Hermit at Salmon War. Documentary about an Icelandic farmer’s fight against the open-net pen aquaculture business.
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(With English subtitles) Against the Current /Andstreymi is a documentary about female vagrants who drifted from one farm to another to ask for food and shelter in the old Icelandic rural society. The film is based on my oral history interviews with people who met these women vagrants Homemovie festival in cinema Bíó Paradís / Heimamyndadagurinn í Bíó Paradís. I spoke about the historical significance of a home movie made by Axel Helgason (1913-1959). I talked about the unique footage of a female drifter, Vigdís Ingvadóttir (1864-1957), that Axel´s home movie displays; a footage I used for my documentary Against the Current (ice. Andstreymi).
Expressing #MeToo is based on an interview with Agusta Thorkelsdottir (1959), a fighter for women´s rights in agricultural society, about the # MeToo movement.
Polarity of the World is based on my oral history Interview with Sigridur Jónsdóttir (born 1964), a poet and a farmer, about how women and men write and read differently.
The mini-doc Women´s Expression in the Past is based on my oral history interview with the poet Asa Ketilsdottir (1935) about how women expressed themselves in the Icelandic agricultural society.
The mini-doc Visiting the trout in River Oxara portrays The mini-documentary “Visiting the Trout in River Oxara” showcases biologist Johannes Sturlaugsson as he visits his long-time friends, the brown trout in the Oxara River at Thingvellir National Park in Iceland during spawning season.the biologist Johannes Sturlaugsson whilst visiting his many decade’s friends, the brown trout in the Oxara River in Thingvellir National Park Iceland, during spawning.
The mini-doc Women´s Songs is based on my visit to one of Iceland’s most famous opera singers, Guðrún Tómasdóttir (1925-2022).
Documentary. The last female vagrant in valley Mýrdalur / Síðasta förukonan í Mýrdalnum.
Housekeepers Wanted. This documentary explores the lives of women who served as live-in housekeepers on farms across Iceland during the latter half of the twentieth century. The project received a documentary film grant from Hagþenkir – félag höfunda fræðirita og kennslugagna. – See
Homemovie festival in cinema Bíó Paradís / Heimamyndadagurinn í Bíó Paradís. I spoke about the historical significance of a home movie made by Axel Helgason (1913-1959). I talked about the unique footage of a female drifter, Vigdís Ingvadóttir (1864-1957), that Axel´s home movie displays; a footage I used for my documentary Against the Current (ice. Andstreymi).
