Helena Stefánsdóttir

Bon Appetit is like a bowl full of colorful, savory candy. It is a beautiful and magical story about two women, and the vague borders between reality, imagination, memory and dream.

The eighteen-year-old Lilja visits Áróra and Grímur, her estranged grandparents, in the city as she undergoes auditions for an international art performance group. When her father, Magnús and his younger sister Vala, two of Áróra's and Grimur's four children, find out about Lilja’s stay in the family house, a sense of panic arises. When the family gathers in the home to celebrate Lilja’s acceptance into the art group, a dark secret emerges, and soon a seemingly normal family celebration turns into a horrifying tragedy that nobody could have foreseen.

At 85, Icelandic design icon Gunnar Magnússon begins a final project with help from his daughter Tinna. As his health suddenly fails, she is left to complete the work herself, turning her father’s last creation into a daughter’s final gesture of love.

Two lovers dance their story, united in space, divided in time.

Silent Voices tells the story of Icelandic nature that is in danger due to dam and powerplant projects. Furthermore, it touches on the story of the land that has already been sacrificed for heavy industry, around 80% of produced electricity in Iceland goes directly to multinational heavy industry corporations.

A rare syndrome keeps Anna in a world of isolation. Desperate for human contact, she attempts to break free from the shackles of her uncontrollable body with surprising results.