JOAN OF ARC

JOAN OF ARC

Jóhanna af örk

Directed by Hlynur Pálmason

Iceland, Denmark, France | 61 min | 2025 | Icelandic

Three siblings craft a knight-like figure, only to unleash a barrage of arrows upon it. Through the seasons, we observe their lives as they both construct and demolish their lifelike creation.

Credits 

Director: Hlynur Pálmason
Screenplay: Hlynur Pálmason
Cinematography: Hlynur Pálmason
Editing: Julius Krebs Damsbo
Production Design: Frosti Friðriksson
Sound design: Björn Viktorsson
Graphic Design: Daníel Imsland

Cast: Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir, Grímur Hlynsson, Þorgils Hlynsson

Production Company: STILL VIVID (Anton Máni Svansson), Snowglobe (Katrin Pors) 
Co-production Companies: Maneki Films (Didar Domehri)
With support of: Icelandic Film Center, Det Danske Filminstitut, SASS

  • Hlynur Pálmason
    Hlynur Pálmason
    Iceland

Festivals & Awards:

World Premiere – San Sebastian Film Festival | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

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Hlynur Pálmason
Iceland

Hlynur Pálmason (born September 30, 1984, in Höfn, Iceland) is an Icelandic filmmaker,
screenwriter, and visual artist. He began his career in visual arts before transitioning to
filmmaking, graduating from The National Film School of Denmark in 2013. He made his
feature debut with the well-received Winter Brothers (2017) and followed it up with A White,
White Day, which premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week (2019). His third feature film, Godland
(2022), was selected for Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Festival. His 4th feature, The
Love that Remains, is premiering in the Cannes Premiere section at Cannes 2025. Pálmason
lives and works between Iceland and Denmark with his wife and three children.