Iceland Movies

A chamber orchestra is working out of a rundown theatre in Reykjavik. Financial hardship places a great strain on the band and the lead violinist,...

A film about scientific research on the glacier Vatnajökull with excerpts from films taken on the glacier by various film makers in the past.

In Ófeigsfjord in North-West Iceland the old whetstone has been used to sharpen the knives for five generations. There are still some...

A beautiful filmed short documentary about the life cycle of the arctic fox. A treat for nature and animal lovers alike.

Between 1979 and 2016, trans people in Norway were forced to undergo sterilisation, depriving them of their right to bear children. Kris has dreamed...

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...

Sveppi and Villi go on summer holiday to an old country hotel. Soon they realize a dark and beautiful secret concerning a ghost, a secret spell and a...

The Corner Shop is a documentary about one of the last remaining grocery stores in Iceland. Run by two eccentric brothers, it is the glue that keeps...

Joe, fed up with his in-laws, runs away from home. Enjoying his newly gained freedom and his father-in-laws credit card, he seduces a number of...

In recent years, various people working with "problem youths" have been experimenting with programmes that have come under the heading of "Survival...

A documentary about the bustling Icelandic musical scene. This documentary covers some of Iceland's most talented and well-known musicians.

On a perfect summer night in a perfect summer house, Björk introduces her new boyfriend to her sister.

A young woman is about to marry into a cult, but before the wedding she has a hen's party where her girlfriends show her what she will be losing once...

An actor is asked to play the role of a trawler fisherman in a movie. To prepare him for the role, he is sent on board a trawler to learn the basics...

Stella and Salomon run a business together, framkoma.is. Salomon is hired by Anton Skúlason, pilot, to beautify and transform a village, that...

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

In a remote Sámi village high in the mountains, 20-year-old Ejva inherits her late father's reindeer herd. As she struggles to keep the herd...

Dramatized educational film about alcoholism in the past and the present.

Jan Mayen is a narrow island, 50 km long, northeast of Iceland. It belongs to Norway which has a weather- and military station situated there. The...