This event is free and unticketed.
A Hero's Journey
Film
Hop Film Event

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole

A Bipolar Musical Documentary with Elephants
May 04, 2026
May 04
Monday 3:30 PM
Loew Auditorium 1h18m
This event is free and unticketed.

This artful doc follows two unexpected friends on a journey to make music and raise awareness about mental health. Discussion follows with director Andri Snær Magnason.

The Hero's Journey to the Third Pole, a Bipolar Musical Documentary with Elephants

 

You could be forgiven for thinking that the film's title tells the whole story, but that is far from the case. The doc is in equal parts road movie, cri du coeur, an examination of the mind and its dark recesses and a putting-on-a-show extravaganza, starring Icelandic rock star Högni and Anna Tara, who grew up in both Iceland and Nepal. 

Together they journey to Anna's childhood home in the mountain jungles to explore the afflictions and superpowers that come with bipolar disorder. Their mission… to raise awareness about the disease and come to terms with the impact it has had on their own lives. Directed by poet Andri Snær Magnason and Anni Ólafsdóttir, this story of unexpected friendship offers an artful, sensitive and amusing examination of mental health.

D: Andri Snaer Magnason and Anni Ólafsdóttir, Iceland, subtitles, 2020, 1h18m

Discussion follows with Andri Snær Magnason

Programmed in collaboration with the Department of Geography

Sinners
Hop Film Now

Spring is a season of transformation, and with it comes a new batch of films to change the way you look at the world.

Learn More

Contact Us

Visiting Information

Black Family Visual Arts Center
22 Lebanon Street
Hanover, NH

Directions to Venue

Coming Up Next

Event Info