| Anna and the Moods | |
| Director: | Gunnar Karlsson |
| Producer: | Hilmar Sigurðsson Arnar Thorisson |
| Screenplay: | Sjón |
| Story: | Sjón |
| Narrator: | Terry Jones |
| Starring: | Björk Damon Albarn Sjón |
| Music: | Julian Nott |
| Studio: | CAOZ Studio |
| Runtime: | 27 minutes |
| Country: | Iceland United Kingdom |
| Language: | Icelandic/English |
Anna and the Moods is a 2006 animated short film by the Icelandic digital design and animation company CAOZ in Reykjavík. The plot centers on a girl named Anna Young who contracts a horrible illness that makes her incredibly moody.
The film was written by Academy Award-nominated writer Sjón on a commission by the Brodsky Quartet, which performs the music composed by Julian Nott in the film. It premiered at the 2006 Reykjavík International Film Festival,[1] and was released in Iceland on February 9, 2007 in both Icelandic and English. Anna and the Moods won the Edda Award for Best Short Film.
Anna Young has always been the perfect daughter. One day, Anna's attitude dramatically changes, leaving her parents worried. Unable to figure out what has happened to their daughter, Anna's parents take her to Dr. Artmann's clinic for unruly children. At the clinic Anna is exposed to a variety of obstacles in a complex labyrinth. The only way out of the maze for Anna is to complete the tasks in the right way. Anna, however, decides to create mischief to escape. This leads Dr. Artmann to come to a shocking conclusion about Anna, the cure of which is a nasty surprise for her parents.[2]