Amma Lo-Fi
Grandma Lo-Fi
Orri Jónsson, Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir, Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
»I just start pressing things until I hear something I like.«
– Sigrídur Níelsdóttir
At the age of 70, Sigrídur Níelsdóttir started recording and releasing her own music straight from the living room. Seven years later, she had 59 albums to her name with more than 600 songs – an eccentric myriad of catchy compositions mixing in her pets, found toys, kitchen percussions and Casio keyboards.
The DIY musician has enjoyed cult status on the Icelandic and Danish music scenes for some years now. Shot mostly on Super-8 and 16mm, Grandma Lo-Fi is a tribute to her created over a period of six years. Birgisdóttir, Jonsson and Kristjánsdóttir – all musicans themselves – film the most productive phase in Ms Níelsdóttir‘s life as they explain her works and reveal the creative thinking and working processes. But that‘s not all: they animate the film with some of her picturesand collages. Amma Lo-Fi was the debut film for all three directors.
Orri Jónsson
Orri Jónsson graduierte 1996 an der School of Visual Arts in New York. Er ist Fotograf und Musiker in der Band Slowblow, die eigene Alben produziert und Filmmusik macht.
Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir
Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir ist Komponistin, Bildende Künstlerin und Mitbegründerin des isländischen Künstlerkollektivs Kitchen Motors. Seit 2000 veröffentlicht sie ihre Kompositionen unter dem Namen Kira Kira mit mehreren Ensembles, vor allem mit Samuli Kosminen, Eiriki Orri Olafsson und Petur Halgrimsson.
Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir graduierte 2006 an der Isländischen Kunst- akademie. Sie ist Videokünstlerin, Illustratorin und Regisseurin. Sie hat zahlreiche Albencover und Plakate für Seabear und Jonsi gestaltet. 2011 hatte sie ihre erste Soloausstellung am Reykjavík Art Museum.
