the valtari mystery film experiment

now available on dvd, blu-ray and download. includes 3 behind-the-scenes featurettes.

valtari was sigur rós's last album as a four-piece. an elegaic work; they didn't feel much like talking about it, and so, instead, asked a bunch talented directors to make whatever they felt like making to go with music. these 16 films are the result. sad, funny, beautiful and, occasionally, plain bewildering, they represent just some of the available emotional responses to this most contemplative sigur rós album. the film's credits include thank-you's to all 800-plus entrants to the mystery film experiment competition.

the films

sigur rós gave fourteen 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 album valtari. the idea is to bypass the usual artistic approval process and allow people utmost creative freedom.

"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 will be interesting." - sigur rós, may 2012