Distant Islands (1981)

Release Date: 1981-01-01
Runtime: 0h 6min
Production Company: ONF | NFB
Production Country: Canada
Director: Bettina Maylone

This short animation uses appliqué and embroidered tapestries to recall a young girl's happy summers spent sailing with her family off the coast of British Columbia. Each tapestry, meticulously stitched by hand with brightly coloured yarns, evokes the memory of leisurely days at sea, drifting among the islands.