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Embla

Katla Sólnes Iceland, Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, Fable, Icelandic, 00:17:00

A woman made from wood, Embla, is willed into existence by her maker and lover, Baldur. Their relationship takes a turn when Embla mars her perfection by burning her finger. Carved from wood by the artist Baldur, Embla awakens into a world of passion and wonder, his muse and his lover. But when her curiosity mars her perfection, burning her finger, his adoration cools, replaced by distance and moody withdrawal. Desperate to recapture their once-ferocious bond, Embla seduces him, only to discover his secret: a new prototype, a better version of herself, taking shape in his forbidden woodshed. In a final, fiery confrontation, Embla must face the terror of being discarded, the mythic clash between creator and creation erupting into a fable of desire, control, and resilience.

Embla
  • Language Icelandic
  • Country Iceland
  • Genre Drama, Horror, Fantasy, Thriller, Fable
  • Producer Jóna Gréta Hilmarsdóttir
  • Year of creation 2025
  • Duration 00:17:00
Katla Sólnes
Director Katla Sólnes

Katla Sólnes is a wry and aesthetically driven writer-director from Iceland, represented by True North Talent. She is a Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow (‘25 with her feature Eruption) and has been the recipient of support from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Icelandic Film Fund and Indian Paintbrush. She is an adjunct assistant professor in Screenwriting at Columbia University.