
HeimÞrá: In Thrall to Home
Doubting details of her mother’s deathbed story, a skeptical daughter drags her brother on a genealogical goose chase through the Canadian prairies to the remote Icelandic highland. Determined to prove her mother spun tall tales, Erika delves into a basement full of file boxes only to find that family history triggers her own obsessive curiosity. Holed up with stacks of diaries, letters and pictures, Erika becomes spellbound by her increasing sense of belonging to an unfolding story.
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HeimÞrá: In Thrall to Home
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 6, 2018
Runtime
0h 33m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
HeimÞrá: In Thrall to Home
Production Companies
Winnipeg Film Group, The Manitoba Arts Council
Director
Erika MacPherson
Description
Doubting details of her mother’s deathbed story, a skeptical daughter drags her brother on a genealogical goose chase through the Canadian prairies to the remote Icelandic highland. Determined to prove her mother spun tall tales, Erika delves into a basement full of file boxes only to find that family history triggers her own obsessive curiosity. Holed up with stacks of diaries, letters and pictures, Erika becomes spellbound by her increasing sense of belonging to an unfolding story.