Disappearance of John Ashby, The

Photographer John Ashby lived and worked on Cape Breton Island for ten years. Struggling to keep ahead, photography has to take a back seat to the day-to-day realities of survival. Then one day John Ashby disappeared. Rumours of his whereabouts began to filter amongst his friends and neighbours. This video searches out John Ashby through the words and images of the Cape Breton community he had become an integral part of. Meanwhile, we catch up to John Ashby on the streets of New York City, musing on life, his past and his future.