As the glacial iceflows of renowned Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason’s homeland melts, he finds himselef chasing something elusive. He constructs a cinematic time capsule to hold onto this moment and send it to the future, before everything he loves slips away. An awe-inspiring documentary of our world in flux.
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 the Oscar-nominated director of Fire of Love, Sara Dosa, Time and Water is a universal reflection on the power of home and what it means to be alive amid profound change.
Brilliant soul-stirring stuff taking us from awe-inspiring vast Icelandic landscapes to the most intimate of human stories as time and climate change slowly begin to affect what we have always taken for granted and thought permanent: the lives we lead.
Director: Sara Dosa
Starring: Andri Snær Magnason
Year: 2026
Language: In Icelandic and some English with English subtitles
Country: Iceland
Running time: 1hr 33mins