Private Project

The Quoddy Fold

The Quoddy Fold is an intimate interaction between a woman and a derelict coastal house. In this one-hour film Phillips dismantles and studies the movement from wood to dust, damp paper to mold and ponders the house folding back into the land and sea. Phillips’ performance constantly seeks evidence of dissolving boundaries, thingness, history and intersubjectivity of space, place and species. Through the poetics of the ruin The Quoddy Fold is an interrogation of dwelling and landscape giving space to entertain the ecological, cultural and societal anxieties surrounding impermanence.

  • Paulette Phillips
    Director
  • Paulette Phillips
    Writer
  • Paulette Phillips
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental
  • Genres:
    Experimental, documentary, Art
  • Runtime:
    56 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    75,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    4K digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Kasseler Dokfest
    Kassel
    Germany
    November 12, 2019
Distribution Information
  • CFMDC
    Distributor
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Paulette Phillips

Paulette Phillips works primarily in film, video, performance and is well-known internationally for her emotionally affective artwork. Often drawn to abject abandoned places Phillips documents these spaces through a materialist lens. Feminism, psychology and forensics provide strategies for sifting through these haunted sites. Her work is represented through Danielle Arnaud Contemporary Art, London UK and she has exhibited her work at venues including The Berlinale Forum Expanded, The Tate Modern, The Pompidou Centre, Musee d’art contemporain, MoMa and the National Gallery of Canada. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, most recently as a 2019 Finalist, Ontario Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. She teaches time-based and contemporary art practices at OCAD University.

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