A 16-part film anthology mapping contemporary Icelandic Literature, introducing sixteen Icelandic authors. Each episode is 8 minutes long, shot by a different director, andreflects the given author’s personality. It is this symbiosis, the format of a documentary essay made by diverse directors, that ensures the outcome is not merely a dry talk about literature, but a lively and entertaining engagement.
List of parts:
- Hallgrímur Helgason / dir. Vladimír Turner
- Eliza Reid / dir. Jan Novák
- Sjón / dir. Zuzana Walter
- Andri Snær Magnason / dir. Ivo Bystřičan
- Kristín Ómarsdóttir / dir. Pavel Řehořík
- Bergur Ebbi / dir. Robert Kirchhoff
- Hugleikur Dagsson / dir. Ondřej Cihlář
- Jón Gnarr / dir. David Konečný
- Jón Kalman Stefánsson + Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir / dir. Tomáš
- Straka
- Hildur Knútsdóttir / dir. Xenie
- Oddný Eir / dir. Haruna Hancoop
- Bragi Ólafsson / dir. Martin Kyšperský
- Sverrir Norland / dir. Josef Krajbich
- Eiríkur Ōrn Norðdahl / dir. Jan Foukal
- Gerður Kristný / dir. Haruna Hancoop
- Bergþóra Snæbjörnsdóttir / dir. Zuzana Walter