
This collaborative video shot at a glacial lake in the Rocky Mountains, features a dialogue between two women friends who explore their relationship to the natural environment as influenced by their different cultural backgrounds. Through the layering of meditative images of canoeing, this video evokes a subtle examination of race, gender and privilege: how do we enter into this landscape, as residents, immigrants, tourists, and adventurers?
A Paddle and a Compass was directed by Wendy Oberlander and Shani Mootoo.
A Paddle and a Compass runs for 9min, and was released in 1992.
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