International Short Film Contest 53 ED. 2025

Iceland, Sweden 2024 19' Fiction
O is a humanistic and poetic story of a fragile man trying to achieve a simple task where his main obstacle is within himself.

Rúnar Rúnarsson
Rúnar Rúnarsson’s feature career starts in 2011 when he presents his debut film Volcano at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. His second feature, Sparrows (2015) also has an impressive festival run, with 20 international awards. His most recent film When the Light Breaks was the Opening Film for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival 2024. Alongside those feature films, he has also been acclaimed for his shorts. His most recent short film O premiered at the Venice Film Festival 2024.
TECHNICAL DATA
DIRECTION:
Rúnar Rúnarsson
SCRIPT:
Rúnar Rúnarsson
PRODUCTION:
Heather Millard, Rúnar Rúnarsson. Producción ejecutiva: Þórður Jónsson, Lilja Ósk Snorradóttir, Mike Downey
EDITING:
Jón Már Gunnarsson, Rúnar Rúnarsson
ART:
Hulda Helgadóttir
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Sophia Olsson
ORIGINAL MUSIC:
Kjartan Sveinsson
SOUND:
Jesper Miller
CAMERA:
Sophia Olsson
COSTUME DESING:
Helga Rós Hannam
CAST:
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
CONTACT:
heather@compassfilms.is
