{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Geographies of Solitude | image = | caption = | director = Jacquelyn Mills | producer = Rosalie Chicoine Perreault<br>Jacquelyn Mills | writer = | starring = Zoe Lucas | music = | cinematography = Jacquelyn Mills | editing = Jacquelyn Mills | studio = | distributor = | runtime = 103 minutes | released = {{film date|2022|02|12|Berlinale}} | country = Canada | language = English }}
'''''Geographies of Solitude''''' is a Canadian documentary film by Jacquelyn Mills that was released in 2022.<ref>Dustin Chang, [https://screenanarchy.com/2022/04/hot-docs-2022-review-geographies-of-solitude-lovely-contemplation-on-nature-filmmaking-human-existen.html "Hot Docs 2022 Review: GEOGRAPHIES OF SOLITUDE, Lovely Contemplation on Nature, Filmmaking, Human Existence"]. ''Screen Anarchy'', April 27, 2022.</ref> The film is guided by Zoe Lucas, a naturalist and environmentalist who lives on Nova Scotia's Sable Island, where she catalogues the island's wild Sable Island horses, and endeavours to preserve its unique ecosystem.<ref>Andrew Tracy, [https://realscreen.com/2022/05/04/hot-docs-22-geographies-sets-natural-wonder-against-ecological-destruction/ "Hot Docs ’22: “Geographies” sets natural wonder against ecological destruction"]. ''RealScreen'', May 4, 2022.</ref>
''Geographies of Solitude'' premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival.<ref>Jared Mobarak, [https://thefilmstage.com/berlin-review-geographies-of-solitude/ "Berlin Review: Geographies of Solitude Takes a Sensory Look at an Island of One"]. ''The Film Stage'', February 12, 2022.</ref>
== Accolades == At its premiere in Berlin, ''Geographies of Solitude'' won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, the CICAE Arthouse Cinema Award, and the Caligari Film Prize.<ref>Victoria Ahearn, [https://playbackonline.ca/2022/02/18/geographies-of-solitude-wins-three-awards-at-berlinale/ "Geographies of Solitude wins three awards at Berlinale"]. ''Playback'', February 18, 2022.</ref>
The film went on to have its Canadian premiere at the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the Hot Docs Award for Best Canadian Feature Documentary, as well as the Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award.<ref>Sadaf Ahsan, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2022/05/07/jacquelyn-mills-geographies-of-solitude-wins-hot-docs-best-canadian-film-award.html "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award"]. ''Toronto Star'', May 7, 2022.</ref>
''Geographies of Solitude'' was also screened at the 2022 Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea, where it was the winner of the International Competition Grand Prize.<ref>Wendy Ide, [https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/geographies-of-solitude-jeonju-review/5170086.article "‘Geographies Of Solitude’: Jeonju Review"]. ''Screen Daily'', May 4, 2022.</ref> It also won the award for Best Canadian Documentary Film at the 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival.<ref>Noel Ransome, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2022/10/07/riceboy-sleeps-and-until-branches-bend-win-top-film-prizes-at-viff.html "‘Riceboy Sleeps’ and ‘Until Branches Bend’ win top film prizes at VIFF"]. ''Toronto Star'', October 7, 2022.</ref> Mills received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.<ref>Pat Mullen, [https://povmagazine.com/2023-canadian-screen-award-nominations-for-documentary/ "2023 Canadian Screen Award Nominations for Documentary"]. ''Point of View'', February 22, 2023.</ref>
In 2023, the film was the winner of the Prix Luc-Perreault from the Association québécoise des critiques de cinéma after being shown at the Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma.<ref>Alice Girard-Bossé, [https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2023-03-05/les-rendez-vous-quebec-cinema/geographies-of-solitude-remporte-le-prix-luc-perreault.php "Geographies of Solitude remporte le prix Luc-Perreault"]. ''La Presse'', March 5, 2023.</ref> It was also a Prix Iris nominee for Best Documentary Film at the 25th Quebec Cinema Awards in 2023.<ref>[https://ctvm.info/quebec-cinema-devoile-les-finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2023/ "Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux PRIX IRIS 2023"]. ''CTVM'', November 14, 2023.</ref>
In 2024, the film was named a shortlisted finalist for the Prix collégial du cinéma québécois.<ref name=13e>Charles-Henri Ramond, [https://www.filmsquebec.com/les-finalistes-du-13e-pccq/ "Les finalistes du 13e PCCQ"]. ''Films du Québec'', January 11, 2024.</ref>
Mills was awarded Outstanding Artistry in Filmmaking at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. (2023). ''Geographies of Solitude'' went on to garner over 35 international awards, was nominated for an IDA as well as a Canadian Screen Award, has a permanent place in Harvard Film Archives and was a Critic's Pick in the New York Times.
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|11398152}} * [http://Gosfilm.com Geographies of Solitude Film Official Website]
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