Time and Water
An Icelandic writer turns family archives and disappearing glaciers into a mournful, visually poetic meditation on climate change and the passage of time.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- poetic
- reflective
- quiet afternoon
- earth day viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly find the documentary an eloquent and emotionally effective fusion of family memory, glacier imagery, and climate-change testimony.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Andri Snær Magnason’s family films, grandparents’ lives, and personal archives are interwoven with contemporary images of Icelandic glaciers.
The film contrasts glaciers remembered from the 1950s with their diminished modern remnants while mourning departed grandparents.
The documentary transforms vanishing glaciers, family memories, and flowing time into an evocative time capsule rather than relying mainly on statistics.
Family movies are paired with up-to-date footage of Iceland’s stark, moon-like scenery and altered glacier landscapes.
Films like Time and Water, and why
Fire of Love
poetic environmental documentary using intimate personal narration to explore ecological loss
The Territory
lyrical nature documentary connecting climate change with human memory and grief
My Octopus Teacher
emotionally intimate nonfiction film portraying environmental transformation through personal and historical perspectives
Movie Details
- Director
- Sara Dosa
- Release Date
- 2026-05-29
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (7)
Cast
- Andri Snær Magnason
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Time and Water about?
- An Icelandic writer turns family archives and disappearing glaciers into a mournful, visually poetic meditation on climate change and the passage of time.
- What is Time and Water like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Time and Water as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Time and Water violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Time and Water.
- What did critics think of Time and Water?
- Critics broadly find the documentary an eloquent and emotionally effective fusion of family memory, glacier imagery, and climate-change testimony.
- Which films are like Time and Water?
- Films with a similar feel include Fire of Love, The Territory, and My Octopus Teacher.
- How long is Time and Water?
- Time and Water runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Time and Water?
- In United States, Time and Water streams on Hulu, Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV.
