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ÁSA HJÖRLEIFSDÓTTIR

Ása is an Icelandic writer and director, born in 1984 in Reykjavík.
Ása completed a BA in Comparative Literature from the University of Iceland and La Sorbonne - Paris IV Université, and worked for a while as a book critic for the Iceland National Radio before she decided to move to New York City and pursue her true love, filmmaking. She graduated from the Columbia University Film MFA program in 2012. Ása has written and directed a number of short films, most notably the awardwinning Ástarsaga ("Love Story"), a 2013 finalist for a Student Academy Award, and Þú og ég ("You and Me").

Her first feature film, "The Swan", an adaptation of the critically acclaimed Icelandic novel of the same name, will have its world premiere at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.