A lighthouse keeper prepares his earthly funeral while trying to reconnect with his inner elf. Hulda and Trausti have shared a roof on the Icelandic coast for over seventy years. Her love of books is matched by his love of stones. When he tells her he wants to change his name to Elf she warns him that the family will reject him. Now, as his one hundredth birthday nears and Trausti senses the hand of death upon him, he is searching for an elf’s coffin…
Crew
Veronika Janatková
Dramaturgy, Producer
Jón Bjarki Magnússon
Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Daði Jónsson
Colorist
Hlín Ólafsdóttir
Producer, Music
Andy Lawrence
Producer
Arnar Ingi Gunnarsson
Sound Designer
Kiron Guidi
Sound Designer
Teitur Magnússon
Music
Sindri Freyr Steinsson
Music
Sigurður Eyþórsson
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