GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE

stills of sable island

GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, guided by naturalist and environmentalist Zoe Lucas who has lived over 40 years on this remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Shot on 16mm and created using a scope of innovative eco-friendly filmmaking techniques, this feature-length experimental documentary is a playful and reverent collaboration with the natural world. Zoe leads us among wild horses, seals and bugs, through peaks, valleys, roots, sands, weathers, seasons and stars. The intangible is evoked with hidden sounds and vanishing light. Much like a field book, the film tracks its protagonist's labor to collect, clean and document marine litter that persistently washes up on the island shores.







FORMAT INFO

Country and Year of Production
CANADA, 2022

Runtime
103 MINUTES

Tech Format
16MM, COLOR, 1.85 FLAT (1998x1080)

Screening Formats
DCP, DIGITAL FILE, 5.1

photos from film: seaweed, flower,
balloon litter


Funding from Canadian Arts Counsel, Quebec Arts Council