Deepest Darkness, Flaming Sun

2020 | 9 min | VOSTF

Country of origin of the filmmaker: Canada
Country of production: Canada
Country of recording: Norway

SYNOPSIS :

Deepest Darkness, Flaming Sun is a short experimental film about the Svalbard Archipelago in the Norwegian Arctic. Narrated by wilderness guide Marte Agneberg Dahl, the film features altered Super 8mm film footage of the region. Marte speaks about her travels in the Arctic, climate change, walruses, and the region’s history.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR : 

Ella Morton (she/her) is a Canadian visual artist and filmmaker living in Toronto, on the land of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenoshaunee and the Wendat peoples. Her expedition-based practice has brought her to residencies and projects across Canada, Scandinavia and Antarctica. Working primarily with lens-based media, she uses experimental analogue processes to capture the sublime and fragile qualities of remote landscapes.