Iceland Movies

WHEN WE ARE BORN is a unique live performance film that tells a touching and thoroughly human story based in part on Ólafur’s life....

A one-man stage play with Laddi, Iceland's most cherished comedian.

After being rejected from film school, a young cinema worker finds new hope and inspiration through a quirky projectionist and the magic of classic...

Winter turns to summer that turns to winter and, maybe, to summer again, for a group of elderly people living together in a grand old building in...

A portrait of the life and work of the visual artist Birgir Andrésson (1955–2007). Andrésson grew up under unconventional...

A film about the Icelandic artist, Leifur Breiðfjörð. He mainly works with glass in his art.

At the change of seasons, Planty comes to life. He is attacked by a bumble bee.

This film is about the painter Sveinn Björnsson (1925-1997), and his struggles to perfect his art. Following a wide-ranging exhibition at the...

A story in the form of a fairy tale, that tells of the time the Princess calls upon her hero to slay the modern day dragon. The film is unusual in...

In September 2015 there were 400 years since the slaying of 32 Basque whalers in Iceland.

In the midst of seismic activity, a young woman is forced to confront the mistakes of last night at her best friend's farewell party.

The film is about a girl who is having a hard time at home and dreams of going to her grandfather's house in the countryside. When she gets there,...

A lyrical documentary on the miraculous lifespan of the North-Atlantic Salmon. Shot in pristine Iceland in and around one of the few rivers in the...

A young man is hungry. In a moment of desperation, he looks for soap as a food solution. However, the effect of the soap does not go unnoticed in the...