On the small Scottish island of Erraid, members of an off-the-grid community seek to live as close to nature as possible, pursuing a sustainable alternative to the consumerism of the outside world. This means days spent working the land and relying on one another. Against the Tide follows a woman named Gill who decided to upend her life after a relationship breakup, and ‘risk the unknown’ by moving to the island. Capturing the contemplative pace of life on Erraid, the Scotland-based filmmaker Giulia Candussi follows Gill as her six-month trial stay comes to a close, and she and her fellow community members decide if she’ll become a permanent resident.
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Knowledge
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Technology and the self
How the magic of photography brought Victorian England closer to the spirit realm
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Home
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Information and communication
An animation built from road signs is a whirlwind study of flash communication
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Art
Creating art that was aware of itself – and the viewer – made Manet the first modernist
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War and peace
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Life stages
What Michelangelo’s late-in-life works reveal about his genius – and his humanness
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Biography and memoir
Preserving memories of a Japanese internment camp, and the land where it stood
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Making
Trek to a remote Himalayan village where artisans craft teapots fit for kings
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