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This film is about one fo the eruptions of the well-known volcano, Hekla, in Southern Iceland. Usually the damage caused by Hekla is in the form of ashfall which ruins farmland and causes poisoning of animals. In some of the bigger eruptions, even farmlands in central Europe were affected by ash from Hekla. The eruption in this film occurred in 1970 and lasted a few weeks.
A film about the Snæfellsnes glacier and various mysterious phenomena which are associated with this area.
A film made on the 50 year anniversary of the Reykjavík Power Plant, which discusses their main activities and future projects.
The short film Reyndu aftur (Try Again) follows a young man whose suicide attempt is interrupted by an ex-girlfriend. By mistake, he tells a spontaneous lie that has unpredictable consequences, forcing him to deal with various problems of everyday life and face up to the fact that everybody is burdened with issues of their own. Should he give life a second chance or the just give in to the rope?
A group of children go on top of a cliff in Grímsey to collect some eggs.
After Lára, 13, loses both her father and brother in an accident, she discovers that her father used to be a member of a theatre group at a local theatre. In order to keep his memory alive, she joins the company. The company consists of eccentric and playful elders who introduce Lára to the magic of theatre and the importance of play. While Lára struggles to piece together the fractured life she now shares with her mother, she decides to help the company in their attempt to save the theatre with a big hit play. But evil and corrupt forces want it gone forever.
Andri, an anxious teenage boy, hides and represses his sexuality in fear of his masculine father's reaction but, on the eve of Andri's first date, he finds a clever way to reveal his secret.
An action driven love story about a young couple who become drug dealers in Reykjavik, but want nothing more than to get away and start a new life. When they decide to make a go for it with stolen narcotics from an infamous drug lord, their hopes and dreams begin to crumble.
On a deserted peninsula, a group lives amidst relics from contemporary society. Part of a plane serves as a sheep shed, a car inner tube as futuristic Tupperware. Is this a parallel world or are we in the near future?
Over the course of a year, we watch the bridge builder Haukur Karlsson and the musician Pál Pamphichler Pálsson at work, including the Eyjafjöll region on the south coast, Hvalfjörður and Skeiðarársandur, and Páll rehearsing the Reykjavík Brass Band for its anniversary concert, conducting the Icelandic Opera Orchestra in Der Fledermaus and having a work of his performed at a large open-air concert in Austria. The film suggests that all there certains themes common to all work, and that these men's occupations are not as different as they may seem to be at first glance.
1 minutes short film about a man reflecting on life vs. Assholes.
The inhabitants of a small island is attacked by weird outsiders.
Midwinter's Eve has arrived on Tulipop Island. But when the Munchkin's gifts go wrong, four friends journey to Cloud Castle to uncover the mystery.
The Rabbit Hole is a surreal fable that features a young girl traveling through beautiful terrain full of strange and bizarre creatures.
After Fanney accidentally kills her husband she falls into a pit of regret and self-reflection. While trying to rid herself of the body a spanner gets thrown in the works when an unexpected visitor arrives.
A documentary about the making-of Lífið er ljúft, Bubbi Morthens' thirteenth studio album which he released in 1993.
A private detective is hired to find a missing girl, but during the course of the investigation things begin to happen that make him question himself if this is all "real".
In this film, Ósvaldur Knudsen explains the life and work of Halldór Kiljan Laxness.
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.
Grace of God is a documentary reflecting on the complex relationships between humans and domesticated animals. Thirteen individuals share their stories of personal experiences with a particular animal, relaying everything from profound friendships to a range of unusual interactions. There are stories of farm animals as well as beloved family friends. Animals of exceptional intelligence, who in some cases have used their instincts and wit to save the storytellers live. Even touching on the symbolism associated with animals that appear to humans as visions from the afterlife.
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?
Icelandic scientists and laymen throughout the countryside have monitored volcanoes and earthquake zones for a long time. In recent years, technical equipment has been developed which enables much more effective work. Included are seismometers and inclinometers, devices which can detect small changes in land elevation in volcanic areas. A network of such monitors and seismometers is now in use, monitoring for example, Mt. Hekla, Katla and the Krafla volcano as well the main earthquake zone in S-Iceland. There is a new inter-Nordic project which aims at developing forecasts for earthquakes.
A film about the development of ironwork in Iceland. An old forge in Árbaer is visited where ancient handcraft is demonstrated. Also shown are a machine shop and a metal casting shop in Thingeyri, dating from the beginning of the century, that are still being used.
A documentary about alcoholism. The late Joe Pirro, a well known American therapist with over 30 years' experience in handling patients suffering from alcoholism deals with its main symptoms and characteristics. 36 dramatized sequences illustrate the development and effects of the disease. The final section deals with possibilites for rehabilitation.
An educational film about birdlife in Iceland, with a main emphasis on birds that nest in swampland.
A documentary film about the remote island of Grímsey, the people that live there and the islands copious birdlife.
A film about the development of Icelandic jewellery from the times of the settlers (9th century) until 1968, also featuring the working methods of some well-known Icelandic jewelers of the sixties.
The morning after a drunken party, a young man is interrupted by all sorts of sounds. He finds a way of dealing with them.
The story about Frieda Darvel, a young South-African girl, that lives on the street like many other children in Cape Town. One day she becomes nation wide famous after she participates in the reality TV show Pop-stars. When this fairy tail comes to an end she goes back living on the streets of Cape Town and hopes for a better life for herself.
This is the story of the ’68 generation in Iceland. Icelanders who participated in the turmoil that characterized this period tell of their experiences, their backgrounds, and explain why thousands of young people fought for their values in defiance of the prevailing attitudes of previous generations.
A festive horror short about a drunken Santa and his elf.
North West tells the amazing story of one of the biggest rescue operation Iceland has seen after a huge avalanche hit a small fishing village, Flateyri, 26. of October 1995. Before an outside help reached Flateyri the locals were on their own during the first five hours, searching and digging up their neighbors, friends and relatives and organizing the rescue. Many obstacles, such as storm and further danger of avalanches, were on the way as rescue teams nation wide, helicopters and ships tried to find their way to Flateyri. This snow avalanche was on of the deadliest in Iceland’s history, and the 1995 is memored as being the most costly in human lives in recent, local history of natural disasters. This story is told by rescuers, media people, the former president of Iceland, and survivors who some were under the snow for 9 hours.
Two young girls collect items for a raffle they say is in support of chronically ill children. Things don't go as planned when an elderly woman gets interested in their work.
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.
Delving into people’s relationships with ‘haunted places’, especially commonplace features of the urban terrain that city locals relate to as they go about their everyday lives.
Stomu and Sverrir are friends and accomplices. They have known each other for many years and have already worked together. Stomu has been to Iceland to take part in Sverrir’s premieres. During Sverrir’s tour of 15 Japanese cities in December 2005, the two artists spent a lot of time together in Kyoto and discussed creating a new project that would permit their sensibilities to meet. The aim of this film is to give us an insight into this artistic friendship. The two artists create a musical project especially for our film in which Stomu’s mineral sounds encounters Sverrir’s unique voice.
In this wildlife documentary veteran filmmaker, Páll Steingrímsson, sets his sights on the arctic tern, which has by far the longest regular migration by any known animal.
The filmmakers interview members of different activist organizations and discuss basic questions regarding activism and its role in a democratic society. Each organization is given the chance to voice their opinions and the audience is left to consider and critique their stands on key issues, including Amnesty International’s worldwide campaign for human rights and the local resistance to the damming of the Icelandic highlands.
A documentary about the efforts of Björn Runólfsson to bring electricity to the countryside of Iceland.
A film about the history, culture and occupation of the natives of Capo Verde. The film tells of Iceland's development aid program on the islands and shows a voyage with the research and fishing vessel Feng.
On July 30, 1907, King Frederick VIII of Denmark came to Iceland. The picture shows the king's visits to Akureyri and Hrafnagil in northern Iceland on 17 August.
During the invasion of Gaza in 2008-2009 by the Israeli army, 1400 people were killed - there of 400 children. By the time the last cries of protest died down those names were already forgotten.