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The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

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

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 [is] 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

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  1. ^ a b "The Hero's Journey To The Third Pole". Icelandic Film Centre.
  2. ^ a b "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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