Gardar Thor Thorkelsson is a documentary filmmaker from Reykjavík, Iceland. He directs, shoots and edits documentaries. A graduate of the National Film and Television School (NFTS) in the UK, his films have screened and won prizes at international film festivals.

Gardar believes that even the most serious subjects can — and should — be approached with humour. It's a hill he is perfectly willing to die on. His NFTS graduation film, Thinking About the Weather, is a case in point: a funny road movie about the weather that is mostly about the looming climate apocalypse.

Alongside filmmaking, Gardar has worked with some of Iceland's most respected journalists, producing and editing a number of episodes of Kveikur, Iceland's leading investigative television programme. Working with journalists taught him a few things — including an annoying attention to detail and the ability to meet utterly impossible deadlines.