The filmmaker Nettie Wild discusses her work and career, and the new short film by Hân Pham and Dave Rodden-Shortt Chasing Light, which she is the subject of, which will screen at DOXA: Documentary Film Festival.

Text of introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

DOXA, the Documentary Film Festival begins this Thursday, 04 May 2023, and joining me now is somebody who’s no stranger to the festival, Nettie Wild. She’s the subject of a new short film by Hân Pham and Dave Rodden-Shortt, Chasing Light. It’s part of the Memory With(out) Home program, with at least two screenings, the afternoons of May 6^th and 11^th. Visit www.doxafestival.ca for more information on showing dates and times, and of course tickets. Nettie Wild is a 2023 recipient of the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, and Chasing Light was made as part of the prize, a tribute to the recipient. I’ll ask Ms. Wild about what we see in the film, how she views her work and her career, and her latest project, a video triptych she’s made with Scott Smith. It’s currently at the Comox Valley Art Gallery until May 27^th. Nettie Wild is one of Canada’s leading documentary filmmakers whose films include KONELINE: our land beautiful, FIX: The Story of an Addicted City, A Rustling of Leaves: Inside the Philippine Revolution, and A Place Called Chiapas. We’ll talk too about her move into art installations, and how it’s a natural transition from filmmaking. Visit www.canadawildproductions.com for more information on her, and her work. This new film is a production of Lantern Films. Please welcome back to the Planta: On the Line program, Nettie Wild; Ms. Wild, good morning.

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