A casual meeting brings Sam and Naomi together. He is a sex addicted commitment phobe who has been too successful on Tinder but has lost his ability to feel anything. She has been in a relationship for seven years. When her partner proposed she froze and told him she was going to travel the world, and would return when she knew the answer. When a volcano leaves Sam and Naomi stuck in Iceland and without a place to stay they steal a car to try to get to the volcano. The road trip forces them to face their deepest fears and reveal their darkest secrets.

MATHILDE WARNIER – EDWARD HAYTER

BFILM – GREAT CANADIAN FILM FACTORY – ARTIO FILMS

produced by KAROLINA LEWICKA – JON E GUSTAFSSON – JAKUB RÁLEK
edited by CHAD TREMBLAY – EVZENIE BRABCOVA

directed by JON EINARSSON GUSTAFSSON

supported by
CZECH FILM COMMISSION – TELEFILM CANADA – ICELANDIC FILM CENTRE

DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT

Let’s assume that most of us constantly strive for happiness, or at least try to avoid pain. The more I look around the more I see people in their late twenties and into their thirties unable to find their footing in the world of relationships, commitment and love. Gender roles and family structures are changing and possibly the definition of happiness. There is an overabundance of choice on dating apps and this overabundance might not be making us happier. How can a person begin to form feelings for another person when they can’t stop thinking about the hundreds of other potential dates waiting out there. Why are some of us never content with what is right in front of us and always think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? These are the characters of this film and this is the audience for ANORGASMIA, a modern take on the dilemmas of commitment, love, purpose and happiness in times of overabundance and confusion. – Jon E Gustafsson