The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole
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| Icelandic | Þriðji póllinn |
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| Music by | Högni Egilsson |
Production company | Elsku Rut |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Language | Icelandic |
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 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
- ^ a b "The Hero's Journey To The Third Pole". Icelandic Film Centre.
- ^ a b "The Hero's Journey To The Third Pole (2020) aka Þriðji póllinn". Kvikmyndapod (Podcast). 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Edduverðlaunin 2021". Edda Awards (in Icelandic). 3 October 2021.