“Who Stands up for Alvar”, interview with director Anna Maria Joakimsdottír Hutri

July 6, 2024

Anna Maria Joakimsdottír Hutri represents Iceland’s cinema future at 58th KVIFF’s Future Frames

“Who Stands up for Alvar”, interview with director Anna Maria Joakimsdottír Hutri Chiara Nicoletti

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“Who stands up for Alvar”, Icelandic director Anna Maria Joakimsdottír Hutri is first own short feature film, participating at the 58th KVIFF’s Future Frames.

After many projects she co-directed, including a feature film, “A Music story”, Joakimsdottír Hutri finally took the chance of writing and directing a story of her own, showing all her creative skills.

As KVIFF programmer Anna Kořínek writes: “Who Stands Up For Alvar is a critique of an overburdened welfare system that drains caregivers of valuable energy they could be devoting to their clients, as well as a poignant look at the need for “ordinary” human kindness.”

The film’s not only about the social system that fails but it is also a tale of a mother and a daughter.

Plot

Minna a mother to a fifteen year old daughter, an artist who’s limited possibilities for an employment is within the social service as an assistant nurse. Minna is there for her ice skating elite training daughter but she is faced with the dilemma of also dealing with the terminally ill neighbour.

Written by: Chiara Nicoletti

Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema

Guest

Anna Maria Joakimsdottír Hutri

Film

Who stands up for Alvar

Festival

Karlovy Vary Film Festival

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