Natatorium
Feature Film/Iceland, Finland/ 106 min/2024
Director: Helena Stefánsdóttir
Screenwriter: Helena Stefánsdóttir
Director of Photography: Kerttu Hakkarainen
Production: Sunna Gudnadóttir
Music Composer: Jacob Groth
Art designer:
Cast: Ilmur María Arnarsdóttir, Elin Petersdottir, Stefanía Berdsen, Valur Freyr Einarsson, Jónas Alfreð Birkisson, Stormur Jón Kormákur Baltarsarsson, Kristín Pétursdóttir, Ylfa Burgess, Ásgeir Margeirsson, Salka Ýr Ómarsdóttir
Synopsis:
A young girl stays with her estranged grandparents in the city while she auditions for a performance group. When the family, who have not met for a long time, gather to celebrate her acceptance into the group, an ugly family secret emerges, and the family gathering ends with a horrifying tragedy.
Director’s biography:
Filmmaker Helena Stefánsdottir (Iceland) is based in Reykjavík where she runs her own film production company Wonderland Films. Her background in dance influences her work as an experimental film director and she holds a MFA in video art from the University of Gothenburg. As a freelance video artist, Stefánsdottir has supported the biggest theatres in Reykjavík, the opera and smaller independent theatre companies. Natatorium (2024), selected for IFFR 2024, is her debut feature film.
Filmography: Fragments (2001, short), Don’t Worry, Be a Happy (2002, short), Gift (2006, short), Anna (2007, short), Bon Appétit (2010, short), Silent Voices (2011, short doc), Pas de trois, a Choreography for the Camera (2013, short), Sisters (2015, short doc), IceHot Nordic Dance platform (2018, short), Fronting, a Choreography for three Cameras (2019, short), Urban Shape (2019, short doc), Under the Surface (2019, TV series), Gunnar’s Last Project (2020, short doc), Natatorium (2024)
