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Ebb & Flow

A meditation on the ebb and flow of living on the coast year-round and our connection to the cycles of nature. It shows the grandeur, intensity, peace, and beauty of the natural world.
It is an intimate poem, an immersion into all the rich details of a time and a place. Cape Cod. Ebb & Flow is a short film about the sacredness of all the small moments of our lives.

  • CeeCee McKay
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Montage-based, Impressionistic, Poem, Impressionisticdocumentary
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 24 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 4, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digitial
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - CeeCee McKay

Coleen graduated from Vancouver Film School in 1999 and made her directorial debut with the short "Lena" accepted into the Provincetown Film festival. She was born and raised on Cape Cod where she continues to make art in a variety of mediums.

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Director Statement

Ebb & Flow is a deeply personal film expressing the experience of living immersed in grand nature and in a seasonal community, year-round.

The film is about our deep connection to the cycles of earth, honoring the energy and pull of all seasons, the sun, the moon.
It is an intimate poem, an immersion into all the rich details of a time and a place.

Ebb & Flow was inspired by Terrence Malick, admiring Malick's ability to show the intensity of life and weaving the sacred throughout the seemingly small moments of our lives.