Grandma Lo-Fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir

Overview

This true story of an Icelandic grandmother who, with the help of a Casio keyboard and cassette recorder, became an underground music sensation, is one of the must see films at this year's Brisbane International Film Festival.

Aged 70, Sigridur Níelsdóttir revolutionised her life, and in turn the face of Icleandic underground music and senior citizens, when she decided she wanted to make music. With home-made sounds such as pet noises, kitchen percussion and her own keyboard, Níelsdóttir ended up creating catchy and wholly original tunes. The result – 59 albums and over 700 tunes that were actually distributed and sold far beyond that of her friends and family.

Having spent 8 years with Níelsdóttir to create this documentary, the film makers do an extremely sensitive and thorough job of creating a heartwarming expedition into this grandmother's life. This story, which is just as peculiar and life filled as Níelsdóttir's music, is unveiled in animations, old photographs and her own words. Having passed away in 2011, this is documentary is a moving tribute to one woman's imaginative spirit - don't miss it.

Grandma Lo-Fi