Á hvaða tungumáli dreymir þig?


Excerpt/Promo from Á hvaða tungumáli dreymir þig? (What language do you dream in?)

 

Title: Á hvaða tungumáli dreymir þig? (What language do you dream in?)

Type: Experimental/Performative Documentary

Role: Writer/Director/Camera/Editor

Running Time: 21 mins 31 seconds

Screened at:

  • The Weight of Mountains Film Festival Skagastrond, 2014,
  • The Weight of Mountains Film Festival Sauðárkrókur, 2014,
  • The Weight of Mountains Film Festival Reykjavik, 2014

Synopsis: Emily, a young Australian filmmaker travels to remote northern Iceland to experience the visceral purity of a harsh winter. Her hunt for a reconnection with nature and her own childhood identity leads her to candid discussions with other filmmakers, local residents and at least one soothsayer. Told through the filmmaker’s eyes, this film explores the concept of humanity’s relationship to place and landscape.

About This Project: I spent three months in a small fishing town on the north coast of Iceland, during their Winter, 2013-2014. This project was part of a filmmaking residency called The Weight Of Mountains, hosted by Nes Artists Residency, Skagastrond. There were 9 other filmmakers taking part and each of us produced a short film on the theme of “the relationship between landscape and humanity.” The finished piece is part documentary, part dreamscape. It is a record of my time in this magical place, and the inner landscapes I traversed while being buffeted by the Icelandic winter. My heartfelt thanks to all who donated to my crowd-funding campaign, and to Carclew Youth Arts for their generous support. Without you I couldn’t have made this journey at all.

“[The film] expresses the reality of everyday life among the wonders of the awe-inducing Icelandic environment, which is beautifully described as a life where you dream more than you sleep.” – Ben Smick, Reykjavik Grapevine.