Anní Ólafsdóttir has worked as a freelance filmmaker since 2012. She has worked as a director, cinematographer, art director, and editor for a number of TV shows, music videos, short films, and visual art projects. One of her recent projects as a cinematographer was Sacrifice, a collaboration of visual artist Matthew Barney and the Iceland Dance Company. She has created music videos for a number of prominent musicians, including the official music video for Blk Diamond by Zebra Katz x Leila, which was selected as the best music video of the year at the Berlin Music Video Awards in 2016.