From Iceland — ‘Fire & Iceland’ Documentary Is Out Now

‘Fire & Iceland’ Documentary Is Out Now

Published February 23, 2022

Photo by
John Pearson

The ‘Fire & Iceland’ documentary that was filmed in Iceland last year is now available on Amazon Prime in the United Kingdom and the United States. The World Theatrical Premiere will take place on March 19 at the Bíó Paradís theater in Reykjavik at 18:30. 

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The documentary follows the 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption, featuring the people who live and work ‘in the shadows of volcanoes’. Valur Grettisson, the Reykjavík Grapevine Editor-in-Chief, appears in the film, together with a number of other Icelanders, including actress and musician Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð (best known by her stage name, GDRN); creator of the Icelandic Lava Show Júlíus Ingi Jónsson; award-winning author and photographer Ragnar Th Sigurðsson; geologist and Ph.D. candidate Helga Kristin Torfadottir; helicopter pilot Sandra Ólafsdóttir; artist and musician Guðmundur Óli Pálmason; tour operator Adam Kaczuba, and many others.

The film was directed by April Anderson and Martin Chytil. The trailer is available here and below.

The World Theatrical Premiere at Bíó Paradís will include a number of guest speakers and the documentary screening. The admission is free of charge.

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