Ólafur Arnalds

시력을 잃어가는 남자가 혼자 사는 아파트에서 자살을 시도한다. 갑자기 경찰이 집에 찾아오면서 그의 자살 시도는 실패하고 경찰은 도망친 여자를 찾고 있다고 말한다. 경찰에 쫓기는 여자가 남자의 집에 숨어들면서 영화는 긴장감을 더해간다. 여자는 왜 쫓기고 있는가? 남자는 그녀를 숨기는데 성공할 것인가?

The fate of the planet’s last untouched wilderness, the deep ocean, is under threat as a secretive organization is about to allow massive extraction of seabed metals to address the world’s energy crisis.

Leila and Damien struggle with his bipolar disorder.

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. Filmed on location in Iceland in summer 2020, it features the contributions of an unparalleled creative collective including ground-breaking choreographer Erna Ómarsdóttir, the Iceland Dance Company and cinematographer Thor Eliasson. The music in the film builds upon Ólafur’s critically praised new album ‘some kind of peace’ and was performed and recorded live on set, representing a constant cinematic conversation between picture and music. Vincent Moon’s intimate cinematic vision brings this layered metaphorical world to life as we see Ólafur’s music manifested and symbolised all around him through set design, lighting and dance. Through themes of rituals, relationships and exploration of our inner landscapes, this is a film focused on how we all move forward.

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. Filmed on location in Iceland in summer 2020, it features the contributions of an unparalleled creative collective including ground-breaking choreographer Erna Ómarsdóttir, the Iceland Dance Company and cinematographer Thor Eliasson. The music in the film builds upon Ólafur’s critically praised new album ‘some kind of peace’ and was performed and recorded live on set, representing a constant cinematic conversation between picture and music. Vincent Moon’s intimate cinematic vision brings this layered metaphorical world to life as we see Ólafur’s music manifested and symbolised all around him through set design, lighting and dance. Through themes of rituals, relationships and exploration of our inner landscapes, this is a film focused on how we all move forward.

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. Filmed on location in Iceland in summer 2020, it features the contributions of an unparalleled creative collective including ground-breaking choreographer Erna Ómarsdóttir, the Iceland Dance Company and cinematographer Thor Eliasson. The music in the film builds upon Ólafur’s critically praised new album ‘some kind of peace’ and was performed and recorded live on set, representing a constant cinematic conversation between picture and music. Vincent Moon’s intimate cinematic vision brings this layered metaphorical world to life as we see Ólafur’s music manifested and symbolised all around him through set design, lighting and dance. Through themes of rituals, relationships and exploration of our inner landscapes, this is a film focused on how we all move forward.

Who are the young people who are involved in the "Fridays for Future" movement and who relentlessly take to the streets for environmental and climate protection? What are their life like and how will their activism be influenced or changed by current events in 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic? The documentary accompanies them and shows how diverse, creative but also exhausting the protest work is, in that the filmmakers impressively tell of the fears, dreams, successes and defeats of the young people portrayed.

A materially successful young man, riddled with anxiety embarks on a worldwide journey of self inquiry, uncovering deep truths about who and what he is.

평범한 가정에서 자란 15살 소녀 매그니아, 자유분방한 스텔라를 만나면서 그녀의 삶은 180도 바뀌기 시작한다. 어린 시절부터 시작되는 그들의 파란만장하면서도 처절한 삶이 과거와 현재를 오가면서 펼쳐진다. 실화를 바탕으로 한 작품.

평범한 가정에서 자란 15살 소녀 매그니아, 자유분방한 스텔라를 만나면서 그녀의 삶은 180도 바뀌기 시작한다. 어린 시절부터 시작되는 그들의 파란만장하면서도 처절한 삶이 과거와 현재를 오가면서 펼쳐진다. 실화를 바탕으로 한 작품.

A film by Baldvin Z & Ólafur Arnalds Island Songs is a unique audio-visual portrait of my home country, Iceland. In 2016 I travelled to 7 towns across Iceland and collaborated with 7 local artists to create, record and perform a new composition. For 7 weeks we released a brand new song and live video every Monday. Alongside the performances we made this film, Island Songs, where we explore what makes these artists tick, the influence the country has had on their lives and try to show a different side of this island we all call home.

A film by Baldvin Z & Ólafur Arnalds Island Songs is a unique audio-visual portrait of my home country, Iceland. In 2016 I travelled to 7 towns across Iceland and collaborated with 7 local artists to create, record and perform a new composition. For 7 weeks we released a brand new song and live video every Monday. Alongside the performances we made this film, Island Songs, where we explore what makes these artists tick, the influence the country has had on their lives and try to show a different side of this island we all call home.

Set within the stark Icelandic landscape, OUT OF THIN AIR examines the 1976 police investigation into the disappearance of two men in the early 1970s.

The tangled pathway through one’s sleeping imagination can effortlessly tangle fondest memories and tortured nightmares.

A woman’s sudden death and a discovered family secret disrupt everyone’s lives. After Marwa buries her mother, she discovers her mother’s wish to be buried elsewhere. Only hours before she is to leave Egypt for good, Marwa’s aunt decides to come through with her promise and bury her sister where she wished. Only something goes wrong with the aunt’s plans. Now Marwa finds herself stuck with her mother’s body in a box, just a few meters from Tahrir Square where revolution breaks out.

What is it about Icelandic culture that produces such a rich vein of music? Tónlist features Icelandic musicians, music industry experts, journalists - while utilising the breathtaking scenery from across the island for some truly stunning visuals that are heavily prominent in the doc. Volcanoes from the air, record stores, waterfalls, hotdog stands, glaciers and magnificent beards. Prominent Icelandic musician's such as Ólafur Arnalds, Ásgeir, Snorri Helgason, Múm, and Ólöf Arnalds are present to perform unique live performances in stunning locations and provide a greater insight into the ethos and character of Icelandic music. The doc of course boasts a gorgeous soundtrack consisting purely of music from Icelanders.

Three tales of three people who have a lasting effect on one another. A young writer whose career is skyrocketing finds himself in a stormy marriage. He divorces his wife after the death of their daughter, shuts himself from the outside world and drinks himself to death over a twenty-year period.

Iceland's first non-narrative full-feature film's focus is set on presenting Iceland in a way it has never been presented before, using various elements of high-end cinematography. There are places everyone knows, but there are also thousands of well hidden places. To find these locations one has to be adventurous or a local, and to capture them right, one has to be creative and extremely patient.

Between 1944–1953, courageous resistance movement took place in the Baltic region of Europe, uniting the partisan troops for struggle against the Soviet Union. “The Invisible Front” was a coded name used by the Soviet Interior forces to describe the resistance movement in Lithuania. Film depicts the story of the fighters through the words and experience of the partisan leader, Juozas Luksa, and interviews with eyewitnesses of those events - both the partisans and the Soviet fighters. Tales of horror, torture and courage are told in the rare archival footage that has never been screened before, and interviews with the surviving members of the resistance movement.

Documentary following a mobile blood donation team travelling through rural Russia, where people sell their blood to make ends meet.

16살의 소녀 애플(바네사 허진스)은 한번도 편안한 삶을 산 적이 없다. 애플의 엄마는 8살 때 마약사범으로 체포되고 애플은 이유도 모른 채 정신병원에 감금된다. 임시 쉼터와 사회복지사의 집을 전전하던 애플은 매춘과 술로 살아가는 엄마(로사리오 도슨)로부터 도망쳐 무작정 얼굴도 모르는 아빠(브랜든 프레이저)를 찾아간다. 월 가에서 성공한 아빠와 새엄마는 애플의 등장에 당황하고, 설상가상으로 애플은 자신이 임신했다는 것을 알게 된다. 아빠와 새엄마의 수술 권유를 뿌리치며 도망친 애플은 교통사고를 당하고 병원에서 프랭크 맥카시 신부(제임스 얼 존스)를 만난다. 프랭크 신부는 애플을 미혼모들의 쉼터로 안내하고 애플은 그곳에서 생전 처음 가족의 따뜻함을 느끼는데…

People constantly appear walking through passageways in the films of Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu (1903-63). His art resides in the in-between spaces of modern life, in the transitory: alleys are no longer dark and threatening traps where suspense is born, but simple places of passage.

선댄스 영화제에서 왈도 솔트상을 수상하며, 심사위원 대상 후보에 올랐던 이 영화는 큰 아들의 결혼식에서 마음에 들지 않는 가족들과 전 남편의 독설을 마주하게 된 네 아이의 엄마와 욕설이 난무하는 가족의 모습을 따라가는 코미디 드라마

In celebration of Ólafur Arnalds' recent BAFTA nomination for his score work on Broadchurch, Erased Tapes are streaming his 2011 Living Room Songs film in full; including behind the scenes footage which has previously only been available as part of the special edition CD/DVD set.

A story about a boy, his robot and the consequences of his anger at the disintegration of his parents marriage.

스웨덴의 영상 에이전시 House of Radon이 제작한 디지털 혁명이 개인과 예술, 산업에 어떤 영향을 미쳤는지에 대한 인터뷰 다큐멘터리. 영화는 하나의 특정한 관점이나 화자를 두지 않고, 80여분에 걸쳐 여러 창작자와 평론가의 이야기를 쉬지 않고 들려준다. 디지털 혁명과 그 시대를 낙관하는 자, 비관하는 자, 그 안에서 활동하는 자까지. 문화적 힘을 가진 자들의 손쉬운 구호 내지는 회고를 넘어서, 말과 말의 사이를 채우는 영상을 통해 그들의 공간, 움직이는 법, 백스테이지, 준비과정, 애니메이션, 인쇄소, 프레스 공장 등 최종적인 결과물 외에는 볼 수 없었던 부분을 관찰할 수 있다.

Some people are struggling to fit in, to go with the flow. Others are fighting to stand out. Who wants to be in a rat race that leaves no room for personality? The fact is: we never get any younger, no matter how much we buy the illusion. In the end there's only a painful cycle of disappointment. This is an accidental film. One scene led to another. A kind of story occurred.

An unexpected first kiss causes Gabriel to feel the electrifying "jitters" of love and lust with the free-spirited Marcus; a perfect way to end a Summer studying abroad. Realizing he is gay, Gabriel returns home and is immediately scrutinized by his family and friends who notice he’s different. But as the school year launches with Gabriel distracted with parties and his friends’ own dramas, Marcus returns, reigniting the hot, thrilling emotions of one’s first crush. Jitters fires head-first into the topsy-turvy world of first love with an attractive cast and pulsating soundtrack, making it a smartly refreshing journey into the queer, teen experience.

A self-funded, non-profit feature documentary exploring and celebrating Iceland’s contemporary independent music scene at the beginning of the 21st century. Featuring music by Ólafur Arnalds, Seabear, DJ Musician, Hafdis Huld, Berndsen, Mugison, Lara Runars, Severed Crotch and others.

"Where's The Snow?!" is the electrifying and compellingly-unique story of the most insane music festival you've never heard of - welcome to Iceland Airwaves

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