A Taste of Iceland
A Festival of Music, Film, Future and Food & Fun
October 26-28, 2006 in Philadelphia

Sponsored by Iceland Naturally and organized by Package Deals, a multidisciplinary film series.

**Screenings are $8, $6 for Philadelphia Film Society members**

Thursday, October 26, 2006
Ritz at the Bourse
400 Ranstead Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 925-7900

6pm – pre-screening reception at Voices and Visions Bookstore next door!
Co-hosted by Iceland Naturally, Sherman Arts, and the Philadelphia Film Society
featuring cocktails courtesy of Reyka Vodka, Iceland Spring water, and Icelandic seaweed caviar courtesy of Caviar Assouline

the Bourse - 4th Street - Lower Level
111 S. Independence Mall E. - B106
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: 215-625-4740

Screening Schedule

7pm - Screaming Masterpiece
Dir. Ari Alexander Ergis Magnusson \ 2005 \ 35mm \ 87 min.
How can a nation with a population barely exceeding that of a New York city block produce a stream of artists who gain loyal international audiences and recording contracts and still have a sound and style all their own—and distinctly Icelandic at that? Screaming Masterpiece delves into Iceland’s music scene, uncovering a thriving community of artists across genres. The film features interviews with native musicians from Björk, Sigur Rós and Múm, to stories of the teenage band Nilfisk who end up opening for the Foo Fighters when they visit the island. A captivating documentary about the contemporary music scene in this unique island culture.

9pm – Cold Hearts: Icelandic Artist Films and Music Videos [TRT\90mins]
Featuring macabre stop animation, the secret life of moss, mouse suits, exploding dictaphones, women who live on clouds, Outkast ballads, and some very creative uses for whipped cream, Cold Hearts represents the whimsical Icelandic imagination. 17 artist films and music videos cover expansive aesthetic ground. Working in locales as diverse as art school in Los Angeles to the craggy vistas of Skagafjördur in northern Iceland, these young artists explore their native and adopted worlds in inventive ways. Intrinsically dark and aloof, yet also refreshingly honest, Cold Hearts is a glimpse into the curious cultural landscape of Iceland now. From the fantastical, sometimes disturbing artist films of Unnar Andrea Einarsdottir to the otherworldly output created by bands such as Mum and Apparat Organ Quartet, the Icelandic aesthetic is as strange and beautiful as it is overlooked.