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2026·Documentary·1h 33m
7.1
Facing the death of his country’s glaciers and the loss of his beloved grandparents, Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is slipping away — family, memory, time, and water.
Directed by Sara Dosa

Cast

Andri Snær Magnason
Andri Snær Magnason
Self

Crew

Sara Dosa
Sara Dosa
Director
Sara Dosa
Sara Dosa
Writer
Erin Casper
Erin Casper
Writer
Andri Snær Magnason
Andri Snær Magnason
Writer
Dan Deacon
Dan Deacon
Original Music Composer
Erin Casper
Erin Casper
Editor
Mark Harrison
Mark Harrison
Editor
Shane Boris
Shane Boris
Producer
Sara Dosa
Sara Dosa
Producer
Carolyn Bernstein
Carolyn Bernstein
Executive Producer
Andri Snær Magnason
Andri Snær Magnason
Co-Producer
Heather Millard
Heather Millard
Co-Producer

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6 reviews
Kalen
Kalen
Time and Water
An absolutely beautiful documentary. Perfectly told and edited. It’s simultaneously deeply personal and universal. Easily one of the most moving films I’ve seen

Sundance film 2!
An absolutely beautiful documentary. Perfectly told and edited. It’s simultaneously deeply personal and universal. Easily one of the most moving films I’ve seen

Sundance film 2!
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Ker Malkin Gesulga
Ker Malkin Gesulga
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How do you say goodbye to something you never thought you could lose?

Beautiful doc, as expected. The bond between human life and the natural world—so central to ancient mythologies—feels especially crucial in Iceland. Mapping one family’s history onto the slow memory of ice is quietly devastating. Whether time moves at a glacial crawl or a human heartbeat, the film reminds us that loss is inevitable—and that its urgency intensifies the longer we pretend we’re not running out of time.
How do you say goodbye to something you never thought you could lose?

Beautiful doc, as expected. The bond between human life and the natural world—so central to ancient mythologies—feels especially crucial in Iceland. Mapping one family’s history onto the slow memory of ice is quietly devastating. Whether time moves at a glacial crawl or a human heartbeat, the film reminds us that loss is inevitable—and that its urgency intensifies the longer we pretend we’re not running out of time.
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Alex Teichman
Alex Teichman
Time and Water
Incredibly jealous of people who have been to this beautiful country, let alone those who live there. I think I prefer this to Fire of Love, but Dosa’s style is so appealing. Loved the animated sequences, especially when it started to get into the Nordic mythology. That shit gets me goin.

I’ll be honest I’m not very versed in documentaries, I don’t watch nearly as many as I probably should compared to the amount of narrative stuff I watch. But docs like these are definitely what I gravitate towards. Visually beautiful and stylish. I’m here for anything Dosa does.
Incredibly jealous of people who have been to this beautiful country, let alone those who live there. I think I prefer this to Fire of Love, but Dosa’s style is so appealing. Loved the animated sequences, especially when it started to get into the Nordic mythology. That shit gets me goin.

I’ll be honest I’m not very versed in documentaries, I don’t watch nearly as many as I probably should compared to the amount of narrative stuff I watch. But docs like these are definitely what I gravitate towards. Visually beautiful and stylish. I’m here for anything Dosa does.
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Connor
Connor
Time and Water
Sundance 3/

Bounces between highs (moments of innovative, transcendental storytelling) and lows (tedious repetition  of slow narration under montage and editing that often killed narrative flow)
Sundance 3/

Bounces between highs (moments of innovative, transcendental storytelling) and lows (tedious repetition  of slow narration under montage and editing that often killed narrative flow)
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Clay
Clay
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