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Geographies of Solitude

Twenty years ago,this entire area was a seriesof interconnected freshwater ponds, that...

Twenty years ago,
this entire area was a series
of interconnected freshwater ponds, that extended
all the way to here

Full Transcript

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Twenty years ago, this entire area
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was a series of interconnected freshwater ponds,
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that extended all the way to here.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:57:51
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.
And standing here, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
And standing here,
And I stand here, where once there was fresh water. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
And I stand here, where once there was fresh water.
The island has been losing freshwater ponds for decades. - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
The island has been losing freshwater ponds for decades.
Do you see how it is trampled By the horses that drink here? - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Do you see how it is trampled By the horses that drink here?
All the. holes - Geographies of Solitude 00:11
All the. holes
A horse waterhole that, is currently inactive, - Geographies of Solitude 00:12
A horse waterhole that, is currently inactive,
But once they start using it again, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
But once they start using it again,
Most of the horses on the island drink at watering holes. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Most of the horses on the island drink at watering holes.
Therefore, probably, once these ponds disappeared, - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
Therefore, probably, once these ponds disappeared,
The nesting ducks And the land birds, - Geographies of Solitude 00:09
The nesting ducks And the land birds,
All the insects and small fish will disappear, - Geographies of Solitude 00:08
All the insects and small fish will disappear,
In fact, this is not a bad job. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
In fact, this is not a bad job.
It's kind of like knitting. It's rewarding. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
It's kind of like knitting. It's rewarding.
Whenever something happens on the mainland, - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
Whenever something happens on the mainland,
Green, red and white for Christmas. - Geographies of Solitude 00:06
Green, red and white for Christmas.
Red, white and blue July 4. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
Red, white and blue July 4.
These are the lips or balloon rings. - Geographies of Solitude 00:05
These are the lips or balloon rings.
I separate them And I count the number of them, - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
I separate them And I count the number of them,
On some of them was written - Geographies of Solitude 00:10
On some of them was written
But also those in the United States for sheriffs. - Geographies of Solitude 00:07
But also those in the United States for sheriffs.