HRAFNAMYND: A Film and Music Event

Both the filmmaker and soundtrack composer will be present to screen the film, perform elements of the soundtrack, and answer audience questions. This event is free and all ages. Please come out and support the reopening of The Gorge Discovery Center after being closed due to damages sustained during the Rowena Fire. Beverages and light snacks will be available for purchase on-site with all proceeds going to The Discovery Center.

Filmmaker: Edward Pack Davee

Composer: Patrica Wolff

Film Synopsis

Edward Pack Davee lived in Iceland as a small child, at the time that his earliest memories were forming. Over 40 years later, he finally returned with the intent to document Icelandic ravens, letting them dictate the landscapes to film, as a way to avoid conventional tourist style documentation. But the ravens unexpectedly led him down a path of rediscovering distant memories and mysterious feelings of familiarity. HRAFNAMYND is an unconventional, atmospheric and poetic feature length documentary that explores the link between memory and location as well as touching on Icelandic mythology and folklore, as well as his families own folklore and mythology.

Shot on a mix of film and digital formats, the film also features Edward’s father’s stunning Ektachrome slides from the 70’s, and a talking raven named Krummi.

The film is further enhanced by way of a collaboration with Portland musician and field recordist Patricia Wolf, who created a Gorgeous original soundtrack, as well as a textured sound design mix.