Reykavik Film Festival Update
Published 13 months ago
We bring you a breakdown of some of the films we've seen so far
- Text by John-Paul Pryor
Having managed to survive the unofficial penthouse party that kicked-off the festival at Hotel Borg and the official opening presided over by the country's mayor Jon Gnarr, Dazed have seen some incredible films at RIFF and attended some great Q&A's with industry insiders.
Here is a breakdown of some of the stuff we have managed to catch while we are here: the intensely powerful Budrus (2009), which tells the story of women on the frontline in the battle for peace and unity in Palestine; the harrowing documentary about child heroin addicts Addicted In Afghanistan (2009); the strange investigation into sexuality and identity Fake Orgasm (2010); the deeply personal investigation into bereavement The Edge of Dreaming (2010); and the brilliant breakdown of siblings torn apart and reunited Submarine (2010); On our list to watch next are Undercurrent (2010), which promises to be a tense exploration of human relationships under pressure on a doomed Icelandic fishing vessel and the investigation into alzheimers disease Mama Gogo (2010)
