Distant Islands
1981, English. Directed by Bettina Maylone.
This short animation uses appliqué and embroidered tapestries to recall a young girl's happy summers spent sailing with her family off the coast of British Columbia. Each tapestry, meticulously stitched by hand with brightly coloured yarns, evokes the memory of leisurely days at sea, drifting among the islands.
- Runtime
- 0h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1981
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Mike Poole
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Distant Islands runs 6 minutes (0h 6m).
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Distant Islands isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1981. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Distant Islands?
Distant Islands (1981) was directed by Bettina Maylone and stars Nettie Wild.