Jóhann Jóhannsson Movies

"A week before he passed away, my grandfather shared with me his former aspirations of becoming a filmmaker. After many trials, a narrow escape from...

Shot in back and white, the short film materializes in stark, melancholic images one of the key tracks from the album Fordlândia. "One of the...

The Beckmanns used to have more money than they could spend. Now it's all gone. The mother now supports her daughter off a small pension as they...

Sorrow does not come merely from contemplating death, which forces us to look into Eternity, but also from life, which compels us to confront Time",...

People in a room in an apartment in a house on a street in a city. "Dreams in Copenhagen" is Max Kestners's documentary film portrait of Denmark's...

This piece offers a fascinating discussion of how the music was made and why it compliments the story and tone.

“A Song for Europa’ is one of the key tracks from Jóhann Jóhannsson’s release ‘Orphée’ on Deutsche...

Dís, 23, is still to decide what to do with her life. Obsessed by the thought of being "abnormally normal", a mere photocopy of long lost...

A collage-like film that mixes interviews with painter Erró and his collaborators, family and friends with visuals of his paintings and...

An older couple, Sigga and Runni, reveal funeral photos of their long-dead son who died tragically young. After thirty years, the photos still elicit...

The main character is a man in his forties with unsolvable physical problems (weighs over 200 kg), which entail psychological ones. He barely fits in...

The Pitch tells the story of Melavöllurinn, Reykjavík’s main sports arena and meeting place until the 70’s. The Pitch served...

A story about a common man that arose to the level of a national treasure through his storytelling and other incredible endeavors. A man that did not...