THE LAST DAYS OF THE ARCTIC
Germany, Iceland 2011 – Director: Magnús Viðar Sigurðsson – Original language: English, Icelandic – Subtitles: English – Length: 90 min.
“I am documenting a way of life that most people are unaware of.” Ragnar Axelsson’s photography depicts the end of the world. The artist, who goes by the name of RAX, is drawn to the arctic regions of Iceland and Greenland. In addition to the hostile landscape, he portrays the people whose existence depends on living in harmony with their natural environment. His black and white shots have an immediacy that encapsulates the threat facing their subject matter – because through climate change the things he captures will gradually disappear. Sigurðsson’s film about Iceland’s most well-known photographer is impressive, not least because of the tragedy that lies behind the beauty in his images. Samay Claro
Ragnar Axelsson will be present at the screening.
In cooperation with Münchner Volkshochschule and the Münchner Stadtbibliothek.
English/Original Title: Andlit Nordursins. German title: Gesichter der Arktis. Writer: Margrét Jónasdóttir. Camera: Arnar Þór Þórisson, Jakob Halldórsson mit Ingvar Ágúst Þórisson, Friðþjófur Helgason, Hrafnhildur Gunnarsdottir, Luftaufnahmen: Jón Þór Víglundsson. Sound: Eiríkur Hilmisson, Ingólfur Sverrir Guðjónsson, Pétur Einarsson, Daníel Friðriksson, Sounddesign: Nick CathCart - Jones. Music: Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson. Production: xxx. Producer: Margrét Jónasdóttir. Co-Producers: Magnus Vidar Sigurðsson, Kjartan Thor Thordarson, Margrét und Christian Beetz.
