The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

75 mins | Documentary | Sept. 24, 2020

Part road movie, part musical, part serious inquiry into the caverns of the mind. Þriðji pólinn follows Anna Tara Edwards, an Icelander raised in Nepal, and legendary musician Högni Egilsson, as they journey to Anna’s childhood home in the mountain jungles to explore the afflictions and superpowers that come with bipolar disorder.

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

75 mins | Documentary | Sept. 24, 2020

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole
Part road movie, part musical, part serious inquiry into the caverns of the mind. Þriðji pólinn follows Anna Tara Edwards, an Icelander raised in Nepal, and legendary musician Högni Egilsson, as they journey to Anna’s childhood home in the mountain jungles to explore the afflictions and superpowers that come with bipolar disorder.
Producers Elsku Rut
Original title Þriðji póllinn
Directors Anní Ólafsdóttir, Andri Snær Magnason
Writers Anní Ólafsdóttir, Andri Snær Magnason

Cast

Högni Egilsson

as Self