Leaving the Poisons Behind

Film Maker
Pääbo, Iris “Iriz”
Year
1991
Country
Canada
Language
Format
35mm
Length
7
Genre
Animation
Category
Childhood, Earth, Ecology, environment, Music Video, Sound Art + Music, Work about Women, Work by Women, Youth

Animal, fish and bird pictographs struggle to escape the filmic and musical presence of environmental poisons. Primarily an environmental picture, “Leaving the Poisons Behind” can also be seen as a forum for meditation on the idea of leaving behind personal poisons – smoking, drugs, drinking, abusive relationships, and so on. The film may also be of interest to those who are studying aboriginals and their environmental connections, and to those interested in petroglyphs and other figures from neolithic artists. It is a beautiful film as well as an innovative type of music video in film format, making it accessible to children as well as adults.

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