on- and offline, how Facebook has become a major factor in their social communications. Even if the cyber-world is here to stay, viewers can’t help but wonder how long this fast-growing communication program will last. The movie was shot in March 2009, at which time 45% of Icelandic population were facebook users. Almost all individuals between the ages 20-30 were active users and in every café, every bus and school people were talking about it.
