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Geographies of Solitude

An immersion into the rich landscapes of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote strip of sand.

Director

Jacquelyn Mills

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Production

Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec,Sundance Institute,Open Society Foundations,Canada Council for the Arts

Awards

29 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage

https://www.gosfilm.com/

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Zero, three, zero, two, three,
zero, three, zero, two, three. - Geographies of Solitude

Zero, three, zero, two, three, zero, three, zero, two, three...

We could come back here
a couple of times - Geographies of Solitude

We could come back here a couple of times

So, we are there. - Geographies of Solitude

So, we are there.

This is the aviation forecast
and you can see - Geographies of Solitude

This is the aviation forecast and you can see

This is what moves
In our direction. - Geographies of Solitude

This is what moves In our direction.

Wind increases to 35,
decreases to 25-30. - Geographies of Solitude

Wind increases to 35, decreases to 25-30.

Some crystals
that people have given me, for example. - Geographies of Solitude

Some crystals that people have given me, for example.

One school, one class gave me
That little medallion. - Geographies of Solitude

One school, one class gave me That little medallion.

So I'm not going to make
a direct speech - Geographies of Solitude

So I'm not going to make a direct speech

I was on the island in 1971
for a very quick visit. - Geographies of Solitude

I was on the island in 1971 for a very quick visit.

I managed to get a vacancy - Geographies of Solitude

I managed to get a vacancy

I had no interest
toward the island of Sable - Geographies of Solitude

I had no interest toward the island of Sable

Initially, I just wanted to
be there. - Geographies of Solitude

Initially, I just wanted to be there.

I mean, it's so compelling
to be in a place - Geographies of Solitude

I mean, it's so compelling to be in a place

It was the landscape
that fascinated me, - Geographies of Solitude

It was the landscape that fascinated me,

Because that is what
that was in Sable, - Geographies of Solitude

Because that is what that was in Sable,

Sable Island: 20 miles in
length and 1 mile wide, - Geographies of Solitude

Sable Island: 20 miles in length and 1 mile wide,

After 1971, I was desperate
by the idea of going back to Sable Island.... - Geographies of Solitude

After 1971, I was desperate by the idea of going back to Sab...

So I was able
to find a job - Geographies of Solitude

So I was able to find a job

Since I had a lot of time
between dishes, - Geographies of Solitude

Since I had a lot of time between dishes,

A total of about
9,000 days on Sable Island, - Geographies of Solitude

A total of about 9,000 days on Sable Island,

I still have these moments where I say:
"This is incredible!" - Geographies of Solitude

I still have these moments where I say: "This is incred...

I found some slides
of them building. - Geographies of Solitude

I found some slides of them building.

Life and times
In the chalet on Sable Island. - Geographies of Solitude

Life and times In the chalet on Sable Island.

Built for a project
of three years-it lasted 20 years. - Geographies of Solitude

Built for a project of three years-it lasted 20 years.

This is where I started it all
On Sable Island, from here. - Geographies of Solitude

This is where I started it all On Sable Island, from here.

MILLS: So this is
a contact microphone. - Geographies of Solitude

MILLS: So this is a contact microphone.

If you keep this, - Geographies of Solitude

If you keep this,

It is a figure,
a fragment of the past. - Geographies of Solitude

It is a figure, a fragment of the past.

It is really the only facility
on the island right now - Geographies of Solitude

It is really the only facility on the island right now

There are no batteries
and scrap metal - Geographies of Solitude

There are no batteries and scrap metal

There are all kinds of stories
buried in there. - Geographies of Solitude

There are all kinds of stories buried in there.

How long can you
leave the film in the moonlight? - Geographies of Solitude

How long can you leave the film in the moonlight?

I was watching
as the grass - Geographies of Solitude

I was watching as the grass

If I had really laid
something under the grass - Geographies of Solitude

If I had really laid something under the grass

Therefore, to find
The side of the emulsion, - Geographies of Solitude

Therefore, to find The side of the emulsion,

The side on which the lips
sticks to is the emulsion. - Geographies of Solitude

The side on which the lips sticks to is the emulsion.

I was thinking
that we could pick a place - Geographies of Solitude

I was thinking that we could pick a place

When I arrived on the island, - Geographies of Solitude

When I arrived on the island,

Was the collection of manure
of horses, - Geographies of Solitude

Was the collection of manure of horses,

Based on the number of samples
that I collected - Geographies of Solitude

Based on the number of samples that I collected

That I took with me,
at that time, - Geographies of Solitude

That I took with me, at that time,

And the other thing
that I found was that - Geographies of Solitude

And the other thing that I found was that

If you come across a group of
Of snoozing horses, - Geographies of Solitude

If you come across a group of Of snoozing horses,

And there had been
a little bit of panic - Geographies of Solitude

And there had been a little bit of panic

So I was recording
the seeds - Geographies of Solitude

So I was recording the seeds

Seeds, algae, - Geographies of Solitude

Once I found
a balloon ribbon - Geographies of Solitude

Once I found a balloon ribbon

I think maybe it is due to the fact that,
as children, these things - Geographies of Solitude

I think maybe it is due to the fact that, as children, these...

I have a cockroach,
an oniscid - Geographies of Solitude

I have a cockroach, an oniscid

MILLS: Our catch of the day. - Geographies of Solitude

MILLS: Our catch of the day.

Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. - Geographies of Solitude

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

It could move,
you might lose it, - Geographies of Solitude

It could move, you might lose it,

It's right in there,
huddled up. - Geographies of Solitude

It's right in there, huddled up.

What is the logic behind
put horses in this spot? - Geographies of Solitude

What is the logic behind put horses in this spot?

It was something that was done
on the offshore islands. - Geographies of Solitude

It was something that was done on the offshore islands.

People used to put sheep,
cattle, horses. - Geographies of Solitude

People used to put sheep, cattle, horses.

This is basically
what happened with the horses, - Geographies of Solitude

This is basically what happened with the horses,

When I started
working here on horses, - Geographies of Solitude

When I started working here on horses,

So now it goes
450 to a little over 500. - Geographies of Solitude

So now it goes 450 to a little over 500.

I used to keep track
Of their signs - Geographies of Solitude

I used to keep track Of their signs

Basically, a spreadsheet
is the simplest way - Geographies of Solitude

Basically, a spreadsheet is the simplest way

The horses that are found
in that place, - Geographies of Solitude

The horses that are found in that place,

Or I could put everything
in column G by adding the date, - Geographies of Solitude

Or I could put everything in column G by adding the date,

This particular spreadsheet
has more than 10,000 entries. - Geographies of Solitude

This particular spreadsheet has more than 10,000 entries.

So it is quite full,
for a spreadsheet. - Geographies of Solitude

So it is quite full, for a spreadsheet.

When horses die, - Geographies of Solitude

When horses die,

Sometimes, more often,
In vegetated areas, - Geographies of Solitude

Sometimes, more often, In vegetated areas,

All the extra nutrients
that end up in the sand - Geographies of Solitude

All the extra nutrients that end up in the sand

What we do know
about this animal is - Geographies of Solitude

What we do know about this animal is

And then, of course,
once we die, - Geographies of Solitude

And then, of course, once we die,

This kind of life story
becomes incredibly valuable. - Geographies of Solitude

This kind of life story becomes incredibly valuable.

So. we know which
"boy" it is. - Geographies of Solitude

So. we know which "boy" it is.

But this horse had
a condition of hoof overgrowth. - Geographies of Solitude

But this horse had a condition of hoof overgrowth.

I will return
with a scalpel - Geographies of Solitude

I will return with a scalpel

35 mm buried by roots
juniper. - Geographies of Solitude

35 mm buried by roots juniper.

You see that, underneath him,
all the flesh is gone, - Geographies of Solitude

You see that, underneath him, all the flesh is gone,

And then birds can feed on
from these invertebrates, - Geographies of Solitude

And then birds can feed on from these invertebrates,

It is a source of food - Geographies of Solitude

It is a source of food

The exposed underground roots
and twigs. - Geographies of Solitude

The exposed underground roots and twigs.

All the manure they leave - Geographies of Solitude

All the manure they leave

The scent of roses
and juniper spreads. - Geographies of Solitude

The scent of roses and juniper spreads.

It's like going down into..,
a remote valley. - Geographies of Solitude

It's like going down into.., a remote valley.

Crawl between the stems - Geographies of Solitude

Crawl between the stems

I started
collecting invertebrates - Geographies of Solitude

I started collecting invertebrates

I first focused
only on beetles, - Geographies of Solitude

I first focused only on beetles,

All invertebrates
are recorded in a spreadsheet. - Geographies of Solitude

All invertebrates are recorded in a spreadsheet.

In practice,
When I actually work, - Geographies of Solitude

In practice, When I actually work,

All those jars
on that counter - Geographies of Solitude

All those jars on that counter

It is a wealth of specimens,
but also a high number - Geographies of Solitude

It is a wealth of specimens, but also a high number

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An immersion into the rich landscapes of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote strip of sand.

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Director: Jacquelyn Mills

Writer: N/A

Production: Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec,Sundance Institute,Open Society Foundations,Canada Council for the Arts

Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 83/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 19 Oct 2023

Awards: 29 wins & 9 nominations

Homepage: https://www.gosfilm.com/