Embla
United States, 17 mins, Film
Created from wood and bound by love, Embla is her maker’s masterpiece, until she mars her perfection by burning herself, turning devotion into destruction.
Director: Katla Sólnes
Writer: Katla Sólnes
Producer: Ji Hye Yoo
Director of Photography: Konráð Kárason
Editor: Katla Sólnes
Production Designer: Lola Leighton
Composer: Sævar Jóhannsson & Maria-Carmela Raso
Cast: Alda Valentína Rós, Gunnar Örn
Contact: ks3945@columbia.edu
Program B
Friday, May 16th at 9:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Katla Sólnes is a wry and aesthetically driven Icelandic writer-director represented by True North Talent. She recently graduated with her MFA from Columbia University. She is a Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow and has been the recipient of support from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Indian Paintbrush. She is an adjunct assistant professor in Screenwriting at Columbia University.
About the Producer
Ji Hye is a filmmaker based in South Korea, currently working as an Assistant to Producers for a Netflix U.S Original Series. She earned her MFA in Creative Producing from Columbia, where she directed and produced several shorts, including Dreams Come True. She's rapidly establishing herself as a specialist in international co-productions, bridging creative talent and production resources across borders.