Interview with April Anderson – Director of the Fire & Iceland Documentary

April Anderson is the Director, editor, and cinematographer of the documentary “Fire & Iceland”, a beautiful collection of the eruption and insight from locals about the impact of the eruption and living on an island with so much volcanic activity. April and her husband are the creators of www.artasair.com, which showcases various artists and aspect of culture. I recommend checking out their site to see other documentaries and work they have done over the years. See the “Fire and Iceland” Documentary for Free on March 20th, 2022 To cap off “Eruption Week”, I’m hosting a free watch party of the “Fire & Iceland: Art, Culture & Chasing Lava” documentary on Sunday, March 20th, 2022 on my YouTube channel. This is a one-time free showing on my channel because I will delete it afterwards. If you want to watch along with me, you must be at the premiere of it. Normally, you must pay for the documentary, and you can watch it at any time by purchasing it on Vimeo or Prime Video. To be notified of the time and to get the link, sign up for my newsletter. I will send out the time and link on Friday evening. Donate to the Icelandic Search & Rescue Team Since viewing the documentary is being made available for free, if you feel inclined to, you can donate directly to the Icelandic Search and Rescue team. They are a 100% volunteer-led non-profit, non-commercial organization in the country that works tirelessly to help save lives and keep all of us safe. The reason so many of us were able to safely see the eruption is because of them. If you can donate to their organization, it would be greatly appreciated. The link to donate is to their Paypal account, so they will get the money directly.  The link is also here – https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=EKX6MUYPP7AGA&source=url https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lY7C3_p454 Questions I asked April During the Interview * Before we jump into the documentary, it is part of the Art as Air project. Can explain a little bit about the Art as Air project? * What inspired you to make the Fire & Iceland documentary about the Geldingadalur eruption that started on March 19th 2021? * There is a guy in the documentary that went to the eruption 67 times. How many times did you go? * Instead of basing the documentary around the volcano itself, there is a much wider focus on Icelandic people and the “volcanic culture”. Different perspectives, like from members of the Icelandic Search & Rescue teams, geologists, artists, even Valur – who is editor in Chief at the Reykjavik Grapevine, is in it, as well as local people. Why was it important to capture that culture here? * What impact did the eruption have on you as a creator and person? * Was there anything in the documentary that surprised as you looked back over footage or while you filmed the interviews? * Do you have any favorite behind the scenes moments while shooting? * What is your favorite Icelandic word or phrase? Share this episode If you enjoyed this episode,