ASH - dir. HERBERT SVEINBJÖRNSSON
On April 14th 2010 the earth opened up for the second time in less than a month at Eyjafjallajökull in Southern Iceland. The film ‘ASH’ follows three farming families living under the volcano to see the effect of the ash on their lives and livelihood. It is a character-driven creative documentary about the aftermath under the volcano.
DREAM OF THE WAY (PARTS 3-5) - dir. ERLENDUR SVEINSSON
80 years old writer goes on a 800 km pilgrimage along the St. James Way in northern Spain to fulfill a 40 year old dream. He wants to find out what happens to him within on the way.
ICELAND FC - dir. RÓBERT DOUGLAS
Over 80% of Icelandic men support a football team, a team they spend time, money and large amounts of beer supporting... a team in England.
THE LAXÁ FARMERS - dir. GRÍMUR HÁKONARSON
The Laxá Farmers is about old farmers who 40 years ago blew up a dam to save their valley. They had protested for years but were losing the battle and being chased off their land when in the middle of the night they brought out the dynamite.
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THE LONGEST NIGHT - dir. ÁGÚSTA EINARSDÓTTIR
The Longest Night is a remarkable story of a heroic rescue mission in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1986. There are many unanswered questions about what truly caused the Icelandic cargo ship to go down that fateful night on Christmas Eve during the Cold War era. Of the 11 men on board five lived to tell their tale.
THE PITCH: A SPORTS ARENA WITH A SOUL - dir. KÁRI G. SCHRAM
The Pitch tells the story of Melavöllurinn, Reykjavík’s main sports arena and meeting place until the 70’s. The Pitch served as a melting pot of ideas for Iceland’s newly acquired independence in 1944 that brought back hope and prosperity in the years to come.