As in her previous film, the award-winning The Hometown, the filmmaker has used applique and embroidered tapestries to animate a story from her childhood. Distant Islands recalls 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 colored yarns, evokes a memory of leisurely days at sea, drifting among the islands.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507903
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → British Columbia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Holidays
Crafts & Visual Arts → Fabric pictures
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tapestry
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childhood
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)