Two years at sea
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Using 16mm cameras, artist Ben Rivers documents the solitary existence of Jake, a man who lives in isolation in the middle of a remote forest. The film follows his unconventional life, capturing moments of profound beauty. Jake is seen in all seasons, surviving frugally, passing the time with strange projects, living the radical dream he had as a younger man, a dream he spent two years working at sea to realize.
Credits
Jake Williams; Film London (film distributor); Cinema Guild (film distributor); Rivers, Ben, 1972- screenwriter, film director (film producer); Williams, Jake (Hermit) (on-screen participant)
Complete catalog record
Alternate title: This is my land. | I know where I'm going (Motion picture : 2009)
Original source: Originally released as a motion picture in 2011. | Widescreen presentation (2.35:1). | Notes on the filmmaker by Dennis Lim inserted in container. | Extras includes short films: This is my land (2006, 14 min.) and I know where I'm going (2009, 30 min.); deleted scenes. | Sound, Chu-Li Shewring.
Release: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, [2013]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 folded sheet (2 unnumbered pages ; 19 x 25 cm, folded to 19 x 13 cm) | 4 3/4 in. | monochrome | NTSC | video file DVD video region 1
Subjects: Recluses -- Scotland -- Biography | Hermits -- Scotland -- Biography | Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Scotland | Eccentrics and eccentricities | Hermits | Recluses | Scotland | Williams, Jake (Hermit)
Country: Great Britain
Original source: Originally released as a motion picture in 2011. | Widescreen presentation (2.35:1). | Notes on the filmmaker by Dennis Lim inserted in container. | Extras includes short films: This is my land (2006, 14 min.) and I know where I'm going (2009, 30 min.); deleted scenes. | Sound, Chu-Li Shewring.
Release: New York, NY : Cinema Guild, [2013]
Physical description: 1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in + 1 folded sheet (2 unnumbered pages ; 19 x 25 cm, folded to 19 x 13 cm) | 4 3/4 in. | monochrome | NTSC | video file DVD video region 1
Subjects: Recluses -- Scotland -- Biography | Hermits -- Scotland -- Biography | Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Scotland | Eccentrics and eccentricities | Hermits | Recluses | Scotland | Williams, Jake (Hermit)
Country: Great Britain
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Sources
- UCLA Library Catalog · record ↗ — title, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
Record added 2026-11-08 20:56:10