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Geographies of Solitude

Anything thatslows down the wind so that thesand into an area can generate the growthof...

Anything that
slows down the wind so that the
sand into an area can generate the growth
of new dunes

Full Transcript

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Anything that slows down the wind
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so that the sand into an area
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can generate the growth of new dunes.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:11:25
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec,Sundance Institute,Open Society Foundations,Canada Council for the Arts

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Movie Summary

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.
Because of these balloons that are here, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
Because of these balloons that are here,
And that is how the dunes Are built by the vegetation. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
And that is how the dunes Are built by the vegetation.
There is marine debris on the beach - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
There is marine debris on the beach
For a long time, to see whether they melt, - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
For a long time, to see whether they melt,
So with this, - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
So with this,
It's been, I think .., at least 20 years - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
It's been, I think .., at least 20 years
I decided to come back here To devote more time on the island. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
I decided to come back here To devote more time on the islan...
The fact that it lasted so long was not by choice. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
The fact that it lasted so long was not by choice.
It just, you know, it just happened. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
It just, you know, it just happened.
I mean, everything that happens is a whole series - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
I mean, everything that happens is a whole series
But, you know. they accumulate and they add up, - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
But, you know. they accumulate and they add up,
The island today is a narrow strip of land, - Geographies of Solitude 00:12
The island today is a narrow strip of land,
Often known as a graveyard of ships, - Geographies of Solitude 00:15
Often known as a graveyard of ships,
This island is long thirty-two kilometers, - Geographies of Solitude 00:12
This island is long thirty-two kilometers,
So what are the most urgent things to do - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
So what are the most urgent things to do
Well, the first thing we're going to try to do is, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
Well, the first thing we're going to try to do is,
This would increase erosion and would prevent vegetation - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
This would increase erosion and would prevent vegetation
It is a common thing that horses grazed here. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
It is a common thing that horses grazed here.
Certainly, yes. It's my home, I think. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
Certainly, yes. It's my home, I think.
This is a list Of all the things I found, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
This is a list Of all the things I found,