Jacquelyn Mills will transport audiences to Sable Island. Deadline experiences that U.S. rights to her documentary in regards to the “rich ecosystem” of the “remote sliver of land in the Northwest Atlantic,” “Geographies of Solitude,” has been acquired by Cinema Guild. The doc is ready to hit theaters subsequent 12 months, starting with a run in NYC at Anthology Film Archives from January 25-31.
Shot on 16 mm, “Geographies of Solitude” follows Zoe Lucas, a “naturalist and environmentalist who has lived there for over 40 years, collecting, cleaning and documenting marine litter that persistently washes up on the island’s shores,” per the supply.
The documentary received the Caligari Film Award, C.I.C.A.E. Award, and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury on the 2022 Berlinale, the place it made its world premiere. It additionally took house Best Canadian Documentary and the Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award at Hot Docs. Mills is up for Best Cinematography on the IDA Awards for her work on the movie.
“Geographies of Solitude’ is a labor of love that took over four years to create,” mentioned Mills. “We never could have expected this kind of reception for a film made on a shoestring budget with a micro team. We are completely thrilled and honored to be collaborating with Cinema Guild.”
Cinema Guilt President Peter Kelly added, “We were swept away by ‘Geographies of Solitude.’ Jacky brings us a marriage of character and setting unlike anything we’ve seen in contemporary nonfiction. We can’t wait to share it with U.S. audiences.”
Mills’ different credit embody “In the Waves” and “Leaves.”