Time and Water(2026)

PG
Rated PG for some thematic elements, smoking and brief language.
1h 33m
- Documentary
- Family

Release Date: May 29, 2026 | Limited

An Icelandic writer preserves vanishing glaciers, departed grandparents, family memories, and flowing time in his personal archives, transforming loss into a time capsule.

Note: Distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films

Releases

Original Release | May 29, 2026

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jun 11, 2026 11:30 AM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$8,048
Total US & Canada:
$20,511
Total Worldwide:
$20,511

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Director & Top Cast

Sara Dosa
Director

Andri Snær Magnason
Self

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Other Details

Country of Origin: Iceland,United States

Language: Icelandic,English

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Storyline

An Icelandic writer preserves vanishing glaciers, departed grandparents, family memories, and flowing time in his personal archives, transforming loss into a time capsule.

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Fun Facts

It was born from a single article. Director Sara Dosa read Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason's article titled "How do you say goodbye to a glacier?" and was struck by his ability to make overwhelming concepts feel human and personal. That piece became the direct spark for the entire documentary.

It's built from four generations of family home video archives. Magnason had been filming his family since his early twenties, creating a massive personal archive spanning his grandparents' 1950s glacier expeditions to his own children. Dosa and her editing team — including Fire of Love collaborators Erin Casper and Jocelyne Chaput — wove this footage into the film. Magnason described the result as the team making "a poem" out of his hard drive.