Ása Hjörleifsdóttir

Ástarsaga (2012)

A story of love, madness, and 24-hour daylight. Solange's boyfriend Baldur mysteriously takes off for Iceland. She follows, but an even deeper mystery awaits her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Walter Grímsson  •  Kristján Franklín Magnús  •  Katherine Waterston  •  Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir

A story of love, madness, and 24-hour daylight. Solange's boyfriend Baldur mysteriously takes off for Iceland. She follows, but an even deeper mystery awaits her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Walter Grímsson  •  Kristján Franklín Magnús  •  Katherine Waterston  •  Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir

The Swan (2018)

When young Sól is sent to live with her distant countryside relatives for a summer, she becomes entangled in a dramatic rite of passage with a mysterious farmhand, Jón, and the farmer’s daughter, Ásta.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Thor Kristjansson  •  Grima Valsdóttir  •  Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir  •  Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

When young Sól is sent to live with her distant countryside relatives for a summer, she becomes entangled in a dramatic rite of passage with a mysterious farmhand, Jón, and the farmer’s daughter, Ásta.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Thor Kristjansson  •  Grima Valsdóttir  •  Þuríður Blær Jóhannsdóttir  •  Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Last Dance (2019)

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Interdependence Film 2019 (2019)

Started in 2018, the project – comprised of 11 segments by filmmakers from all around the world – reflects on the intertwined relationship between human society and nature that is aggravated by climate change on multiple scales, hinting at possible solutions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shahrbanoo Sadat  •  Bettina Oberli  •  Mahamat-Saleh Haroun  •  Salomé Lamas  •  Silvio Soldini  •  Nila Madhab Panda  •  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir  •  Faouzi Bensaïdi  •  Daniela Thomas  •  Leon Wang  •  Karin Williams
CAST:  Claudio Abbiati  •  Thor Kristjansson  •  Gabriele Gorgoglione  •  Hera Hilmar

Started in 2018, the project – comprised of 11 segments by filmmakers from all around the world – reflects on the intertwined relationship between human society and nature that is aggravated by climate change on multiple scales, hinting at possible solutions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shahrbanoo Sadat  •  Bettina Oberli  •  Mahamat-Saleh Haroun  •  Salomé Lamas  •  Silvio Soldini  •  Nila Madhab Panda  •  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir  •  Faouzi Bensaïdi  •  Daniela Thomas  •  Leon Wang  •  Karin Williams
CAST:  Claudio Abbiati  •  Thor Kristjansson  •  Gabriele Gorgoglione  •  Hera Hilmar

A Letter from Helga (2022)

In a remote fjord in 1940s Iceland, young farmer Bjarni and aspiring poet Helga begin a passionate, forbidden affair, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Thor Kristjansson  •  Hera Hilmar  •  Anita Briem  •  Björn Thors

In a remote fjord in 1940s Iceland, young farmer Bjarni and aspiring poet Helga begin a passionate, forbidden affair, emotions running as wild as the ocean waves that surround them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Thor Kristjansson  •  Hera Hilmar  •  Anita Briem  •  Björn Thors

The Last Dance (2020)

It’s a spring morning in Reykjavík. A man and a woman wake up in their bed and know that their relationship has ended. They take a drive out of the city, towards the end of love, perhaps toward the end of the world. A story of love, loss, and the mysterious power ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Hera Hilmar  •  Thor Kristjansson

It’s a spring morning in Reykjavík. A man and a woman wake up in their bed and know that their relationship has ended. They take a drive out of the city, towards the end of love, perhaps toward the end of the world. A story of love, loss, and the mysterious power ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Hera Hilmar  •  Thor Kristjansson

You and me (2015)

Girl meets boy on a cold winter night. She's a single mom, and he becomes less charming than she thought he was after she invites him home. As things are getting out of hand, her young daughter wakes up, and roles become reversed as they deal together with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Laufey Elíasdóttir  •  Snorri Engilbertsson  •  Hólmfríður Guðmundsdóttir  •  Einar Ingi Hreiðarsson

Girl meets boy on a cold winter night. She's a single mom, and he becomes less charming than she thought he was after she invites him home. As things are getting out of hand, her young daughter wakes up, and roles become reversed as they deal together with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ása Hjörleifsdóttir
CAST:  Laufey Elíasdóttir  •  Snorri Engilbertsson  •  Hólmfríður Guðmundsdóttir  •  Einar Ingi Hreiðarsson