Resettlement [floating home]

During government sponsored resettlement programs in Newfoundland (late 50's throuh to the early 70's), many houses were either abandoned or floated and toed across stretches of open sea, from traditional coastal villages to newly populated communities.


Resettlement [floating home] uses the image of the floating house as a metaphor for displacement and memory, a suspension between worlds — a place where a lonely spirit is compelled to appear.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• resettlement
• displacement
• Newfoundland
• animation
• DIY
• archival
• film
• b&w

[stanthonygirl1981]

Beautiful video!



[crf230fboy41]

i calls this, the "Government Game"

[mrHBarry]

the final chapter to "the resettlement program"has never been written. all attempts to keep the memories and injusticies alive are greately appreciated. Harold Barry, one of the Very last residents to leave Port Royal in 1967.

[emari57]

Hi Glenn, this is beautiful. Your work is so lush and sweet and sad.

[pabstman57]

if you towed that to N.Y. they'd tax you $15,000 a year for owning a water front or house boat. cant wait to retire and scrape the filth from my feet and head west.

[Squarekn0t]

Ya Man,I was der in 66' moved to new settelments,then pulled the plug had to work the mines stead of the the bay" no wonder they all moved to Toronto, Thanks Joey (The Pig Farmer"

[UISTMAN59]

Interesting but somewhat soul-lessand distant in comparison with the post of Abandoned Communities by egrandy.

[mefar99]

I was so touched by this video...such good work....did you study at NSCAD? I am linked to facebook..Bar Haven Islanders if you come thre you can see your video there...I am a survivor of resettlement Congratulations on the work again! Mary