When an unexpected phone call reveals the potential identity of his father, 73-year-old Árni Jón Árnason from Iceland embarks on a rare trip abroad. Searching for answers about his father and family, he finally finds the courage to live.
Four friends in two pairs have to face all sorts of inconveniences on their way to Selfoss.
In the run up to Christmas 2017 Iceland's public broadcaster RUV invited people to submit videos about their lives during the holiday preparations and celebrations. People from all over the country and abroad submitted their own material, filmed during 17.-25. december 2017.
Among visitors and interviewees are refugees from the Donetsk region, an artist and the city‘s mayor who explains the quality of the water and its significance for the city in order to continue. The audicence come also across a group of people preparing an outdoor festival in the woods and have a glimpse into a theater.
Gudmundur Felix lost both arms in a horrible work accident in 1998, when he climbed a high voltage mast for repair work. His biggest wish is to hug his daughters and Felix is set on getting an arms transplant. He swims against the current for 20 years to make this happen. The waiting is endless and the health care system is not in favor of revolutionary methods needed for a transplant of this magnitude. In the end a miracle is within arms reach, thanks to cutting edge progress in modern medicine.
An Icelander‘s journey home with his dog brings an unforeseen battle for justice. English bull terrier Rjómi is banned from entering the country despite not being on a list of banned dog breeds. Challenging the verdict reveals unexpected hurdles and an uphill battle begins. A classic David versus Goliath story which leaves no-one untouched.
During World War II, a private war erupted within an Icelandic family, hidden behind the veil of rumors and time. The filmmaker delves deep into the secrets of this family – his family – and the silence kept for more than 80 years is broken on both sides of the trenches.
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?
This dreamlike and poetic documentary follows a year in the life of the Icelandic rock group Sudden Weather Change.
An existential mediatation on a womans life as a musician.
Haunted Trails is a drama documentary about the relationship of Icelanders with history and histories, the relationship of the living with the dead, about the sex life of ghosts and packed lunches. It attempts to capture the quiet joy of making sense of one’s surroundings and heritage, regardless of how bleak, indistinct and mystifying the pretext. What remains, is a vivid image of the Reynistaður brothers’ diet and recurring apprehensions.
A man returns to his home in North Dakota & struggles with rediscovering his life, after having left his heart in Scandinavia
Iceland and Uganda used to be colonies under the rule of European powers but gained independence in the 20th century. This film is a portrait of these two countries, seen from the perspective of youths. How do people in the middle of Africa view life in comparison to the islanders in the north?
In September 2009 the Icelandic Search and Rescue team receive an emergency call from the Republic of Thule. An earthquake has destroyed the capital of Cave Town. The population is 1.5 million. Thule does not have armed forces. Due to inland unrest the UN has a permanent presence in the country.
