Þorsteinn Jónsson

Emily is a young boy that dreams about owning a dog and he starts working so he can save up to buy one. Meanwhile his family are dealing with money problems.

Various events of importance to the nation and to individual persons during the cold war and from about 1960 emerge as fragments of the memory of a little boy learning about life, about divorce, military occupation, the Beatles, little girls and death.

The film tells the story of a young farmgirl moving to Reykjavík after the second world war, and her attempts to adapt to the city life.

This corporate documentary was made for the 70th anniversary of the Icelandic Federation of Labour, and shows the structure and development of this large union.

Filmed against the background of the mountainous north of Iceland with its magnificent scenery, this film shows the life of a lone farmer in an isolated fjord, whose inhabitants have slowly deserted it for the relative ease and comfort of the city life. This farmer, however, is too attached to his land and persist in remaining there, despite the difficulties he has to confront. Through his eyes and those of his peers, the trend of Icelandic society away from traditional agriculture towards industrialisation is viewed with sympathetic regret.

The film tells the story of the charming, ninety-three year old lady Gudny, who is staying in the nursing home of Hrafnista in Hafnarfjördur, Iceland. She tells tales of her pet rat from her home region in eastern Iceland, paints, sings in the choir, plans to stage a theatrical sketch and play the leading role. We also meet Sigurdur Olafsson, who claims to be in Paradise, and Klara Tryggvason, who gets her visits in mail and by phone; most of her children are living abroad. We visit Leifur Eiriksson, who changes making his bed into a ritual of physical exercise. Gudny has only learnt the Lord's Prayer and the Bible Stories, but she knows how to tell a good story and radiates the wisdom of the ages. "Why can't we talks about death?", she says. "My grandchildren ask: Grandma, are you sure you'll be with God?" "Yes, quite sure".

Film poem. Based on construction activities in Iceland, shot in the town of Kópavogur.

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About a commune of hippies in the village of Hveragerði and their views on a different kind of lifestyle.

"Reportage". Images from Berlin with special consideration to the division of the city by the Berlin Wall.

The old harbour in Reykjavík was once the town's most important centre for freight transport, and as late as 1966 it was still used by passenger craft. This film depicts the harbour atmosphere and we follow the activities of harbour workers and watch passengers leave for distant countries.

A documentary film about a garbage collector and his views on life.

About the lowest class in society, female industrial workers. The film tells of one such person and her struggle for struggle for survival.

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The film discusses the gap between the public and "accepted" art.

For want of a satisfactory political party, a group of young people parodically form their own candidate party. This film follows their campaign until election day.

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Experimental. Bypassers are asked to oblige the film-maker by jumping on the spot.

A documentary about the pedagogic theories of Loris Malaguzzi and their application in Icelandic primary schools.