Jóhann Jóhannsson Movies

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

Shida is the new kid in class in a private boarding school in Tanzania. He is shy, he has no self-esteem, he does not speak one word of English - the...

"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...

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

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...

A drug-addicted doctor who works in an asylum discovers that one of his patients is a gifted writer.

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...

A Warren Comics style short portraying a stranded cosmonaut on Mars.

Alone and far from home, The Kid makes his way through a strange city looking for the means to get through his day. Surrounded by predators he is...

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...

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

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...

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...

A young couple torture themselves over the death of their son.

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...