
Directing
Steiní Kristinsson
Born
2000-01-12 (26)
Place of birth
Selfoss, Iceland
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Born in Selfoss but raised in the country. Steiní started to make short films at the farm and grew more interested in the craft of filmmaking. In 2019, he moved to Reykjavík and started to make The One Who Went South (2022), which has been screened in festivals across the globe. In 2023, he is studying at the Iceland University of the Arts.
Known for
NRWhen the family dog dies, a father and son bury the dog’s gift and must face grief, love, and their bond.
Sara
2025
While burying their beloved dog, a father and son find that the shared work and silence speak louder than words, quietly leading them back into connection with one another. The filmmaker experiments with camera position and timelapse, underlining a play with time and creating a framework that gives room for the viewer to reflect.
Sara
2026
NRA scene from an unfinished film from a fictional country where a hunter and her daughter find themselves drawn to a strange sound in the forest.
Fragments of the Attempt
2024
NRA young man returns to his childhood home to improve his relationship with his father. However, when he arrives, everything seems different.
The One Who Went South
2022
A man from Ukraine recalls the moment he experienced the 2022 invasion and his journey of rebuilding in Iceland.
The House in Dnipro
2025
Behind the camera
NRWhen the family dog dies, a father and son bury the dog’s gift and must face grief, love, and their bond.
Sara
2025
NRWhen the family dog dies, a father and son bury the dog’s gift and must face grief, love, and their bond.
Sara
2025
NRWhen the family dog dies, a father and son bury the dog’s gift and must face grief, love, and their bond.
Sara
2025
While burying their beloved dog, a father and son find that the shared work and silence speak louder than words, quietly leading them back into connection with one another. The filmmaker experiments with camera position and timelapse, underlining a play with time and creating a framework that gives room for the viewer to reflect.
Sara
2026
While burying their beloved dog, a father and son find that the shared work and silence speak louder than words, quietly leading them back into connection with one another. The filmmaker experiments with camera position and timelapse, underlining a play with time and creating a framework that gives room for the viewer to reflect.
Sara
2026
NRA scene from an unfinished film from a fictional country where a hunter and her daughter find themselves drawn to a strange sound in the forest.
Fragments of the Attempt
2024
NRA scene from an unfinished film from a fictional country where a hunter and her daughter find themselves drawn to a strange sound in the forest.
Fragments of the Attempt
2024
NRA young man returns to his childhood home to improve his relationship with his father. However, when he arrives, everything seems different.
The One Who Went South
2022
A man from Ukraine recalls the moment he experienced the 2022 invasion and his journey of rebuilding in Iceland.
The House in Dnipro
2025
A man from Ukraine recalls the moment he experienced the 2022 invasion and his journey of rebuilding in Iceland.
The House in Dnipro
2025
