OutSideIn

A pair of mammals moves through a boreal forest in Newfoundland. Species: human. An arresting experiment in 3D cinema, OutSideIn ventures into the woods to reconsider our entangled primordial relationship with the natural world.

Reframing the human presence within nature, filmmaker and choreographer Anne Troake turns her gaze on familiar terrain — her own rewilded family farm — and reveals a sublime and unsettling new universe. A treetop canopy soars like a vertiginous cathedral of light. Roots rise like a great waking bear. The magnified human eye is recast as a vast liquid landscape.

In a stereoscopic vision both intimate and monumental, Troake investigates notions of wilderness and culture, drawing from a lively tradition of in-situ art practice while recalling the rich history of nude and landscape artwork. Her collaborators are two extraordinary performers — Carol Prieur, named Dancer of the Year by Tanz Magazine in recognition of her work with La Compagnie Marie Chouinard; and Bill Coleman, winner of the 2018 Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts. A spacious and uncluttered soundscape was designed by Ross Murray and features Murray’s original compositions alongside music by avant-garde luminary Jim O’Rourke.