Jacquelyn Mills
Jacquelyn Mills is a Nova Scotian filmmaker based in Montreal. Her works are immersive and sensory, often exploring an intimate and lyrical connection with nature. Her film In the Waves (2017) premiered at Visions du Réel in Nyon. Her most recent work, Geographies of Solitude (2022), had its world premiere in the Forum section of the Berlinale, where it won three awards. Since then, this film has won 19 awards worldwide, including Best Canadian Feature and Best Emerging Director at Hot Docs. Jacquelyn Mills has also worked as an editor, sound designer, and cinematographer on numerous internationally acclaimed films.
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Geographies of Solitude
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_Geographies of Solitude_ is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Shot on 16mm and created using a scope of innovative eco-friendly filmmaking techniques, this feature-length experimental documentary is a playful and reverent col...
In the Waves
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_In the Waves_ is an expressive documentary that depicts the life of 80 years old Joan Alma Mills in her aging coastal village. Following the death of her younger sister, Joan finds herself confronted by the fragility of life. As she tries to come to terms with her loss Joan searches for meaning in the natural world around her. Weaving intimate thoughts with lyrical imagery, _In the Waves_ was ...
Geographies of Solitude
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_Geographies of Solitude_ is an immersion into the rich ecosystem of Sable Island and the life of Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who has lived over 40 years on this remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Shot on 16mm and created using a scope of innovative eco-friendly filmmaking techniques, this feature-length experimental documentary is a playful and reverent col...
In the Waves
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_In the Waves_ is an expressive documentary that depicts the life of 80 years old Joan Alma Mills in her aging coastal village. Following the death of her younger sister, Joan finds herself confronted by the fragility of life. As she tries to come to terms with her loss Joan searches for meaning in the natural world around her. Weaving intimate thoughts with lyrical imagery, _In the Waves_ was ...
