Surfacing

A young, unnamed woman, accompanied by her lover, Joe, and another couple, Anna and David, embarks on a journey to a remote island in northern Quebec, the cherished landscape of her childhood. Their mission: to investigate the mysterious disappearance of her father, a reclusive artist and naturalist. As they delve deeper into the wild, untamed wilderness, the protagonist finds herself increasingly submerged in a torrent of fragmented memories and unsettling visions from her past. The serene facade of her childhood home begins to crack, revealing deeper, more primal truths about her family, her own identity, and the suffocating constraints of modern society. Through her raw, visceral connection to nature and a harrowing exploration of her personal history, she seeks not just her father, but a radical re-evaluation of her own existence, ultimately shedding societal masks to confront the wild, untamed essence of herself.