(A Paddle and a Compass)

Content: 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?

Countries:

Canada

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

9 minutes

Year:

1992

Directors:

Shani Mootoo

Production companies:

Video Out

Actors:

Self

Self

Crews:

Director

Director