Even the Glaciers Are Dying, but Time And Water Keep Flowing

‘Time and Water’ Review: A Poetic and Haunting Elegy for a Glacier

"Fire of Love" director Sara Dosa returns with a much colder but equally beautiful film about the first glacier to "die" from climate change.

Even the glaciers are dying, but Time And Water keep flowing

In Time And Water, Icelandic writer and filmmaker Andri Snær Magnason tells a story—conducted by Fire Of Love director Sara Dosa, once again blending personal relationships and our relationships with the world around us—framed as a time capsule. A joint eulogy for a “dead” glacier and a brief history of Magnason’s own pioneering glaciologist grandparents, this dense and decades-spanning collection of home videos combines with stunning, perspecti…

“Time and Water” Is a Moving Portrait of Family History and a Warming Iceland

By Gina McIntyre (L–R) Sara Dosa and Andri Snær Magnason attend the “Time and Water” premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Library Center Theatre on January 27, 2026, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) It was a particularly poignant article by Icelandic author Andri Snær Magnason that set Time and Water, the poetic new film from Sara Dosa, into motion, the director explains. “I …

Time and Water Review: Mourning The Death of Iceland’s Glaciers and Much, Much More

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2026 Sundance coverage. The film opens in theaters on May 29. “Will your oceans be made of our glaciers?” Icelandic poet Andri Snær Magnason asks in the narration that plays over Time and Water, the beautiful new documentary from Fire of Love director Sara Dosa. Driven by Magnason’s family archives and some truly captivating footage of glaciers, it’s a melancholic ode to a world we are l…

Time and Water — Sara Dosa [Review]

In an age of rapid acceleration and environmental decay, the act of preservation remains a preeminent concern — not only for the ecologist, but also for the writer and filmmaker. Icelandic novelist Andri Snær Magnason knows this all too well, as in 2019 he was tasked to write a four-line eulogy to honor the death [...] The post Time and Water — Sara Dosa [Review] appeared first on In Review Online.