Solitude

Program:

Scandinavian Panorama

Year:

2023

Country:

Iceland, Slovakia, France

Genre:

Fiction

Duration:

75'

A farmer that lives a quiet life in the countryside is forced by the state to sell his home. He leaves everything behind, relocates to the capital, and soon meets a 10-year-old paper delivery boy. Their friendship proves to be transformative for them both.

Schedule

Ninna Pálmadóttir

Ninna Pálmadóttir is an award-winning Icelandic filmmaker. She is most noted for her short film PAPERBOY, which was the winner as Best Short Film at the 2019 Reykjavik International Film Festival. She graduated with an M.F.A in film directing / screenwriting from NYU Tisch School of the Arts in 2019, and holds a B.A in film studies & literature from the University of Iceland. She grew up in a small town in north Iceland, surrounded by magnificent and raw nature that formed her style and personality in the arts. SOLITUDE is her feature debut, premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Filmography: Solitude (2023), Allir Hundar Deyja (2020), Paperboy (2019), Oblivion (2023)

Creative team

Director

Ninna Pálmadóttir

Screenplay

Rúnar Rúnarsson

Camera

Dušan Husár

Editing

Ivor Šonje

Music

Pétur Þór Benediktsson