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I decided to come back here To devote more time on the island
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Geographies of Solitude

I decided to come back hereTo devote more time on the island

I decided to come back here
To devote more time on the island

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I decided to come back here To devote more time on the island.
Duration
6 seconds
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17
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:18
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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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.
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,
Indicate that they were produced in Canada. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Indicate that they were produced in Canada.
So 111 items, of which only 17 - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
So 111 items, of which only 17
And then another eight arrive from other countries - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
And then another eight arrive from other countries
So the work on Sable is new, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
So the work on Sable is new,
Sable Island is an important platform for monitoring - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
Sable Island is an important platform for monitoring
Waste analysis is something that we started doing in the 1980s. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Waste analysis is something that we started doing in the 198...
Contribute plastic to the pollution of the environment, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
Contribute plastic to the pollution of the environment,