The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

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.[1][2] 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.[2]

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole
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IcelandicÞriðji póllinn
Directed by
Screenplay by
Produced by
  • Andri Snær Magnason
  • Sigurður Gísli Pálmason
  • Halldóra Jóhanna Þorláksdóttir
  • Hlín Jóhannesdóttir
Starring
  • Högni Egilsson
  • Anna Tara Edwards
Edited by
  • Eva Lind Höskuldsdóttir
  • Anní Ólafsdóttir
  • Davíð Alexander Corno
Music byHögni Egilsson
Production
company
Elsku Rut
Release dates
Running time
75 minutes
LanguageIcelandic

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.[1]

The film was nominated in five categories at the 2021 Edda Awards, and Högni won the award for Best Music (Tónlist ársins).[3]

References
  1. "The Hero's Journey To The Third Pole". Icelandic Film Centre.
  2. "The Hero's Journey To The Third Pole (2020) aka Þriðji póllinn". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 7 March 2022.
  3. "Edduverðlaunin 2021". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). 3 October 2021.
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