Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir

Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir (born 1 August 1984) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.[1] Ása graduated with an MA in filmmaking from Columbia University in 2012. Ása's 2017 feature film, The Swan, was based on Guðbergur Bergsson's 1991 book of the same name.[2] Her second film, A Letter from Helga, was based on Bergsvein Birgisson's 2010 book of the same name.[3]

Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir
Born (1984-08-01) 1 August 1984 (age 40)
NationalityIcelandic
Occupations
  • film director
  • screenwriter

Filmography

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Director[1]

  • Love Story (2012) – short
  • You and Me (2015) – short
  • The Swan (2017)
  • Last Dance (2020) – short
  • A Letter from Helga (2022)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ása Helga Hjörleifsdóttir". Icelandic Film Centre.
  2. ^ Richter, Nína (25 November 2017). "Eins og að fá listamannalaun í ár". RÚV (in Icelandic).
  3. ^ ""Skynjaði að það væri rosalega mikið að gerast heima"". RÚV (in Icelandic). 1 September 2022.
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