The ever-popular “Movie and an Expert” is returning to the Osoyoos Desert Centre in February, the first time since Feb. 2020 just prior to the COVID-19-induced global shutdown.
The event returns with the multiple award-winning film, “Geographies of Solitude,” along with special guest, writer and ecologist Don Gayton.
Geographies of Solitude is an immersive exploration of the rich ecosystem of Sable Island. Guided by naturalist Zoe Lucas the film leads viewers among wild horses, seals and bugs, through peaks, valleys, roots, sands, weathers, seasons and stars.
The film has been heralded as a “remarkable, experimental documentary – a playful, transformative collaboration with the natural world”.
Don Gayton. Contributed photo
Gayton, an ecologist and author, has had a lifelong passion for grasslands and dry forests. As an ecologist, he’s worked in the western US, Saskatchewan and BC researching and exploring fire ecology and ecological restoration.
His love for connecting ecology to creative writing is evident in his award-winning books of non-fiction including The Wheatgrass Mechanism, Man Facing West, and Okanagan Odyssey, among others.
Gayton will read from his most recent book, “The Sky and the Patio: An Ecology of Home” and share his insights into Geographies of Solitude. Following the movie there will be a book signing and reception.
The event takes place Saturday, Feb. 24 from 1-4 p.m. at the Osoyoos Secondary School Theatre, 5800 115 St, Osoyoos, BC. Tickets are $22 and include the movie, talk and reception. Tickets must be purchased in advance at desert.org or by calling the Osoyoos Desert Centre office at 250-495-2470.
