Amma Lo-Fi

"The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir"

Nov 1 2011 N/A 1h 5m
Animation, Biography, Documentary

At the tender age of 70 years, Sigrídur Níelsdóttir starts to publish her music – directly from her living room. This modern Icelandic fairy tale is one of the most beautiful stories to be told about music. In seven years, Grandma Lo-Fi recorded 59 records and wrote more than 600 songs. The creative senior is a cult figure of the Icelandic music scene and thus it seems obvious to go through Grandma Lo-Fi’s life accompanied by artists such as Múm, Sin Fang and Mr Silla.

Plot

At the tender age of 70 she started recording and releasing her own music straight from the living room. 7 years later she had 59 albums to her name with more than 600 songs - an eccentric myriad of catchy compositions mixing in her pets, found toys, kitchen percussion and Casio keyboards. Sigridur Nielsdottir is her name, and before long the Icelandic/Danish musician became an adored cult figure in the Icelandic music scene, represented here by her young apprentices Mugison, Mum, and Seabear. Shot mostly on Super-8 and 16mm 'Grandma Lo-fi' is a cinematic tribute to her boundless creativity.

Written by

Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir

Directed by

Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir, Orri Jonsson, Kristín Björk Kristjánsdóttir

Cast

Sigridur Nielsdottir

Crew

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Production Countries

Denmark, Iceland

Languages

Dansk, Íslenska

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Trailers
Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir | Film 2012 | SXSW
Scores
# of Votes
128
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
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