Time and Water: Film Screening and Conversation with Andri Snær Magnason
https://www.inspiredbyiceland.com/taste-of-iceland/new-york/iceland-unfiltered
The new National Geographic documentary Time and Water, directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sara Dosa (Fire of Love), weaves seven decades of Icelandic author Andri Snær Magnason's family film archives into a poetic elegy for Iceland's vanishing glaciers. Watch the film in full, then stay for a conversation between Andri Snær and Dosa, moderated by director Darren Aronofsky, on memory, ice, and what we stand to lose. Free and open to the public. Tickets required.
Bergur is an Icelandic comedian, public speaker, and writer of poetry, comedy, and social analysis. Originally a lawyer, he also holds a degree in futures studies, gives talks, and produces works on strategy and future thinking. His main themes are personal identity, technology, and the history of ideas, which he explores through different media.
In his performances, Bergur Ebbi delivers insightful stories about his native Iceland that reflect the nation's transformation from an isolated fishing and farming community to a developed society known for creativity. Bergur Ebbi shares stories from his own life and his ancestors that, like Iceland's identity, are an interesting mix of the mundane and the mythological.
Ragnar is a storyteller in every sense—on stage, on screen, and on the road. A graduate of the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Theater and Performance Studies, he splits his time between guiding travelers through Iceland's landscapes and bringing its stories to life.
Ragnar has written and performed with numerous theater companies, co-authored and acted in four radio plays for Icelandic National Radio, and serves as Playwright-in-Residence at the Reykjavík City Theatre. He premiered his solo show Old in 2018 and has appeared in several Icelandic films and TV series. His poetry book While was published in 2008. A frequent nominee and one-time winner of the Icelandic Theatre Awards, Ragnar lives a life full of stories and shares them with his beloved son and two daughters.
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