Ásgrímur Guðbjartsson

Películas

12 Hours to Destruction
Director of Photography
In the early summer of 1980, eleven-year-old Hanna and the rest of her childhood band aim to bring criminals to justice when a threat to destroy the last dance of school comes their way. Their ensuing adventure pits good vs. evil and disco vs. punk, and ends with love and unity conquering all.
Áramótaskaup 2021
Cinematography
Annual TV movie that makes fun of the past year.
Wilma
Director of Photography
A young boy meets his estranged trailer park father for the first time. What his father doesn't know is that he now identifies as a girl.
Dovetail
Director of Photography
Aron is trying his best to cope with life. In search of serenity, he imitates male stereotypes and dives into all the cliches of the material world. However, underneath all the perfect appearance, lies something tragic and unexpected.
Last Call
Director of Photography
Iceland is the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup, and the team and its incredible story have caught the attention of the entire world. But is it possible that the same forces that turned these boys into heroes also got the nation into trouble during the 2008 financial crisis? Through the players themselves and others, we learn what Icelanders hope for and what they fear.
Summer Children
Director of Photography
The siblings Eydis and Kari are only five and six years old when their parents' marriage breaks apart. As their mother struggles to find her footing following the divorce, they are sent temporarily to a countryside children's home. But the stay turns out to be longer than they had ever expected.
Helga
Cinematography
An unhappy, single mother is suddenly reminded of where true happiness is to be found and given.
Korríró
Lighting Director
The tale of Goldilocks is sometimes viewed as a cautionary tale that imparts a lesson about the hazards of wandering off and exploring unknown territory. The point about safety and shelter. But in its essence it was a tale about an intruder who could not control herself when encountering the possessions of others.
Little Cosmonaut
Lighting Director
A short film about a young boy's escape from reality, the search for love and security, about cryptic messages from outer space and an invisible friend in the cellar. Based on the director's own memories, this is the story of a young boy's world filled with fantasies and dreams of distant worlds. His eccentric grandmother is his best friend and his partner in the world of the imagination.
Double Existence
Cinematography
After taking over the local radio station in a small town a young man soon discovers that he is living in an other mans existence which stretches beyond life and death.
Örstutt Jól
Gaffer
It is the night before Christmas and all through the decrepit school house nothing is stirring, not even a mouse. Well that is not exactly the truth, but what has happened in this weather beaten building in the barren Icelandic tundra is more akin to cruel fantasy than stark reality. A few days ago the participants of an experimental rehab clinic came there in order to cast out their inner demons, stay away from temptation and finally discover a little about their sober selves. That didn’t go quite according to plan, but they discovered Santa was real.
Epic Fail
Gaffer
Epic Fail is based on true events that happened in Reykjavik, Iceland not so long ago. It is a 14 minute short film about a guy that finds himself in extraordinary situations and has to take matters into his own hands and put his trust in strangers that under normal circumstances, he never would have met and for sure never talked to. But when people find themselves in a situation and have to ask strangers for help then interesting things happen and we see that we are not so different after all and we should not judge the book by its cover.
Beowulf & Grendel
Grip
Adaptación de un poema épico anglosajón, esta gran aventura medieval narra la historia del guerrero Beowulf y su batalla contra un troll asesino y sediento de sangre, Grendel. En nombre del Rey Hrothgar, respetado Señor de Danes, Beowulf lidera y guía a un ejército de guerreros a través del mar hasta el lugar donde se encuentra el monstruo. Pero éste no es una criatura de poderes míticos, sino un ser de carne y hueso aparentemente lleno de venganza y ansias de sangre. Pero a medida que Beowulf se dispone a matar en nombre de Hrothgar, comienza a descubrir que su Rey es más responsable de la ira del troll de lo que pensaba.
The Magician
Best Boy Grip
The Magician is a strong and personal story, about how one‘s imagination can help make unbearable situation bearable.
Njálsgata
Gaffer
Conquering insecurity is easier said than done. Icelanders Eva and Vidar find out the hard way, as they take their relationship to the next level.