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Upcoming project: Burning Man – 4 doc series
With exclusive access to the leadership of the Burning Man Project and its extensive archives, this series offers a definitive behind-the-scenes, vérité-style exploration of one of the most impactful and controversial social experiments in recent American history....
Óskar Páll Sveinsson sat down with Dan McPeake, the host/producer of Endeavours Radio for an in-depth interview
AGAINST THE CURRENT chronicles trans athlete Veiga Gretarsdottir, the first person to attempt kayaking over 2,000 kilometers around Iceland, counter-clockwise Opens June 25 at Quad Cinema in NY and Laemmle’s Monica in LA via Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino...
This fascinating documentary looks at the L.A. nuns who stood up to the church’s male hierarchy
This fascinating documentary looks at the L.A. nuns who stood up to the church’s male hierarchy (Washington Post) In this swiftly moving, revelatory account, the audience is plunged back into postwar Los Angeles, where the garden-like Immaculate Heart convent was...
”Against the Current is a gem. It’s gorgeous in many ways.”
Reviews: Against the Current Here are some of the excellent reviews the documentary has received so far: Outlet/Publication: Los Angeles Times • “ ‘Against the Current’ is a gem. It’s gorgeous in many ways.” • “The images of Iceland’s beauty are breathtaking. The...
“The Sea’s the possibilities”
"The sea’s the possibility,” sang Patti Smith in Live. For the Icelandic athlete Veiga Grétarsdóttir, her whole life has been about transformation and expanding possibilities (Filmthreat.com) Director Oskar Pall Sveinsson’s documentary, Against the Current, tracks...
Paddling Around Iceland in a Kayak
Paddling Around Iceland in a Kayak in ‘Against the Current’ Doc Trailer“Many kayakers have begun without finishing.” Zeitgeist Films has released the official US trailer for an Icelandic documentary film titled Against the Current, from filmmaker Óskar Páll Sveinsson....