Icelander born Arni was raised in Reykjavik and began his film career working as an editor and assistant cameraman with the family owned production house, Saga Film. Arni has directed award-winning music videos for Damien Rice and Hjaltalin in addition to hundreds of commercials for clients including eBay, Audi, Sony, McDonalds, Walmart and Ikea. Before directing Arni worked as a radio host, music journalist and a bass player in a garage band. Arni still maintains a music blog in Los Angeles, where he resides with his family and a small petting zoo (1 dog, 2 cats & a tortoise).