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Time to Act! 2022
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Geographies of Solitude
Jacquelyn Mills
Forty years ago, the environmental activist and scientist Zoe Lucas settled on Sable Island, a strip of sand in the Atlantic. The place became her home and life’s work.
Filmstill Geographies of Solitude

Geographies of Solitude

Geographies of Solitude
Jacquelyn Mills
Time to Act! 2022
Documentary Film
Canada
2022
103 minutes
English
Subtitles: 
German

Sable Island, a good 43 kilometres long, less than two kilometres wide, a crescent-shaped sand bank in the Atlantic, about 160 kilometres off the coast of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. This inhospitable looking place, permanently changed and moved by the weather, has been the home of Zoe Lucas for more than forty years. She once came for a brief visit as an art student, fascinated by the semi-wild horses on the island. She stayed, became an environmental activist, self-taught scientist and esteemed expert on biodiversity. Jacquelyn Mills’ enchanting 16mm images not only convey the enormous richness of the lonely landscapes. They also depict nature conservation as a fulfilling life’s work.

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Director
Jacquelyn Mills
Cinematographer
Jacquelyn Mills
Editor
Jacquelyn Mills
Producer
Jacquelyn Mills, Rosalie Chicoine Perreault
Sound
Jacquelyn Mills
Sound Design
Jacquelyn Mills, Andreas Mendritzki