# Screaming Masterpiece

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{{Short description|2005 Icelandic documentary}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Screaming Masterpiece
| image          = Screamingmasterpieceposter.jpg

| caption        =
| director       = [Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon](/source/Ari_Alexander_Ergis_Magn%C3%BAsson)
| producer       =
| writer         = Ari A. E. Magnússon
| narrator       =
| starring       =
| music          = [Björk](/source/Bj%C3%B6rk)<br />[Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson](/source/Hilmar_%C3%96rn_Hilmarsson)<br />[Mugison](/source/Mugison)<br />[Múm](/source/M%C3%BAm)<br />[Sigur Rós](/source/Sigur_R%C3%B3s)<br />[Slowblow](/source/Slowblow)<br />[Steindór Andersen](/source/Steind%C3%B3r_Andersen)<br />[Ghostigital](/source/Ghostigital)
| cinematography = [Lance Bangs](/source/Lance_Bangs)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461958/fullcredits] IMDb Full cast and crew for Gargandi snilld</ref><br />[Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson](/source/Bergsteinn_Bj%C3%B6rg%C3%BAlfsson)
| editing        =
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|2005}}
| runtime        = 87 min.
| country        = [Iceland](/source/Iceland)
| language       = [Icelandic](/source/Icelandic_language)
| budget         =
}}

'''''Screaming Masterpiece''''' ({{langx|is|'''Gargandi snilld'''}}) is a [2005](/source/2005_in_film) [documentary film](/source/documentary_film) directed and written by [Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon](/source/Ari_Alexander_Ergis_Magn%C3%BAsson) about the [music scene in Iceland](/source/Music_of_Iceland). It attempts to explore the reasons why [Iceland](/source/Iceland) has such a rich variety of musical talent.

The film itself shows mostly live performances and interviews by some of Iceland's biggest musicians, including [Björk](/source/Bj%C3%B6rk), [Sigur Rós](/source/Sigur_R%C3%B3s), [Slowblow](/source/Slowblow), [múm](/source/m%C3%BAm), [Ghostigital](/source/Ghostigital), [Quarashi](/source/Quarashi), [Singapore Sling](/source/Singapore_Sling_(band)) amongst others, over the backdrop of Icelandic scenery. It contains also interview clips with the musician and [goði](/source/go%C3%B0i) [Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson](/source/Hilmar_%C3%96rn_Hilmarsson) of the [Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið](/source/%C3%8Dslenska_%C3%81satr%C3%BAarf%C3%A9lagi%C3%B0), the official [Ásatrú](/source/%C3%81satr%C3%BA) religious organization of Iceland.

==See also==

* ''[Rokk í Reykjavík](/source/Rokk_%C3%AD_Reykjav%C3%ADk)'' (1982) an earlier documentary on Iceland's music scene.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0461958|title=Gargandi Snilld}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060103233824/http://www.screamingmasterpiece.com/Index/Trailers/ Screaming Masterpiece Trailer and Official Website]
* [https://www.icelandicfilmcentre.is/kvikmyndir/gargandi-snilld ''Screaming Masterpiece''] at the [Icelandic Film Centre](/source/Icelandic_Film_Centre)

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Category:2005 films
Category:2000s Icelandic-language films
Category:Music of Iceland
Category:2005 documentary films
Category:Icelandic documentary films
Category:2005 Icelandic films

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