Animalia
Surrounded by toy animals, a father struggling with loss searches for one last connection.
Section: Icelandic Shorts II
This program includes Icelandic short films, many of whose directors have attracted well-deserved attention at film festivals around the world.
Kitchen by Measure
Ingólfur, an inventive Icelander, gets hooked on the idea of building the perfect kitchen for his wife. The story explores gender roles of the past and how they are surprisingly …
Island Living
In a remote village in the East Fjords, an inventive boy, frustrated with the slow village lifestyle, embarks on a journey of musical discovery. Joined by a new friend, he …
Pearls
A story of a fisherman and a mythical creature that comes to him in a dream the day before Christmas.
Rán / Robbery
The film is about the 20-year-old Gunnar who lives in a small town. His girlfriend asks him to pick her up at work from a nearby village and he tries …
Last Dance
It’s a spring morning in Reykjavík. A man and woman wake up to realize that their relationship is over. They take a trip away from the city, towards the end …
Beast Slayer
The year is 2038, the world is in chaos, destroyed by a raging flood caused by the melting glaciers – a disaster that left the mainland split into clusters of …
The Wish
Karen, a 9-year-old Icelandic girl, has always dreamt of meeting her London-based actor father and to get to know the magical world she believes he inhabits. Her wish comes true …
