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Geographies of Solitude

So I'm not going to makea direct speech On the natural historyof Sable Island

So I'm not going to make
a direct speech On the natural history
of Sable Island

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So I'm not going to make a direct speech
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On the natural history of Sable Island.
Duration
8 seconds
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21
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:29
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.
I was on the island in 1971 for a very quick visit. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
I was on the island in 1971 for a very quick visit.
I managed to get a vacancy - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
I managed to get a vacancy
I had no interest toward the island of Sable - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
I had no interest toward the island of Sable
Initially, I just wanted to be there. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Initially, I just wanted to be there.
I mean, it's so compelling to be in a place - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
I mean, it's so compelling to be in a place
It was the landscape that fascinated me, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
It was the landscape that fascinated me,
Because that is what that was in Sable, - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
Because that is what that was in Sable,
Sable Island: 20 miles in length and 1 mile wide, - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
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 00:06
After 1971, I was desperate by the idea of going back to Sab...
So I was able to find a job - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
So I was able to find a job
Since I had a lot of time between dishes, - Geographies of Solitude 00:13
Since I had a lot of time between dishes,
A total of about 9,000 days on Sable Island, - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
A total of about 9,000 days on Sable Island,
I still have these moments where I say: "This is incredible!" - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
I still have these moments where I say: "This is incred...
I found some slides of them building. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
I found some slides of them building.
Life and times In the chalet on Sable Island. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Life and times In the chalet on Sable Island.
Built for a project of three years-it lasted 20 years. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
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 00:05
This is where I started it all On Sable Island, from here.
MILLS: So this is a contact microphone. - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
MILLS: So this is a contact microphone.
If you keep this, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
If you keep this,
It is a figure, a fragment of the past. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
It is a figure, a fragment of the past.