On board a factory trawler from a small village in the north of Iceland, a group of fishermen have found an unusual way to deal with the rough life at sea. They put together a band - No Bone No Skin. The music of - No Bone No Skin stays close to home and deals with the everyday life of the fishermen, their longings, hopes, fears and desires. In fact it is their own work songs
Halla Ólafsdóttir & Amanda Apetrea are an award winning choreographer duo often known as Beauty and Beast. Their work challenges written and unwritten rules of patriarchy so when #metoo breaks out at the exact time as their biggest tour yet, it seems like life’s finally reflecting art. Happily ever after - or?
A comedy horror about an art collector who becomes obsessed with a cursed painting. The curse, or more specifically the ghost in the painting, doesn't scare the man, but it is what he believes will make his painting collection the best in the world. But he finds himself in danger of losing everything and everyone around him when the painting turns against its owner by destroying everything in its surroundings and terrifying his loved ones.
After a birthday party ends in an accidental homicide, two best friends, pot smokers and aspiring drug dealers, join forces to get rid of the evidence. But a simple body disposal quickly turns into a bigger problem that leads the friends into all sorts of trouble.
A fisherman washes ashore, but for mysterious reasons, he has lost his ability to speak.
A self-absorbed man, drowning in self-pity, seeks spiritual guidance at his own birthday party.
Dagur, a young car salesman, struggles to meet society’s expectations of masculinity. When a dangerous man threatens his girlfriend Brynja, he freezes in fear and shame. To salvage his pride, he lies to his coworkers, claiming he defended her heroically.
I give you an insight into my life when I underwent a surgery I had been waiting for a very long time.
It was always Arnór Daði’s dream to become a comedian. But that dream was hard to justify. So, Arnór told everyone in his hometown that he was moving to Reykjavík to become a filmmaker, but in reality, he moved to become a comedian.
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.
An elderly man has become isolated after the death of his wife. Several years have passed and he wants to try and step out of his comfort zone and find a new companion in his life.
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.
Turn of the Century is a musical documentary featuring the Icelandic supergroup Team Dreams. The film is a first-person view of teen life in Iceland during the 2000s and features all the songs from the album Dream is Murder by Team Dreams.
When two troll siblings wake up all alone in their cave, they need to embark on an adventure to find out were the 100 troll family has gone to. New things come to light about their family and feared mother Grýla.
Permaculture offers a solution to how we grow our own food by designing systems that are highly productive and regenerative. Eat, Grow, Love travels to six countries to explore how these systems can be implemented in different climates and landscapes – ultimately confirming that permaculture can be a solution wherever you are in the world.
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.
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?
For a week over the summer every year an art festival for young people takes place at Seyðisfjörður on the east coast of Iceland.
