Storm Alerts

Dr. Marteinn Helgi Sigurðsson, a gifted Icelandic academic living in Copenhagen, finds himself at a crossroads when he is diagnosed with mental illness. Declining conventional methods, to deal with his mental state, he decides instead to embrace his episodical madness. Storm Alerts is an investigation and a reconstruction of Dr. Sigurðsson's experiences. He proposes that the manic side of him has a right to exist and be manifested. Arguing that the creative process is a journey into unknown territory in search of truths; a man’s journey into the unknown mysteries of the human spirit.

Crew

Directed by

Bergur Bernburg
Screenplay

Jón Atli Jónasson, Bergur Bernburg
Director of Photography

Anders Koch, Bergur Bernburg
Editor

Bergur Bernburg, Kristján Loðmfjörð
Music Composer

Kjartan Hólm, Sindri Már Sigfússon
Producer

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Magnús Árni Skúlason, Margrét Jónasdóttir, Bergur Bernburg
Co-Producer

Kristján Ingimarsson, Þór Tjörvi Þórsson

About the film

Type

Documentary
International Premiere Date

February 2, 2025
Length

82 min.
Original Title

Veðurskeytin
International Title

Storm Alerts
Production Year

2025
Production Countries

Iceland
Icelandic Film Centre Grant

Yes
Production Format

4K Digital
Color

Yes

Cast

Main Cast

Marteinn Helgi Sigurðsson, Kristján Ingimarsson, Kurt Ravn

Company Credits

Production Company

Firnindi Films, ResearchGruppen
In Partnership With

Kristján Ingimarsson Company, Saga Film

Festivals

2025
International Film Festival Rotterdam