Anton Máni Svansson

Birth : 1984-08-02, Reykjavik, Iceland

Movies

Godland
Producer
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
Beautiful Beings
Producer
A teenage boy, raised by a mother who considers herself psychic, takes a bullied kid into his group of violent misfits. As the group’s troubles escalate toward life-threatening situations, an inner voice awakens in the boy and, with the help of his mother and his new friend, he manages to find his own path.
Nest
Producer
A story of siblings building a tree house together over the course of a year. We experience the beauty and brutality of the seasons, as we follow them through their struggles and moments of joy.
Sealskin
Producer
Five-year-old Sól and her father live in an isolated house by the sea. Sól spends lonely days with her imagination while her father, a composer, struggles with his music. When Sól senses that her father is burdened by sorrow, she finds solace in an old Icelandic folk tale.
A White, White Day
Producer
In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man to have had an affair with his wife, who has recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for finding out the truth accumulates and inevitably begins to endanger himself and his loved ones. A story of grief, revenge and unconditional love.
In Touch
Co-Producer
The Polish village of Stare Juchy has been pulled apart. A third of the population left to work in Iceland, and those who stayed behind—most of them from the older generation—are hoping for their return. But by now their children and grandchildren are settling into new lives on the other side of Europe. The distance separating them is great and the journey expensive, so they don’t get to hug each other very often. The best alternative is intensive contact by Skype.
Winter Brothers
Co-Producer
A brother odyssey set in a workers' environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers - their routines, habits and rituals - and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.
Heartstone
Producer
A remote fishing village in Iceland. Teenage boys Thor and Christian experience a turbulent summer as one tries to win the heart of a girl while the other discovers new feelings toward his best friend. When summer ends and the harsh nature of Iceland takes back its rights, it's time to leave the playground and face adulthood.
Artun
Producer
A boy from a small town has never kissed a girl. One day he and his friends decide to go to the 'big city' to see if they have more luck there. In the city, the boys get much more than they bargained for.
Seven Boats
Producer
A man is in the ocean fighting for his life. He is surrounded by seven boats.
Jeffrey & Beth
Assistant Camera
Jeffrey & Beth is a short film about Jeffrey, a young African American in Iceland that participates in a self-help group with the hope of winning back his girlfriend. The self-help group is managed by Beth, a self-educated, new age therapist that uses strange methods to reach her goals. As the program progresses, Jeffrey has difficulties figuring out if Beth is really trying to help him get what he wants or not.
Jeffrey & Beth
Producer
Jeffrey & Beth is a short film about Jeffrey, a young African American in Iceland that participates in a self-help group with the hope of winning back his girlfriend. The self-help group is managed by Beth, a self-educated, new age therapist that uses strange methods to reach her goals. As the program progresses, Jeffrey has difficulties figuring out if Beth is really trying to help him get what he wants or not.