“In a Present Distance…” explores the complex terrain of motherhood, through an experimental narrative about a woman who travels to Quebec City to do research for a film she is making. While on the train, fragments of her life emerge and speak subtly to the journey of life: of grieving and loss, of happiness and sadness, as well as the joyful and reverent gestures of living. At the heart of this film is her child, shown at various times and spaces in his development as he explores the world around him. It is through him and his growth and discovery that we are led through a palimpsest of love and a woman’s transformation, to a non-linear awareness of time through the claiming of the past, present and future.
In a Present Distance…
- Film Maker
- German, Tracy
- Year
- 2006
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- Format
- 16mm
- Length
- 27
- Genre
- Animation, documentary, experimental, hand-processed
- Category
- art & artists, cameraless, Childhood, Families, found footage, Mental Health, Portraits, Sound Art + Music, Work about Women, Work by Women, Youth
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