Hallur Ingólfsson

Trolls in various forms have accompanied mankind from the beginning, depending on how people understood the word each time. They can be people outside society who also symbolise the fears haunting those within it.

This film explores the five different Icelandic national costumes, including their meaning for people in earlier times and the influence they continue to have on contemporary Icelandic artists and designers.

Icelandic Pop music is a World known brand today. Before that happened, scores of Icelandic musicians had tried their luck abroad with little success. Today Icelandic bands and artists are household names along with the pristine Nature of Iceland. How did that happen and who are the main players? In this documentary series, we follow the evolution of Icelandic popular music from around 800 AD until today.

A lyrical documentary on the miraculous lifespan of the North-Atlantic Salmon. Shot in pristine Iceland in and around one of the few rivers in the World that are home to the migrating Salmon and have not been manipulated in any way. No dams - no salmon fry stocked by man - everything in the river regarding the Salmon is untouched by man. In these unspoiled conditions the filmmakers shot hundreds of hours over a period of more than two years. Now the fruit of their labor is in your hands - prepare to immerse in the beautiful world of the North-Atlantic Salmon. Be one with this magnificent creature - swim with the Salmon - die with the Salmon and experience the rebirth through the next generation of the King of fishes.

The summer of 2004 two engineer from Seyðisfjörður found a three-blade broach and an oval broach high up in the mountains of East Fjords in Iceland. Archaeologists arrived on the scene under the direction of Sigurd Bergsteinsson. They discover remains of a Viking woman, some jewelry and over 500 pearls. Who was this woman? What was she doing in the mountains, all by herself? The finding was unique, never before have so many artifacts from a Viking woman been found in an open country. The film is produced in collaboration with the National Museum of Iceland and The Archaeological Heritage Agency of Iceland.

When a young pedantic daughter is at work, her mother transforms into a passionate dancer, using their overfilled flat as a stage. A heartwarming comedy about prejudice, self-respect and dreams fulfilled.