Distant Islands
This short animation uses appliqué and embroidered tapestries to recall a young girl's happy summers spent sailing with her family off the coast of British Columbia. Each tapestry, meticulously stitched by hand with brightly coloured yarns, evokes the memory of leisurely days at sea, drifting among the islands.
This short animation uses appliqué and embroidered tapestries to recall a young girl's happy summers spent sailing with her family off the coast of British Columbia. Each tapestry, meticulously stitched by hand with brightly coloured yarns, evokes the memory of leisurely days at sea, drifting among the islands.
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directorBettina Maylone
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producerJack Long
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executive producerGeorge Johnson
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editingGeorge Johnson
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scriptMike Poole
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narratorNettie Wild
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musicKen Hemmerick
Select stills of the film and use a search engine to find a photograph that is similar to the embroidered image. Use these images to describe the region represented in the film. What themes are represented in this film? What role does family play in the artist’s recollection of her childhood? Choosing your own medium, tell the story of the family who lived in the house on the island.
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Distant Islands, Bettina Maylone, provided by the National Film Board of Canada