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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