The first and final film directed by famous Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson, who passed away last year, is based on the cult science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon of the same name and Dutch photographer Jan Kempenaers' art book "Spomeniks." Sitting somewhere between fiction and documentary the film combines music, visuals and narration by Tilda Swinton. She addresses us, human beings of today, from the human kind of tomorrow and contemplates the flaws and advantages of humanity.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 10 min.
- Country, year
- Iceland, 2020
- Genre
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Screenplay
- Olaf Stapledon, Jóhann Jóhannsson, José Enrique Macián
- Producers
- Thor Sigurjonsson
- Cinematography
- Sturla Brandth Grøvlen
- Music
- Yair Elazar Glotman, Jóhann Jóhannsson
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Jóhann Jóhannsson published his first solo album „Englabörn“ in 2002. He wrote the score for a number of films, including several by Denis Villeneuve. In 2015, he won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score for his work on the Stephen Hawking biopic „The Theory of Everything“. In the same year, he made his debut short film as a director, „End of Summer“.
