At Noon Fell a Darkness (2018)

At Noon Fell a Darkness: Directed by Derrick Belcham. With Julianna Barwick, Bára Gísladóttir, Úlfur Hansson, Sigrún Jónsdóttir. At Noon Fell A Darkness is a poetic profile of 15 prominent Icelandic musicians and poets as they travel home to Reykjavik for Sigur Ros’s inaugural Norður og Niður festival in the winter of 2017-18. The film follows acclaimed and award-winning artists such as Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Sóley Stefánsdóttir, Bára Gísladóttir, Sigrún Jónsdóttir, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, Kórus, Mammút, Úlfur Hansson, Alex Somers, Gerður Kristný, Fríða Ísberg and Arngunnur Árnadóttir to lighthouses, abandoned pools, the feet of mountains and to volcanic beaches to create an experimental documentary of a contemporary moment in the history of Icelandic art.

“Ethereal yet poetically powerful. The stark beauty of the land is the cinemaphotographer. A joyful embrace of depression, darkness the freedom for introspection and creativity. A unique insight into Icelandic music, a soundtrack for global Winter.”