Official Selection - Hot Docs Festival 2026

“This poetic documentary from the Oscar-nominated director of Fire of Love makes the climate crisis immediate and intimate” – Murtada Elfadl, Variety

For Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason, holding onto memories of the past in order to preserve them for the future comes by way of family history and the landscape that surrounds him. On one hand, he is mourning the loss of his grandparents and hoping to keep their stories alive. On the other, he sees the rapid melting of the glacial landscape, brought on by climate change. These two perspectives start to merge into one, leading Magnason to contemplate the notion of time and how so much can be lost to future generations. Director Sara Dosa, an Academy Award nominee and Hot Docs alum, sketches a portrait of the author’s desire to put a time capsule together. Incredible archival footage, stunning cinematography, and fascinating folklore combine to tell a story of embracing history before it vanishes. Gabor Pertic, Hot Docs

In Icelandic and English, with English subtitles.