Sisters: Dream & Variations

'Sisters: Dream & Variations', 2019

Part documentary, animated film and performance, "Sisters: Dream and Variations" is an inspiring observation of the artistic approach and self-discovery of Tyr and Jasa, two Montreal artists of Icelandic descent.

Part documentary, animated film and performance, "Sisters: Dream and Variations" is an inspiring observation of the artistic approach and self-discovery of Tyr and Jasa, two Montreal artists of Icelandic descent.

Runtime

85 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Documentary

Keywords

art, culture, iceland, women, immigration

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Sisters: Dream & Variations

Catherine Legault, 2019

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Part documentary, animated film and performance, "Sisters: Dream and Variations" is an inspiring observation of the artistic approach and self-discovery of Tyr and Jasa, two Montreal artists of Icelandic descent.

Tyr and Jasa grew up in an artistic household where art was a way of life. Quirky and insightful sisters, Tyr is a musician and singer while Jasa is an interdisciplinary artist. Both are inspired by their great-grandmother whose recordings of Icelandic folk songs they cherished as children. Curious to know more about this iconic woman, they delve deeper into their family history. This leads them to journey to Iceland for the first time and collaborate with their mother on a performance that brings together their artistic disciplines and cultural heritage. Beyond realism, the film immerses us in an oneiric world made up of animation, performances and cinema vérité. More than a portrait, "Sisters: Dream and Variations" is an inspiring look at the artistic approach, its various forms and how it can simultaneously express and explore who we are.

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Part documentary, animated film and performance, "Sisters: Dream and Variations" is an inspiring observation of the artistic approach and self-discovery of Tyr and Jasa, two Montreal artists of Icelandic descent.

Synopsis

Tyr and Jasa grew up in an artistic household where art was a way of life. Quirky and insightful sisters, Tyr is a musician and singer while Jasa is an interdisciplinary artist. Both are inspired by their great-grandmother whose recordings of Icelandic folk songs they cherished as children. Curious to know more about this iconic woman, they delve deeper into their family history. This leads them to journey to Iceland for the first time and collaborate with their mother on a performance that brings together their artistic disciplines and cultural heritage. Beyond realism, the film immerses us in an oneiric world made up of animation, performances and cinema vérité. More than a portrait, "Sisters: Dream and Variations" is an inspiring look at the artistic approach, its various forms and how it can simultaneously express and explore who we are.

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Cast

Debora Alanna

Actor/Actress

Jasa Baka

Actor/Actress

Elísabet Gunnarsdóttir

Actor/Actress

Crew

Catherine Legault

Screenwriter

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