Hero's Journey to the Third Pole - A Bipolar Musical Documentary with Elephants

The film 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. Theirs mission… to raise awareness about the disease and come to terms with the impact it has had on their own lives.

The Hero’s Journey to the Third Pole is at once an artful, sensitive and amusing examination of mental health, told through an unexpected story of friendship.

• Writers: Andri Snaer Magnason, Anni Ólafsdóttir
• Producers: Andri Magnason, Hlín Jóhannesdóttir, Halldóra Þorláksdóttir
• Cinematographer / DOP: Anní Ólafsdóttir, Eiríkur Ingi Böðvarsson
• Editor: Eva Lind Höskuldsdóttir, Anní Ólafsdóttir, Davíð Alexander Corno