première trasmessa il giorno 06 feb 2026
#creativecollaboration#ólafurarnalds#documentary
collaboration is not a strategy — it’s a way of being. rooted in the creative world of Icelandic artist and composer ólafur arnalds, like gravity unfolds through intimate conversations with nine extraordinary artists, filmed across reykjavík, nosfellsbær, selfoss, and berlin. this is a reflection on creative collaboration — its fragility, its power, and its contradictions. on why artists seek one another, how they work side by side, and what emerges when creativity becomes collective rather than solitary through communities, friendship and unique creative ecosystems. how they form, why they matter, and how artists find a place to belong. a film about listening, risk, and the invisible threads that connect creative minds.
featuring:
dustin o’halloran
jfdr – jófríður ákadóttir
lilja birgisdóttir
ólafur arnalds
rakel – rakel sigurðardóttir
sandrayati – sandrayati fay
sofi paez
terence goodchild
the vernon spring – sam beste
idea, concept & realisation: maximilian könig & jonas meyer
written by jonas meyer
camera & sound: maximilian könig
interview recording: dustin o’halloran, kjartan holm, maximilian könig, ólafur arnalds, rakel sigurðardóttir, sofi paez, the vernon spring
editing, grading & sound mix maximilian könig
graphics: jonas meyer
production assistance: æsa skúladóttir
directed by maximilian könig & jonas meyer
“music in like its essence is a form of collaboration, or at least a form of communication. and communication, you don’t do fully alone. even though i spend hours and hours alone in the studio working on some music, I never really feel alone because i know there’s someone at the other end of this. i’m saying something to someone.” – ólafur arnalds
