Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Video Out
A Paddle and a Compass on the Web:Official Website
A Paddle and a Compass
9 minDocumentary
Plot
This collaborative video shot at a glacial lake in the Rocky Mountains, features a dialogue between two women friends who explore their relationship to the natural environment as influenced by their different cultural backgrounds. Through the layering of meditative images of canoeing, this video evokes a subtle examination of race, gender and privilege: how do we enter into this landscape, as residents, immigrants, tourists, and adventurers?