(Work in progress. Due for premier screening at Tate St ives 26th September 2022) Island of Women, taking its inspiration from ancient literature on matriarchal migration into Britain, working with Celtic pre-Christian practices we look at the sea-bed now passable at low tide but which - with rising sea levels - which will be permanently covered in the future. Exploring small islands, the first lands that will be submerged such as on Isles of Scilly and Ile de Sein, we enact metaphorical rites of passage reflect on our ecological inheritance and draw out relationships between work women traditionally do, caring for others, and the work of caring for the earth. The film aims to synthesis of these ideas and the need for a more nurturing approach to the land and our bodies.
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