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Time and Water

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Renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason is chasing something elusive. As the glacial ice of his homeland melts, he constructs a cinematic time capsule to hold onto this moment and send it to the future, before everything he loves slips away. Using his own collected archives, his grandparents' photographs, and films, as well as traditional songs and folktales, Andri interlaces his family’s story with that of the land around him. From Academy Award®-nominated director Sara Dosa, TIME AND WATER is a universal reflection on the power of home and what it means to be alive amid profound epochal change.
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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 1d
2/5
It is, very literally and perhaps deliberately, glacial. Go to Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times 1d
4/5
Amid the dying ice and finite human life, Dosa and Magnason gracefully introduce other themes — about the nature of recording technology, and an Iceland steeped in storytelling. Go to Full Review Anna Stafford Little White Lies 1d
4/5
Despite its underlying grief, Time and Water never succumbs to despair Go to Full Review Hilary A White Irish Independent 1d
4/5
While it may lack piercing analysis of the climate disaster, its blend of deep-time patterns and family nostalgia is handled with rare delicacy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Sara Dosa

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Andri Snær Magnason

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Andri Snær Magnason

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Sara Dosa

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Jocelyne Chaput

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Erin Casper

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Synopsis Renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason is chasing something elusive. As the glacial ice of his homeland melts, he constructs a cinematic time capsule to hold onto this moment and send it to the future, before everything he loves slips away. Using his own collected archives, his grandparents' photographs, and films, as well as traditional songs and folktales, Andri interlaces his family’s story with that of the land around him. From Academy Award®-nominated director Sara Dosa, TIME AND WATER is a universal reflection on the power of home and what it means to be alive amid profound epochal change.
Director
Sara Dosa
Producer
Shane Boris, Elijah Stevenson, Jameka Autry, Sara Dosa
Screenwriter
Sara Dosa, Jocelyne Chaput, Erin Casper, Sara Dosa, Jocelyne Chaput, Erin Casper, Andri Snær Magnason
Distributor
1-2 Special
Production Co
National Geographic Documentary Films
Genre
Documentary, Sci-Fi
Original Language
Icelandic
Release Date (Theaters)
May 29, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m