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GRÓA / SPRING AWAKENS

The documentary GRÓA (english: SPRING AWAKENS) is about Anna María, a mother of three, and her journey through Iceland, finding out more about organic farming or lack there of. She learns why organic farming is so important for both people and the environment.
It premiered on an Icelandic TV network Sjónvarp símans in December 2024.
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Director and script: Tumi Bjartur Valdimarsson and Anna María Björnsdóttir
Cinematographer: Steingrímur J. Þórðarsson
Sound Recordist & Mixer: Úlfhildur Eysteinsdóttir
Composer: Úlfur Eldjárn
Graphic design and animation: Lilja Björk Runólfsdóttir and Hildur Lára Sveinsdóttir
Colour grading: Pétur Thor Ragnarsson
Producers: Anna María Björnsdóttir and Tumi Bjartur Valdimarsson
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IN THE DOCUMENTARY “SPRING AWAKENS” WE JOURNEY ALONGSIDE ANNA MARÍA, A SINGER AND DEVOTED MOTHER OF THREE, WHOSE WORLD TAKES AN UNEXPECTED TURN WHEN SHE CROSSES PATHS WITH JESPER, A SON OF DANISH FARMERS - BROUGHT UP ON AN ORGANIC FARM. TOGETHER, ANNA AND JESPER RELOCATE TO ICELAND WITH THEIR CHILDREN, ONLY TO DISCOVER A STARK DISPARITY IN THE AVAILABILITY OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS THERE COMPARED TO DENMARK. INTRIGUED BY THIS DISPARITY, ANNA EMBARKS ON A QUEST TO UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY BEHIND ICELAND'S LIMITED EMPHASIS ON ORGANIC FARMING. SHE LEARNS THAT ONLY A MERE 1% OF ICELANDIC FARMERS PRACTICE CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARMING, A STARTLING CONTRAST TO THE AMBITIONS OF OTHER EUROPEAN UNION NATIONS AIMING FOR 25% ORGANIC FARMING BY 2030. THE REASONS WHY ICELAND ISN'T FURTHER ALONG BECOMES MORE CLEAR TO ANNA AS SHE NAVIGATES THE TOPIC AND BECOMES MORE ACTIVE IN THE WORLD OF ORGANIC FARMING.AS THE FILM UNFOLDS, THE SURPRISING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN VOCAL IMPROVISATION AND ORGANIC FARMING COME TO LIGHT.










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