Country: Iceland
Year: 2012
Duration: 10'
Green hillsides, all around. The house where the boy lives has a window he can sneak out of and walk on the damp ground, conversing with a man about the concept of happiness and freedom. Another man has three recurring dreams: in the first, he abandons reality and lives in a world where his abilities aren’t hampered and, for example, he can even fly. He also dreams of crossing the line between life and death and rejoining those who have died. And finally, he dreams of always being in love.
Biography
film director
Katrin Olafsdottir
Katrín Ólafsdóttir (Iceland) studied dance and choreography at the National Ballet School of Iceland and at the National Contemporary Dance Center in Angers, developing great interest in the relationship between film and choreography. Her short Slurpinn & Co. was screened at over fifty festivals and won numerous prizes, including best Live-Action short at the Worldwide Short Film Festival in Toronto and a golden plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival. Her feature-length Home Away from Home participated in its screenplay phase at the Binger Filmlab in the section for directors and also received support in 2008 from Torino FilmLab. She directs musical videos and documentaries and also produces the films of Bertrand Mandico.
FILMOGRAFIA
Slurpinn & Co. (cm, 1998), Home Away from Home (2008), Opaque (cm, 2009), Babybird, Unborn (cm, 2012).
Declaration
film director
“An important factor of working outside of the system is that you don’t have to come up with a story that film commissions will find understandable or profitable. This means that directors who are true visionaries have a hard time getting their films financed. Ignore the unwritten rule that you can’t start making a film without having all the budget in place, also ignore the idea of having a ‘real’ budget. Spend as little money as possible; buy only things that you absolutely need. That gives you great freedom, both personal and artistic.”
Cast
& Credits
regia, sceneggiatura/director, screenplay
Katrín Ólafsdóttir
fotografia/cinematography Arnar Thorisson
montaggio/film editing Katrín Ólafsdóttir, George Cragg
scenografia, costumi/production design, costume design Steinunn Gunnlaugsdottir Katur
musica/music Kazuki Tomokawa, Berntrand Mandico, Ghedalia Tazartes suono/sound Enrico Fiocco
interpreti/cast Alex Brendemühl, Floki Molina, Erna Omarsdottir, Sunneva Weishappel, Harpa Arnardottir produttori/producers Hlin Johannesdottir, Katrín Olafsdóttir, Thor S. Sigurjonsson, Skuli Fr. Malmquist
produzione, vendita all’estero/production, world sales Zik Zak Filmworks
fotografia/cinematography Arnar Thorisson
montaggio/film editing Katrín Ólafsdóttir, George Cragg
scenografia, costumi/production design, costume design Steinunn Gunnlaugsdottir Katur
musica/music Kazuki Tomokawa, Berntrand Mandico, Ghedalia Tazartes suono/sound Enrico Fiocco
interpreti/cast Alex Brendemühl, Floki Molina, Erna Omarsdottir, Sunneva Weishappel, Harpa Arnardottir produttori/producers Hlin Johannesdottir, Katrín Olafsdóttir, Thor S. Sigurjonsson, Skuli Fr. Malmquist
produzione, vendita all’estero/production, world sales Zik Zak Filmworks
