Deep in Northern Canada a Hermit built a hut on his own using unlikely materials such as flattened tin cans for the roof and other found materials. One winter, years before, he passed away with his pet pig due to the cold. Chantelle Collet would visit the abandoned hut many times in her youth, and returned years later to document the hut on film.

Images of the wilderness dwelling juxtaposes footage of the city. This is set against tribal music and a philosophical narrative regarding Chantelle's personal experience and thinking when there.

"I do not produce documentaries, but this was a labor of love. This was one of my first works that caught the interest of one of the first IMAX technology developers, which recommended me for an apprenticeship with a film director. I wanted to film the hut as soon as I could, before someone may have torn it down. I drove six hrs and filmed it on 16mm black and white. I recall standing in the snow which went literally to my waist, it was so difficult to not shake violently with the camera. I was able to share this film with my grandfather that was very fond of the hermit, the last time I saw him before he passed away. Hermits later became a subtle theme in my narrative works."

Documentary, philosophical, running length: 06:05 min.
Producer, Director, and Writer:
Chantelle Boulaye Emily Anne Victoria Collet