Feature Documentaries

Time and Water

Directed by Sara Dosa

Screening at DIFF 2026

Sat31 5:30 PM to 7:03 PMSaturday 31 Oct · PictureTime 3

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Runtime: 93 min
Year: 2026
Countries: Iceland, United States
Language: English, Icelandic
Subtitles: English

Synopsis

Renowned Icelandic poet and author Andri Snær Magnason is chasing something elusive. As the glacial ice of his homeland melts, he constructs a 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.