03 / 22 / 06 at The Tank, Tribeca, NYC. SOLD OUT

I Skom Drekans (In the Shoes of the Dragon) 2002, Directed by Árni Sveinsson and Hrönn Sveinsdóttir, 90 mins. Icelandic, with English Subtitles.

This feature documentary is glimpse into the world of the Miss Iceland pageant, a competition that is looked upon by many Icelanders as their most important national pasttime. The hard partying director signs up for the competition as an unlikely contestant, mostly for the sake of making a film and proving a point about the superficiality of beauty contests, but she soon finds herself getting sucked deeper into the competition than she ever expected. I Skom Drekans was the recipient of the Best Documentary award at the 2002 Eddas (Icelandic Film and TV awards). It was also first film ever to be banned in Iceland, its initial release delayed after a legal battle with the Miss Iceland organization.

Midnight 2005, directed by Eyrún Eyjólfsdóttir. 10 mins
A fantastical stop motion animation take on the Edgar Allen Poe classic, “The Raven.”

Toilet directed by Unnar Andrea Einarsdottir. 4:50 mins.
A short form art piece exploring the juxtaposition between primal physical pleasures and the feelings we associate with their aftermath.

Music in Cake directed by Unnar Andrea Einarsdottir, 3:23 mins.
Merging innocence with violence, it all begins with a cake.

Romantic Undead directed by Kristín Björk Kristjansdóttir, aka Kira Kira.

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