the ecology of perception

(Please read these notes AFTER you’ve seen the film!)

Exploring our experience when we are closest to the edge, this journey takes us through the gamut of human emotion. I was challenged by the possibility of creating a human journey which took us from wonder to horror to love to anguish to fear to suffering and ultimately to hope...in three minutes.

The film was also inspired to create a first person account of a terrible trend: the mounting proportion of civilian or “collateral” casualties of war. The decisions made blithely by the rulers of high-tech weapons making nations certainly does not seem to take into account the suffering of civilians without political voice or defence.

This film was commissioned as part of the 10north project, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Dawson City International Short Film Festival.

Though still grounded in the land, this film film steps right out of my familiar genre and pushes me into new territory. Though making me very uncomfortable, the subject was absolutely necessary to express.