Less than a month ago, I had the chance to film Bonnie Perry in Maine and Wisconsin and Andrea Knepper with the Gitchee Gummee participants. While filming and collecting still photos is a part of filmmaking, it is also important to observe, record, and take in all the surroundings and not just the moving image. Finding common ground, respecting boundaries, and discovering the process are all a part of the documentary. As an artist, my sense of story and narrative are linear bits on an elliptical path.

Bonnie Perry, Maine, August 2014. Photo by Hether Hoffmann

Bonnie Perry, Maine, August 2014. Photo by Hether Hoffmann

Bonnie Perry, Maine, August 2014. Photo by Hether Hoffmann

Bonnie Perry, Maine, August 2014. Photo by Hether Hoffmann

Great Lakes Sea Kayak Symposium, July 2014. Photo by Pete Kuhn

Bonnie Perry(right) and John Carmody (left), Maine, August 2014. Photo by Hether Hoffmann

Andrea Knepper with Gitchee Gummee folks at Great Lake Sea Kayak Symposium, July 2014.

Andrea and Zobari discuss the plan for day at Jackson Park boat launch in Chicago, July 2014