the valtari mystery film experiment

sigur rós have given a dozen film makers the same modest budget and asked them to create whatever comes into their head when they listen to songs from the band's forthcoming album. the idea is to bypass the usual artistic approval process and allow people utmost creative freedom. among the filmmakers are ramin bahrani, alma har'el and john cameron mitchell.

"we never meant our music to come with a pre-programmed emotional response. we don’t want to tell anyone how to feel and what to take from it. with the films, we have literally no idea what the directors are going to come back with. none of them know what the others are doing, so hopefully it could be interesting."

stay tuned to this page as the films will be rolling out every couple of weeks.

 

ég anda

the first in the video series valtari mystery film experiment. video by ragnar kjartansson.

ekki múkk

moving artwork. video by inga birgisdóttir.

next video

check back june 4th for the premiere of the
next video in the series.