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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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Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) 5d
This is a beautiful film. It's very moving and evocative. Go to Full Review
Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 5d
Breathtaking. Go to Full Review
Murtada Elfadl Variety 5d
In telling this one family’s story and examining their connection to the land they were born into, Dosa makes an affecting documentary about a looming danger that many are ignoring. Go to Full Review
Josh Bell The Inlander (Spokane, WA) 3d
2.5/4
Director Sara Dosa's Time and Water puts a more personal spin on the impending climate catastrophe, making it feel both more urgent and more heartbreaking. Go to Full Review
Ray Pride Newcity 5d
10/10
Captivating measure of time against ancient Icelandic landscapes told through the urgency of poet-author Andri Snær Magnason Go to Full Review
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Sa D @RT64242434 3d Really beautiful, powerful film. An artfully crafted and thought-provoking meditation on loss but also life and joy not only of nature but also our human families. Very smartly done to weave those two themes together and made me feel so alive and in love with our changing world. See more Taras W @RT95912882 3d Part footage of Icelandic glaciers, part the filmmaker’s home movies, I kid you not. Pretty dull stuff; I left after about an hour – though it seemed longer! The film wants you to feel sorry the glaciers are melting, yet it’s obvious that means plants and animals can come back. See more Judi L @Solobarlady 6d Probably the most depressing movie I’ve ever seen. Juxtaposing the narrator’s dying family to the dying glaciers and global warming was beyond sobering…plus it did go on a bit too long. Iceland is magnificent, almost feral in its beauty… See more Moody C @MoodyC Jun 20 It’s part elegy to director’s lost relatives & another one for death of glaciers in his home country. They are purposely shown together to show that humans & nature are interconnected & need each other. I’m not sure if this warrants a 90 min doc since we can see how beautiful Iceland is at their tourism website. It definitely did not sustain my attention & I was pretty bored for most part since I do not really care for his family history. Just like its title, Time & Water, doc is pretty boring. See more Radhika M @Radhika_Mic Jun 17 Profound and gorgeous film, at once poetic, personal and the planetary This sets a new high standard for climate storytelling. See more Stephen C @bob25009 May 29 The worldwide gross is $69,435.00. See more Read all reviews
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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
Rating
PG (Brief Language|Some Thematic Elements|Smoking)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Icelandic
Release Date (Theaters)
May 29, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 33m