In The Waves
In The Waves (2017)
Director: Jacquelyn Mills
Running time: 60 minutes
Year: 2017
Genre: Documentary
Language: English
WATCH TRAILER
2017 Atlantic International Film Festival, Canada - Best Documentary, Best Editor
2017 New Hampshire International Film Festival, USA - Grand Jury Prize
2017 Montréal International Documentary Film Festival (RIDM), Canada - Best Canadian Medium Length Film
2017 Visions du Réel, Switzerland
2017 Camden International Film Festival, USA
2017 Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada
2017 Pravo Ljudski Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2018 MDFF, Cinema Scope and TIFF Lightbox Series, Canada
2018 Rendez-vous du cinema québecois, Canada
2018 Northwest Film Forum Seattle Film Festival, USA
2018 Halifax Independent Film Festival, Canada
In the Waves is an expressive documentary that depicts the life of 80 years old Joan Alma Mills in her aging coastal village. Following the death of her younger sister, Joan finds herself confronted by the fragility of life. As she tries to come to terms with her loss Joan searches for meaning in the natural world around her. Weaving intimate thoughts with lyrical imagery, In the Waves was crafted by Joan’s granddaughter Jacquelyn Mills. In essence, the film is an intergenerational love-letter, an ebb and flow between dream and reality, past and present, a glimpse of childhood and an encounter with the end-of-life.
““In the Waves has a delicate, tranquil beauty, absorbing all of Cape Breton’s natural splendour into its fluid montage.” ”
““An intimate transmission of wisdom between filmmaker, subject and all those who seek solace from mortality in the natural world.””
““Jacquelyn Mills’ portrait of her grandmother is a ruminative commentary on family legacy and the passing of time.” ”
““Life / Dreamlife / Afterlife : being a one-person crew, living in the present moment, making your grandmother your star.” ”
