Deborah Stratman (b. 1967)
From Hetty to Nancy (1997)
1997, 44 minutes, 16mm
Travel journal entries weave a narrative that counterpoises the austere Icelandic ‘frontier' landscape with the banalities of travel circumstances.
VOICES AND APPEARANCES BY
Nancy Mitchnick - Hetty's voice
Sven Reiermann - Danish voice
Hrafnhildur Jónasdóttir - Icelandic voice
Thorgerther Jóna Gudmundsdóttir - girl on beach
Gudmundur Hallgrímsson - sheep shaver
TEXTS BY
Jón Thorláksson, 1727
Eggert Ólafsson & Bjarni Pálsson, 1752 – 1757
William Jackson Hooker, 1809
Louis MacNiece, 1932
MUSIC BY
Alfred Schnittke: "In Memorium", "String Quartet No. 2", "String Quartet No. 3", "Viola Concerto" & "Septet"
Director, Producer, Camera, Edit, Sound Design: Deborah Stratman
Additional Sound Recording: Melinda Fries, Juris Poskus, James Benning
Sound Mix: Randy Wilson