Sara Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic director, animator and artist. She is mainly known for directing and animating sequences of ''

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'' (2015) and for directing and animating the Oscar-nominated short film '' My Year of Dicks'' (2022).

Career

In 2003, Sara received a BFA from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. She also holds an MFA in Experimental Animation from

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, from which she graduated in 2012. Sara worked on

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’s feature ''

'' and HBO’s ''The Case Against Adnan Sayed''. Her work has been showcased at AFI Fest, SXSW, Annecy and the Telluride Film Festival.

Filmography (selected)

* Sugarcube (2009) - director, animator. * ''Cutthroat Roundabout'' (2012) (music video), song by Kira Kira - director, animator. * ''The Pirate of Love'' (2012) - director, animator. * ''Los Angeles; Westlake'' (2013) - director, cinematographer. * ''

'' (2015) - animation director, animator. * ''The Case Against Adnan Syed; Forbidden Love'' (2019) - animation director, animator. * ''Nothing'' (2019) (music video), song by Ásgeir Trausti - director, animator. * '' My Year of Dicks'' (2022) - director.

Other work (selected)

* Feather Magnetic; Hamar (2012) (concert visuals), music by Kira Kira.

Recognition

''The Pirate of Love'' was nominated for "Best Alternative" in The academy's Student Academy Awards. With '' My Year of Dicks'' (2022), Sara won the Special Jury Awards at SXSW for Unique Vision in Writing and Directing and was awarded the Crystal Prize for Best TV Production at Annecy Animation Film Festival.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunnarsdottir, Sara Animators Icelandic film directors Icelandic women film directors Living people Women animators Year of birth missing (living people)