Sara Gunnarsdóttir
Directing
Biography
Sara Gunnarsdóttir (born in 1982 in Reykjavik) is an Icelandic director, animator, and artist. She is mainly known for directing and animating sequences of The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) and for directing and animating the Oscar-nominated short film My Year of Dicks (2022). In 2003, Gunnarsdóttir received a BFA from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. She also holds an MFA in Experimental Animation from CalArts, from which she graduated in 2012. Gunnarsdóttir worked on Marielle Heller’s feature The Diary of a Teenage Girl and HBO’s The Case Against Adnan Sayed. Her work has been showcased at AFI Fest, SXSW, Annecy, and the Telluride Film Festival. With My Year of Dicks (2022), Gunnarsdóttir won the Special Jury Awards at SXSW for Unique Vision in Writing and Directing and was awarded the Crystal Prize for Best TV Production at Annecy Animation Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sara Gunnarsdóttir, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Minnie Goetze is a 15-year-old aspiring comic-book artist, coming of age in the haze of the 1970s in San Francisco. Insatiably curious about the world around her, Minnie is a pretty typical teenage girl. Oh, except that she’s sleeping with her mother’s boyfriend.
The Diary of a Teenage Girl
Explore the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, a case brought to global attention by the hugely popular Serial podcast.
The Case Against Adnan Syed
Rising musician Jeff Buckley had only released one album when he died suddenly in 1997. Now, never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from those closest to him offer a portrait of the captivating singer.
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
An imaginative 15-year-old is stubbornly determined to lose her virginity despite the pathetic pickings in the outskirts of Houston in the early '90s.
My Year of Dicks
The Pirate of Love is an animated documentary about an outsider musician, Daniel C.
The Pirate of Love
Sugarcube is a small story about growing up and facing the complications of adulthood with its social traditions, complex communications, and love. Sugarcube is Sara Gunnarsdóttir's debut film.