Here’s something interesting that we were sent recently; it seems that Sigur Ros are running a competition in which filmmakers are invited to direct an original video for one of the songs on Sigur Ros’s latest album, Valtari. The winner will be selected through an online voting campaign, which is happening now and ends September 18. VCU Film graduate Mairin Hart has made a video for the Sigur Ros song “Ég Anda” and entered it into the competition, and we’re pleased to have the opportunity to bring you that video now.
Here’s something interesting that we were sent recently; it seems that Sigur Ros are running a competition in which filmmakers are invited to direct an original video for one of the songs on Sigur Ros’s latest album, Valtari. The winner will be selected through an online voting campaign, which is happening now and ends September 18. VCU Film graduate Mairin Hart has made a video for the Sigur Ros song “Ég Anda” and entered it into the competition, and we’re pleased to have the opportunity to bring you that video now. Hart not only directed but stars in the video, the plot of which is described as follows: “A woman is left by her lover, and she is born again into her next life. When she begins to be reacquainted with her new world, a suitcase from her prior life washes ashore. Inside the suitcase is a love memento from her former existence. The woman decides to search for her lost love, battling against mother nature and the fear of what she may find in the end.” The video is embedded below–to cast a vote for Hart’s film in the Sigur Ros Valtari Mystery Film Competition, click here.
Video Credits:
Director and Producer: Mairin Hart
Cinematographer: Scott Field
Editor: John Norris
Talent:
Mairin Hart
Tayler DeLine
More about Mairin Hart:
Hart studied at VCU, receiving her BFA in Film and Television Production with an emphasis in Directing in 2009. She then enrolled in the post-graduate program in Chapman University in Orange County, CA, receiving her Master’s Degree in Film and Television Directing in May 2012. At VCU, she studied under Sonati Gulati and RVA Magazine’s own Todd Raviotta, of whom she says, “I admire both of their bodies of work, and can’t thank them enough for mentoring me.” Her credits include over twenty five short films, promotional, and commercial videos. Her short film Playing House was selected as a finalist in the Seeflik competition, and then went on to be viewed on Comcast’s video on demand for the month of March 2012, receiving over 280,000 views. Playing House was also selected for the 2012 San Antonio Film Festival. Mairin is currently submitting her graduate thesis film, The Devout, into multiple international and academy accredited film festivals. You can see clips from her work online at her website, mairinhart.com.
