Sigur Rós : Inni

Inni is Sigur Rós’ second live film following 2007’s tour documentary Heima. Whereas that film positioned the group in the context of their Icelandic homeland, providing geographical, social and historical perspectives on their music, Inni focuses purely on the band’s performance, and stands as a stark counterpoint to Heima’s kaleidoscopic richness. Where Heima was lush and colorfully expansive, Inni is spare and near-monochromatic in its tunnel vision. Filmed in a manner that invites both intimacy and claustrophobia, Inni cocoons the viewer in a one-on-one relationship with the band, eschewing the audience for closeness, depicting how it feels for both band and fan to experience Sigur Rós live.

The film’s atmosphere is enhanced by Morisset’s re-filming of the original digital footage on 16mm, which was then re-filmed again, sometimes through prisms and other found objects, allowing Inni to look and feel like something recovered from the past. Interspersed with this is archival footage drawn from the band’s previous decade, dating back as far as 1998. This juxtaposition gives viewers the full scope of Sigur Rós’ origins, evolution, originality and influence.

We have a very exciting update for the ‘INNI’ screening in Glasgow next Tuesday (1st November). We are happy to announce that Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit fame will be playing a solo acoustic set after the screening. There will also be a performance from theapplesofenergy (his debut album ‘mirror/echo’ will be made available on the night as an exclusive pre-release offer).

All performances will also be in 5.1 Surround Sound. Our first screening of the film in The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh was a great success and we expect this to be another crackin’ night.

The screening will begin at 7.30pm sharp/Doors at 7.00pm. Tickets will be £15 on the door.