The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole (2020)

Original title

Þriðji póllinn

Directed by

Andri Snær Magnason, Anní Ólafsdóttir

Genre

documentary

Country

Iceland

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

15+

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a musician and her collaborator organizing a concert in Nepal to raise awareness about bipolar disorder and mental health. It follows their journey to put on the event.

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What happens

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole (Icelandic: Þriðji póllinn) is an Icelandic documentary film from 2020, directed by Andri Snær Magnason and Anní Ólafsdóttir. It documents the efforts of Anna Tara Edwards and musician Högni Egilsson to put on a concert to raise awareness of bipolar disorder, and mental illness more generally, in Nepal. The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole premiered at Háskólabíó in Reykjavík on 24 September 2020; its international premiere was at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen on 21 April 2021. The film was nominated in five categories at the 2021 Edda Awards, and Högni won the award for Best Music (Tónlist ársins). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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