The Nicola Valley Film Society’s fourth film in its 2014-15 season will transport viewers from the snowy southern Interior of B.C. to the arid deserts of Australia.
The 2013 Australian film Tracks tells the story of Robyn Davidson’s 2,700-kilometre trek across the west Australian outback with her faithful dog and four camels.
The venture saw then-26-year-old Davidson buck the sexism that confronted her journey in 1977 and claim the power to make her own decisions — daring and otherwise.
As Davidson, Mia Wasikowski (Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland) often finds herself reflecting on her decision to make the months-long trek from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean, and the decision to turn the experience into a feature for National Geographic.
Adam Driver (HBO’s Girls) plays Rick Smolan, the photographer who accompanies Davidson intermittently on the journey.
Based on Davidson’s book by the same name, the film is full of scorching, dreamy landscapes, making it an esthetic experience as much as a reality check on the stark prejudice facing the indigenous Australians she meets along the way.
The curtain rises at 7 p.m. in NVIT’s lecture theatre.
