Birth of an Island

Birth of an Island

A short documentary showing the formation of an island from lava and other volcanic activity.

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Fire on Heimaey

Fire on Heimaey

Beautiful documentary by Osvaldur Knudsen about the eruption on Heimaey in the Vestmann Islands in 1973 (South of Iceland). The eruption destroyed...

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Villi Knudsen's Iceland

Villi Knudsen's Iceland

Features volcano watches in Iceland from 1984-91, showing the country's highlands, Askja, Kverkjoll, Herdubreidarlindir, Sprengisandur, and Jokulsa...

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Halldór Kiljan Laxness

Halldór Kiljan Laxness

In this film, Ósvaldur Knudsen explains the life and work of Halldór Kiljan Laxness.

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The Fox Makes a Den in the Scree

The Fox Makes a Den in the Scree

Beautiful video clips of foxes in the wild and groundhogs in a spruce. Shown from the movement of two fox shooters. The toffee is shot and the...

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Jörð úr ægi

Jörð úr ægi

About the underwater eruption which led to the formation of the island of Surtsey (1963 & 1966). The film is partly based on an older film about...

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The Eruption of Hekla 1947/8

The Eruption of Hekla 1947/8

The film, which is based on earlier footage taken by Steindór Sigurðsson, Árni Stefánsson & Guðmundur Einarsson, describes the volcanic eruption in...

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Sveitin milli sanda

Sveitin milli sanda

A documentary that introduces the main places in Öræfasveit, for examples Ingólfshöfði to name a few. The picture gives a beautiful view of nature...

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Refur grefur greni í urð

Refur grefur greni í urð

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Archaeological Excavations at Skálholt in 1954

Archaeological Excavations at Skálholt in 1954

This documentary focuses on the archaeological excavations at Skálholt in 1954 when the sarcophagus of bishop Páll Jónsson (bishop 1195-1211) was...

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