Shark sun | Hákarlasól is an interview-based documentary about the Greenland shark off Iceland’s coast, seen through the eyes of shark fishermen whose experience gives light to the shark’s existence in Icelandic waters. English subtitles.
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Hermit at Salmon War is a documentary short about an Icelandic farmer’s fight against the open-net pen aquaculture business. Einbúi í eldisstríði English subtitles.
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Independent mothers | Sjálfstæðar mæður is a documentary which explores the lives of single mothers who served as live-in housekeepers on farms across Iceland during the latter half of the twentieth century. The documentary received documentary film grants from Jafnréttissjóður Íslands in the year of 2025; and from Hagþenkir.
Against the Current | Andstreymi is a documentary about female vagrants who drifted from one farm to another, seeking food and shelter in the old Icelandic rural society. The film is based on my oral history interviews with people who remember these drifting women. Andstreymi er heimildamynd um síðustu förukonur Íslands. English subtitles.
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In a Homemovie festvival in cinema Bíó Paradís (2021) I spoke about a unique footage of the female drifter Vigdís Ingvadóttir (1864-1957) that I used for my documentary Against the Current (ice. Andstreymi); footage from a homemovie made by Axel Helgason (1913-1959).
Rural #MeToo is a documentary short based on my interview with Ágústa Þorkelsdóttir (b.1944), a farmer and prominent advocate for the rights of women in Iceland’s agricultural sector. Ágústa shares her perspective on the historical gender-based violence faced by rural women in Iceland, as well as her reflections on the significance of the #MeToo movement for women living in rural areas. Ágústa Þorkelsdóttir, baráttukona bændakvenna tjáir sig um #MeToo hreyfinguna. English subtitles.
Polarity of the World is a documentary short based on my oral history interview with Sigríður Jónsdóttir (born 1964), a poet and a farmer, about how women and men write and read differently.
A Musical Afternoon is a documentary short based on my interview with Guðrún Tómasdóttir (1925-2022), a former opera singer who captivated audiences in Iceland with her stunning operatic performances of traditional Icelandic folk songs. The documentary centers on female folk songs and the ways women express themselves through singing. English subtitles.
The documentary short Women´s Vocal Expression in the Past is based on my oral history interview with the poet Ása Ketilsdóttir (1935). Ása discusses how past women expressed themselves in the Icelandic agricultural society – and chants women´s poetry. Heimildamynd. Ása Ketilsdóttir kveður kvennakvæði og tjáir sig um munnlega tjáningu fyrri tíma kvenna.
The last female vagrant is a documentary that tells the story of Vigdís Ingvadóttir (1864-1957), bringing together memories from those who knew her from their childhood – and footage of the landscapes she once roamed. Síðasta förukonan í Mýrdalnum. Heimildamynd um förukonuna Vigdísi Ingvadóttur. 2015.