Geographies of Solitude

Geographies of Solitude immerses viewers in the rich ecosystem of Sable Island, a remote Atlantic outpost, guided by naturalist Zoe Lucas, who has lived there for over forty years. Shot on 16mm, this playful yet reverent experimental documentary follows wild horses, seals, weather, and tides, while quietly recording a lifetime of care, observation and marine debris collection.

Jacquelyn Mills: ‘I don’t know the solution to our environmental crisis, and I don’t necessarily consider myself a political filmmaker. But it breaks my heart to see the state of the world environmentally. If we can experience what is sacred in nature and the wonder of the natural world, I believe we would have “less taste for destruction”, as Rachel Carson said. That is why I made this film: to work with our present reality. Can we honour places? Can that inspire us to treat them with reverence?’