
Geographies of Solitude
Directed by Jacquelyn Mills
2022Documentary103 minCanadaG
Shot on 16mm, an immersive portrait of Sable Island through the eyes of naturalist Zoe Lucas, who has spent over 40 years on this remote Atlantic sandbar.
Synopsis
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.
The director
Jacquelyn Mills
Jacquelyn Mills is a Canadian filmmaker from Nova Scotia. Geographies of Solitude, shot on 16mm on Sable Island, won the Caligari Film Prize in the Berlinale Forum in 2022.
















