Distant Islands

As in her previous film, the award-winning "The Hometown," the filmmaker has used appliqué and embroidered tapestries to animate a story from her childhood. "Distant Islands" recalls a young girl's happy summers spent sailing with her family off the coast of British Columbia. Each tapestry, meticulously stitched by hand with brightly colored yarns, evokes a memory of leisurely days at sea, drifting among the islands.