Vagus Symphony / Flökkusinfónía

Vagus Symphony is an experimental poetic short film, an abstract journey without words from the primordial bang to epiphany through the seven continents of the body.

Synopsis

The viewer is taken on a visual – sound journey with the aim to activate the biggest nerve in the human body, the vagus nerve, a system of nerves that connects all vital bodily organs and when in balance promotes glimmers in the soul and encourages empathy across all cultural hierarchies in an increasingly isolated, unequal and polarized world. Vagus Symphony is a collaboration between The Icelandic Love Corporation, music composers Ólafur Björn Ólafsson & Una Sveinbjarnardóttir and The Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

Credits:

Director: The Icelandic Love Corporation: Eirún Sigurðardóttir, Jóní Jónsdóttir

Producer: Hanna Björk Valsdóttir

Co-producer: Eirún Sigurðardóttir, Jóní Jónsdóttir

Cinematographer: Anní Ólafsdóttir

Editor: Sighvatur Ómar Kristinsson

Composer: Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Ólafur Björn Ólafsson

Colorist: Eggert Baldvinsson, Trickshot

Costume design: Alexía Rós Gylfadóttir

Makeup: Tinna Ingimarsdóttir

In collboration with: Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Cast: Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir

Support: Icelandic Film Center, Icelandic Visual Arts Fund, Reykjavik Culture Fund

Premiere: Stockfish Film Festival