"A stirring record of human hopes and regrets." Robert Daniels, Roger Ebert.com
"Framed as a time capsule from Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason to the future, TIME AND WATER—the magnificent new documentary from Oscar-nominated FIRE OF LOVE director Sara Dosa—is a nature doc mixed with autobiography, a poetic musing on intergenerational memory, a whimsical, yet staunchly political elegy for the glaciers, and a mournful look at the Earth in all her majesty and mystery." - Marya E Gates, IndieWire
Opens June 19 | 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. Siskel Film Center exclusive.
Awards & Nominations
2026 Sundance Film Festival - Official Selection
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu